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Wednesday 2 October 2019
IC backend service providers gearing up for AiP packaging
TSMC and other major Taiwanese IC backend service providers including ASE Technology and Powertech Technology (PTI) are ready to offer, or have exerted efforts to develop, AiP (antenna-in-package)...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Researchers unveil micro LED displays without mass transfer
Researchers at National Central University in Taiwan has developed a process producing GaN thin film micro LED eoitaxial wafers without using mass transfer to make display panels,...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Sony, OmniVision enjoy robust demand from Huawei
CMOS image sensor suppliers Sony and OmniVision have both enjoyed robust demand for multi-camera smartphones from Huawei, with their regional distributors and backend suppliers being...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Equipment supplier Feedback Tech to expand production capacity
Feedback Technology, a distributor of equipment and parts for semiconductor and optoelectronics industries, plans to invest NT$1.5 billion (US$48.2 million) to expand its factory...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Wafer shipments to resume growth in 2020, says SEMI
Total wafer shipments in 2019 are expected to decline 6% from last year's historic high, with growth resuming in 2020 and shipments reaching a new high in 2022, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Highlights of the day: Notebook vendors determined to move production out of China
Notebook brand vendors who hesitated about moving production out of the China in the wake of the trade war are now determined that they need to do so, as the disputes between the...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Quotes for SiC substrates may fall by over 20% in 2020
Silicon carbide (SiC) substrate quotes are likely to fall by over 20% in 2020 due to constant capacity expansions at major suppliers and impacts of the US-China tariff war, according...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Global semiconductor sales continue slide
Worldwide sales of semiconductors posted a year-over-year decline for the eighth consecutive month in August 2019.
Tuesday 1 October 2019
ChipMOS, OSE to see 4Q19 revenues surge on flash chips demand
NAND and NOR flash demand for TWS devices, gaming consoles and smartphones has been rising along with the approaching of traditional shopping seasons, providing significant growth...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
MediaTek increases wafer start orders for 5G chips at TSMC
MediaTek reportedly has increased its wafer start orders for 5G chips at TSMC as more of its handset clients in China have taped out 5G-focused smartphones using its SoC solutions,...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
TWS headsets to come with high quality sound, noise reduction capabilities, says Qualcomm executive
In light of the fast growing smart speaker and TWS (true wireless stereo) headset markets, the future development of audio processing chips should focus primarily on delivering high...
Monday 30 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Camera lens suppliers poised for strong growth on 5G smartphones
Despite the US trade sanctions, Huawei has never stopped foraying into the 5G market, neither on the equipment side nor the mobile device segment. Its 5G smartphones with major camera...
Monday 30 September 2019
Chipmakers building backend probing capacity for Wi-Fi 6 chips
Taiwan's IC-design houses including MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductors have been placing more orders for testing gauges such as IC test sockets as these IC vendors are ready to ramp...
Monday 30 September 2019
Optical fingerprint sensors shipments to ramp up in 1Q20
Taiwan's IC designers are set to ramp up shipments of diverse optical in-display fingerprint sensors for smartphone application starting in the first quarter of 2020, and backend...
Monday 30 September 2019
ALi, Rafael Micro see STB chip demand pick up
IC design houses ALi and Rafael Micro have seen demand for set-top boxes (STB) pick up substantially with further improvements in order visibility for the fourth quarter, according...