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Backend houses see orders from MediaTek slow down

Taiwan-based backend firms have seen orders from MediaTek fall around 10% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, but expect them to start rebounding in January with substantial increases in second-quarter 2019, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesDec 12th, 2018

Driver IC backend houses expect demand to rebound in 2H20

Taiwan-based handset display driver IC backend specialists have seen customer orders slow down, with poor order visibility for the next several months, but they expect demand to rebound in the second half of this year, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesFeb 19th, 2020

Backend houses gearing up for new orders from Qualcomm

Taiwan's leading OSAT ASE Technology and its affiliate Siliconware Precision Industr.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesMay 23rd, 2021

Backend partners see clear order visibility for AMD chips till 3Q21

Backend houses including Taiwan's ASE Technology and China's Tongfu Microelectronics have seen the visibility of orders for packaging AMD's processors extended to mid third-quarter 2021, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesFeb 1st, 2021

Highlights of the day: MediaTek expects bright 2021

MediaTek is optimistic about its operation in 2021, with revenues expected to rise up to 8% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021 thanks to clients' robust orders, and the momentum is also expected to benefit MediaTek's backend services.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJan 28th, 2021

Backend firms upbeat about demand for MediaTek chips

Backend houses in the supply chain of MediaTek have expressed optimism about demand for the fabless client's 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and automotive chip solutions in 2021, and are ramping up capacity support for the chipmaker, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJan 28th, 2021

OSE seeking logic chips backend orders after allying with Chipbond

Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE), which has struck a long-term strategic alliance with Chipbond Technology, is expected to soon land new logic chips packaging orders from Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses, according to supply chain sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJan 8th, 2021

Backend firms land orders for 5nm mining chips from China

Backend houses are set to begin processing orders for 5nm mining ASICs from China's cryptomining hardware companies by the end of December 2020, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesDec 22nd, 2020

HiSilicon to ramp up 5nm chip orders with backend houses in 3Q20

Taiwan-based backend houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will s.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesApr 14th, 2020

Server assemblers continue enjoying strong orders though IC designers see slowdown

Though IC design houses have recently seen demand from US-based datacenter clients slow down, server makers continue to enjoy strong orders from such clients, according to sources from the upstream supply chain......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesApr 1st, 2020

Driver IC backend houses land rush orders for notebooks, tablets

Taiwan-based driver IC backend specialists have landed short lead-time orders for business notebooks and tablets that will be used mostly to support remote working and studying needs, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesMar 31st, 2020

Taiwan IC design houses see orders for servers slow down

Taiwan-based IC design houses.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesMar 30th, 2020

Taiwan IC design houses see orders slow down from China

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen their China-based customers start slowing down their pace of orders due to year-end inventory checks at the clients, which may drag down revenues at those fabless chipmakers in November and December......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesDec 5th, 2019

IC designers expect Huawei to resume order momentum in 1H20

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Huawei slow down recently, but remain upbeat that orders from the Chinese vendor will start picking up in the first half of 2020, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesNov 7th, 2019

Huawei ramping up chip demand for 5G base stations

Huawei has been ramping up orders for chips used in its 5G base station equipment, according to sources at backend houses, which expect the China-based player's chip demand to remain robust over the next two years......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesAug 29th, 2019

ChipMOS, OSE to post sales growth in 2H19

A ramp-up in orders for NAND flash memory will boost revenues at backend houses ChipMOS Technologies and Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) in the second half of 2019, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesAug 21st, 2019

Amkor reportedly grabs orders for MediaTek 7nm SoC

MediaTek has placed backend orders with Amkor Technology for its new 7nm SoC designed for low-band (sub-6GHz) 5G handsets, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesAug 5th, 2019

Taiwan backend houses to see Huawei orders pick up

Taiwan-based backend houses and COF substrate suppliers will see orders from Huawei pick up in July or August, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJul 16th, 2019

Backend firms see pickup in short lead-time orders for mining ASICs

Backend houses have seen a pickup in short lead-time orders for crypto mining ASICs recently, driven by significant upturn of Bitcoin prices, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJul 5th, 2019

Chip demand for 5G phones ramping up

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen brand handset vendors slow down their pace of orders for 4G models, but start ramping up demand for new-generation 5G devices, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJun 14th, 2019

Backend firms see significant pickup in orders for TDDI chips

Backend houses have seen orders for handset-use TDDI (touch.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesApr 11th, 2019