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Wednesday 24 April 2019
PCB firm Tripod Tech kicking off NT$2 billion capacity expansion
Taiwan-based Tripod Technology has disclosed it has signed a contract worth NT$2 billion (US$64.8 million) for the construction of additional production lines at its manufacturing...
Wednesday 24 April 2019
Intel launches latest-generation CPUs for mobile
Intel has launched its latest mobile processors: the 9th Gen Intel Core mobile H-series processors, designed for gamers and creators with demand for performance.
Wednesday 24 April 2019
Zhen Ding to start shipping automotive PCB in 2019
Zhen Ding Technology is expected to begin shipments of its rigid-flex PCBs for automotive camera modules later in 2019, according to industry sources. The PCB manufacturer will start...
Wednesday 24 April 2019
Nvidia announces new GPUs for gaming notebooks and desktops
Nvidia has introduced the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and 1650 Turing-based GPUs for gaming notebooks, which deliver a major jump in overall performance and power efficiency.
Tuesday 23 April 2019
Globalfoundries, On Semi agree to transfer ownership of 300mm fab in New York
Globalfoundries and ON Semiconductor have entered into a definitive agreement for ON Semi to acquire a 300mm fab located in East Fishkill, New York, according to the companies.
Tuesday 23 April 2019
MediaTek gearing up for 5G smartphone market boom in China
MediaTek is expected to kick off shipments of its Helio M70 5G modem chips to China smartphone vendors in the second quarter of 2019 to cash in on the first wave of 5G business opportunities,...
Tuesday 23 April 2019
BOE leads in TV panel shipments in 1Q19
China-based BOE Technology outraced all other rivals to become the world's top supplier for TV panels in the first quarter of 2019, both in terms of unit and panel area shipments,...
Tuesday 23 April 2019
Taiwan IC design houses see orders for Android phones pick up
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders for Android smartphones pick up in the second quarter, thanks mainly to the upcoming rollouts of new models, according to industry so...
Tuesday 23 April 2019
OSE enjoys robust demand for flash memory
Memory backend specialist Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) has seen demand for flash memory products ramp up recently, and is expected to post sequential revenue growth through...
Monday 22 April 2019
OLED panels with in-display sensors gaining dominance in handset market
The popularity of OLED panels paired with in-display fingerprint sensors in the smartphone segment will continue to expand in 2019, driven by the reduction in sensor prices and the...
Monday 22 April 2019
Macronix to see ROM shipments ramp up
With Nintendo's Switch reportedly to become available in China, Macronix International is expected to see its ROM chip shipments pick up later in 2019, according to industry source...
Friday 19 April 2019
Taiwan, Nvidia team up to develop autonomous driving ecosystem
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology has teamed up with Nvidia to develop autonomous driving technology, with science minister Chen Liang-gee urging local firms, startups and...
Friday 19 April 2019
5G mobile modem chips become valuable strategic resources after Intel exit
Mobile modem chips are likely to become scarce strategic resources in the 5G era, now that Intel has decided to exit the 5G smartphone modem market to focus on 4G and 5G modems for...
Friday 19 April 2019
Price rally for small- and mid-size TV panels to stop
The ongoing rally in prices of small- and medium-size TV panels is likely to last only until June or July due to a pile-up of inventories in the supply chain, according to industry...
Friday 19 April 2019
TSMC 7nm utilization to climb in 2H19, says CEO
TSMC will see its 7nm process utilization rate climb substantially in the second half of 2019, driven by a seasonal pick-up in demand for smartphones, as well as chip demand for HPC,...