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Wednesday 9 October 2019
Zhen Ding likely to revise 2019 revenue forecast upward
Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology is expected to revise its revenue forecast for 2019 to growth from flat as projected earlier, having posted strong sales for September...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Intel expanding chip output: Q&A with company CEO Bob Swan
Intel will be gradually expanding its foundry production capacity, particularly for 14nm process this year, according to company CEO Bob Swan. Swan and other Intel executives arrived...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Intel looks to 5G, AI for future growth
The emerging 5G and AI applications will be driving Intel's growth over the next decade, market observers believe.
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Taiwan sees significant rise in chipmaking equipment imports
Taiwan's imports of semiconductor equipment shot up 65.1% on year to US$2.5 billion in September and surged 32.2% to US$15.5 billion for the first three quarters of 2019, according...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Compeq sales hit high reportedly due to PCB shipments to Apple, Huawei
Compeq Manufacturing has reported record high sales for September, reportedly propelled by increased shipments of PCB products for Apple's iPhone 11 lineup and Huawei's Mate 30 ser...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Highlights of the day: TI revamping sales practice
Texas Instruments is revamping the way of selling its products, relying less on distributors. TI earlier this month decided to terminate Avnet's rights to distributing its products...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Qualcomm joins Taiwan 5G Alliance
Qualcomm has recently joined Taiwan's 5G Alliance and will partner with Taiwan's OEM/ODMs and academies to conduct 5G research, according to Alex Orange, senior director of Government...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Global IC foundry output value to see 5.3% CAGR through 2024, says Digitimes Research
The global IC foundry industry output value will grow by a CAGR of 5.3% to reach US$75.42 billion in 2024, the final year of a five-year forecast period, driven by chip demand for...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Win Semi 3Q19 revenues beat guidance
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors' third-quarter 2019 revenues climbed over 40% sequentially, beating its estimate of about 30% growth, due partly to strong demand for compound semiconductor...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Novatek likely to enjoy strong 4Q19 results
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics is expected to enjoy a strong fourth-quarter 2019, thanks to continued ramp-up in TDDI chip shipments, coupled with revenues...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Flexium 3Q19 revenues improve on MPI antenna boards demand
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect has disclosed its September and third-quarter revenues improved significantly on year due mainly to strong demand for handset antenna boards,...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Global small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments to drop through 2024, says Digitimes Research
Global shipments of small- to medium-size TFT LCD panels are expected to total 1.8 billion units in 2024, representing a CAGR of minus 4.4% from the levels seen in 2019, Digitimes...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
WPG, WT Micro to discontinue sale of TI products
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics have disclosed that they will discontinue their Texas Instruments (TI) chip and component offerings starting from...
Monday 7 October 2019
Highlights of the day: Intel CPU shortages heap pressure on notebook ODMs
Preparations for the year-end shopping season and extra inventory build-ups at clients to avoid extra US tariffs are heaping strong pressure on notebook ODMs who are not receiving...
Monday 7 October 2019
Chinese drive to de-Americanize supply chain seen as black swan for 5G chips market
China's de-Americanization campaign, a move aimed at cutting reliance on the US suppliers of crucial semiconductor components and technologies, has emerged as the largest black swan...