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Friday 29 May 2020
IPC maker DFI to deepen deployments in AIoT, 5G
IPC maker DFI, an affiliate of Qisda, saw its revenues for the first four months of the year shoot up 41.86% on year to NT$2.862 billion (US$95.40 million), the highest for the same...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Taiwan passive component makers enjoy profit growth in 1Q20
Strong demand for commercial notebooks, servers and other devices enabling work from home has allowed Taiwanese passive components vendors to see clear order visibility for MLCC and...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
VIS to see revenue hit another record high in 2Q20
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue growth of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to robust demand for power management...
Monday 27 April 2020
CFIUS gives green light to Kemet acquisition by Yageo
Kemet announced recently the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has completed review of the pending acquisition of Kemet by Taiwan-based Yageo and determined...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Parade to acquire Fresco Logic
Taiwan-based Parade Technologies, a supplier of mixed-signal ICs for display and high-speed interface standards, has announced plans to acquire USB controller IC firm Fresco Logic...
Friday 17 April 2020
Infineon completes acquisition of Cypress
Infineon Technologies has announced the closing of the acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor, which it said will strengthen its focus on structural growth drivers and on a broader...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Zhen Ding stepping up PCB R&D, capacity expansion
Taiwan-based PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology saw its net profit for 2019 rise 7.5% on year to hit a record high of NT$12.402 billion (US$409.78 million) on total revenues of NT$120.068...
Monday 30 March 2020
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Zhen Ding to acquire BoardTek
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based PCB company BoardTek Electronics, which focuses on production for automotive and base station applications,...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Infineon gets US approval for Cypress acquisition
Infineon Technologies has disclosed that US regulators have given the go-ahead for its planned acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor.
Monday 24 February 2020
VIS expects coronavirus impact to be short-lived
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has seen clear order visibility through the end of March, with no substantial shifts in customer orders despite the ongoing...
Thursday 20 February 2020
Semiconductor industry avoids direct impact of coronavirus outbreak, says Omdia
The semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus crisis so far, but the market is likely to suffer the repercussions as the outbreak slows or...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Cable maker BizLink set to fully acquire Singapore peer
Taiwan-based electrical cable maker BizLink Holding has decided to fully acquire its Singapore peer Speedy Industrial Supplies for SGD65 million (US$47 million), bolstering its production...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
WT Micro to bring in new strategic partners
WT Microelectronics has disclosed plans to issue new company shares through private placement aiming to solicit new strategic partners, according to the Taiwan-based IC distributor...
Friday 7 February 2020
Acquisition rebound lifts 2019 to 3rd largest M&A year
Semiconductor merger and acquisition activity strengthened in 2019 after pulling back in the two previous years from historic high levels of M&A agreements in 2015 and 2016, according...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research