China demand set to buoy Taiwan ASIC designers in 2021

Taiwan's FCCL maker Taiflex Scientific will boost its production capacity by 15-20% by the end of 2021 to satisfy increased demand from clients in the US and China, according to company sources......»»

Taiwan-based optical component suppliers expect their shipments for 5G network applications to gain momentum starting second-quarter 2021, bolstered by a pick-up in demand from China and other markets, according to industry sources......»»

Taiwan's aluminum capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has seen clear order visibility through second-half 2021 thanks to strong demand for diverse applications at clients in China, the US and Europe, according to industry sources......»»

Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramics is expected to carry out a 20-25% capacity expansion for ceramic substrates at its plant in Kunshan, China in 2021 to meet lingering strong demand for chip resistors, according to industry sources......»»

Taiwan-based San Fu Chemical, dedicated to offering specialty chemicals for semiconductor and optoelectronics sectors, is positive about its 2021 business prospects thanks to robust demand from its clients in Taiwan and China......»»

Ten new 6G OLED fabs are set to come online in China by 2021, despite some delays resulting from the US-China trade tensions and weak demand, according to a Taiwan-based upstream supplier......»»

The ongoing coronavirus-induced stay-at-home activities have continued to spur demand for semiconductor and IC parts in 2021, buoying sales at many Taiwan-based chipmakers, including second-tier players, according to industry sources......»»

Enterprise PC demand is expected to pick up substantially in the second half of 2021, as COVID-induced lockdowns in Europe and the US are being eased, according to sources at Taiwan-based ODMs......»»

Integrated Service Technology (iST), a Taiwan-based provider of semiconductor verification services, expects demand from the components sector supporting new energy cars to significantly increase in 2021, according to company vice president Allan Tseng......»»

MediaTek has reiterated its sales guidance for the second quarter of 2021, despite concerns about demand deceleration in India and China......»»

Taiwan's handset components supply chain is likely to feel the pinch of inventory corrections by Chinese handset vendors starting third-quarter 2021 at the earliest amid their sales shrinkages in China and India markets, according to industry sources......»»

Quanta Computer continues to see notebook customers step up their pace of orders with the orders pull-in momentum to carry on in the second half of 2021, according to the Taiwan-based ODM......»»

While many Taiwan-based manufacturers have seen strong demand exceed their capacity, there will be much macroeconomic uncertainty in second-half 2021, according to Peter Chen, chairman and CEO of EMS provider Qisda......»»

Taiwan-based Darwin Precisions, which offers fine metal masks (FMM) for OLED panel production, expects robust demand for miniLED-backlit applications to drive its sales growth in 2021, according to company chairman Michael Tsai......»»

Backend house ChipMOS Technologies will expand production capacity for memory chips by 30-40% in 2021 to meet strong demand from major memory module makers in Taiwan, according to industry sources......»»

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved six projects to invest in Taiwan proposed by China-based investors in first-quarter 2021, decreasing 80% on year, with the total proposed investment of US$14.4 million slipping 59.43% on year......»»

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Taiwan-based passive, protective and quartz component makers remain confident about orders from notebook ODMs for the rest of the first half of 2021, as they see inventory levels at these firms are still standing at the low edge of their regular scales......»»

Wistron ITS, a software developing affiliate of the Wistron Group, has seen demand for its services expand from China to North America as the coronavirus pandemic has gradually been put under control, according to company chairman and CEO Ching Hsiao......»»

Polarizer supply has been tight amid strong demand for LCD panels, but is expected to become balanced in second-half 2021 when China-based makers ramp up production at newly-established facilities, according to Chen Zhien-chi, chairman for BenQ Materials......»»