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Thursday 16 April 2020
Intel reclaims top position in semiconductors
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$419.1 billion in 2019, down 12% from 2018, according to final results by Gartner. Intel regained the top position in the market as the downturn...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Huawei places more chip orders with China fabs
Huawei has placed more chip orders with fabs in China, including TSMC's 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing and SMIC's facilities, over the past half year, according to industry sources...
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Global Unichip expects modest growth in 2020
IC design service company Global Unichip expects to enjoy modest revenue growth in 2020, driven by growing demand for 5G and AI related devices.
Friday 7 February 2020
Electronic-grade solvent demand looks promising
Electronic-grade solvent demand from Taiwan's chipmaking industry is expected to be bullish, according to a supplier who is reportedly in TSMC's supply chain.
Thursday 6 February 2020
Semiconductor spending declines in 2019, says Gartner
Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduced their semiconductor spend in 2019, influenced by declining memory prices, according to Gartner. Apple took the top rank from...
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Pegatron said to set up stylus manufacturing plant in Vietnam
Pegatron reportedly plans to set up a new plant in Vietnam as part of its plans to ramp up its overseas production in 2020, likely to produce styluses for Samsung's smartphones.
Thursday 16 January 2020
Worldwide semiconductor revenue drops 11.9% in 2019, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$418.3 billion in 2019, down 11.9% from 2018, according to Gartner. Intel regained the No. 1 position in the market as the downturn in the...
Tuesday 31 December 2019
US-China trade war poses mixed impacts on Taiwan
The US-China trade war has driven many Taiwanese firms to relocate production of high-end product lines back home from China in 2019, but it has also taken tolls on exports of some...
Monday 23 December 2019
Etron partners with Lattice Semicon to develop AI+DRAM solutions
Memory design house Etron Technology has teamed up with US-based FGPA chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor on developing new miniaturized AI+DRAM platform for applications to terminal...
Friday 6 December 2019
AUO loses Motorola foldable Razr OLED orders to Chinese peers
Motorola has switched orders for flexible AMOLED panels for its new foldable smartphones to Chinese suppliers BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) from...
Monday 2 December 2019
UMC sees clear growth momentum for 5G in 2020
Taiwan's pure-play foundry UMC will see clear growth momentum in 2020 come from ever-increasing chips foundry demand for 5G applications, with clients moving actively to pull in shipments...
Monday 25 November 2019
GlobalWafers new fab in Korea to mass produce 12-inch wafer in 3Q20
GlobalWafers has disclosed it has inaugurated the second plant of its wholly-owned subsidiary MEMC Korea Company (MKC), which is scheduled to start volume production of 12-inch silicon...
Friday 22 November 2019
Acter to gain from renewed IC plants construction in China in 2020
Taiwan-based clean room engineering specialist Acter is expected to see its revenues pick up steadily in 2020 as major clients in Taiwan and China will boost capex to step up major...
Friday 22 November 2019
Global Unichip, Alchip see clear order visibility through 1Q20
Buoyed by strong demand for NRE and ASIC design services, Global Unichip and Alchip have seen clear order visibility through the first half of 2020 and are expected to smoothly fulfill...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Leadframe maker Jih Lin looks to return to growth track in 2020
Taiwan-based leadframe maker Jih Lin Technology expects its revenues to resume growth in 2020 on renewed demand for diverse leadframes from international IDMs for packaging automotive...