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Monday 1 July 2019
ASE looking to ride heterogeneous integration wave
ASE Technology Holding, the parent company of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), is gearing up to tap business opportunities in...
Monday 1 July 2019
AMD, Nvidia to fire up graphics card competition in early July
The competition between AMD and Nvidia in the graphics card market is expected to heat up in early July as AMD is set to release its new 7nm Navi series products on July 7, while...
Friday 28 June 2019
Semiconductor industry capex forecast to slump in 2019 and 2020, says IC Insights
The global semiconductor industry's capital spending is forecast to drop in both 2019 and 2020, according to IC Insights.
Friday 28 June 2019
Japan PCB industry output value falls for 4th consecutive month
The output value of Japan's PCB industry fell 10.2% to JPY34.92 billion (US$324.3 million) in April 2019, contracting for the fourth consecutive month, according to data compiled...
Friday 28 June 2019
Samsung vying for 5G chip orders from China handset vendors
Samsung Electronics has delivered multiple samples of its 5G chipset solutions to a number of China-based handset vendors including Oppo and Vivo for testing and verification, according...
Friday 28 June 2019
Wus Kunshan revenues surge in 1H19
China-based PCB manufacturer Wus Printed Circuit (Kunshan) has estimated a 124-154% rise in revenues for the first half of 2019 compared to a year earlier, with net profit reaching...
Friday 28 June 2019
Qualcomm breaks ground for new complex in Taiwan
Qualcomm has broken ground for construction of a complex in Hsinchu, Taiwan that will house its first overseas center for operations, manufacturing engineering and testing (COMET),...
Friday 28 June 2019
ASE Technology reiterates revenue outlook
ASE Technology Holding has reiterated its revenues outlook this year, but expressed concerns that the escalating US-China trade war could slow technology development and also affect...
Thursday 27 June 2019
Former TSMC senior executive to lead China foundry
Shang-yi Chiang, the former executive VP and co-chief operating officer overseeing R&D for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), will join a Wuhan-headquartered foundry...
Thursday 27 June 2019
Taiwan Semiconductor highlights total auto power devices solutions
Diode maker Taiwan Semiconductor has revved up efforts to develop total automotive power components solutions since the beginning of 2019, covering SiC Schottky diodes, ESD (electro-static...
Thursday 27 June 2019
IC equipment distributor Spirox stands to gain from trade war
Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes IC packaging and testing equipment, stands to benefit from the US-China trade war as it has seen a fast pickup in orders from China semiconductor...
Thursday 27 June 2019
Giantplus ramping up automotive, industrial control panels
Taiwan-based flat panel maker Giantplus Technology will make efforts to solidify its position in the niche market for small- and medium-size display products, and see the shipment...
Thursday 27 June 2019
MediaTek intros new octa-core SoC for mid-range smartphones
MediaTek has unveiled its new Helio P65 SoC designed for mid-range smartphones. The new MediaTek Helio P65 is an octa-core processor fabricated using 12nm process technology. It employs...
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Highlights of the day: Semiconductor inventory piling up
The semiconductor supply chain sees high inventory levels. Silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers has turned conservative...
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Unimicron, Na Ya to gain from high-specs ABF substrates in 2H19
The ever-growing demand for high-performance computing (HPC) chips to support 5G and AI applications is ushering in a long-missed market recovery for ABF substrates needed for high-end...