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MediaTek surpassed Qualcomm for the first time in the third quarter last year, and according to the newest report by Counterpoint, MediaTek will continue that growth momentum into 2021 to reaching 37%, leading 6% ahead of Qualcomm’s forecasted 31% global …
Editor’s note: The daily news updates are a few selected Taiwanese industry highlights on what you need to know to start your day. Why is TSMC setting plants in the US despite the higher cost? Regarding the source of revenue …
By Levi Li Taiwan’s CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend house Tong Hsing Electronic Industries is set to raise quotes for ceramic substrates later in the second quarter and is poised to embrace major growth momentum this year in response to …
Asia produces up to 80% of the global semiconductors. However, the highly concentrated production location and expansion of existing fabs expose the vulnerability of the semiconductor supply chain. In the 20 years leading up to 2019, Taiwan, South Korea, and …
Chip shortages are pulling demands for upstream silicon wafer suppliers. Semiconductor silicon manufacturers stated that the production capacity is lacking behind the high demand, and are looking into expanding plants for extra production capacity. Industry watchers predict a bright outlook …
Editor’s note: The daily news updates are a few selected industry highlights on what you need to know to start your day. TSMC Chairman Mark Liu: Automotive chip shortages to be slightly eased by June this year Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. …
MediaTek Inc. began its 2021 on a strong note. As the world’s biggest supplier of 5G smartphone chips, the company announced consolidated revenues of NT$108 billion (roughly US$3.87 billion) for the first quarter, up by 18% sequentially and up by …
Electric vehicles (EV) keep gaining momentum in part due to the bans on the purchases of gasoline vehicles in many European countries by 2030 and the U.S. by 2035, according to YouGov. Components of electric vehicles have recently been in …
Entering a week of Taiwanese enterprise earnings calls lined up to announce results for the first quarter of 2021 including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., United Microelectronics Corp., MediaTek Inc., Macronix International Co., AU Optronics Corp., and Win Semiconductors Corp. as …
TSMC announced yesterday to invest US$2.887 billion in expanding its chip fabrication capacity on mature technologies. This is the first time TSMC is making a turn to financially boost the mature manufacturing technologies owing to auto chip shortages. The new …