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Tuesday 15 January 2019
Worldwide semiconductor revenues grow 13% in 2018, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$476.7 billion in 2018, a 13.4% increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Memory strengthened its position as the...
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Taiwan Mask swings to loss in 3Q18
Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask swung to net losses of NT$68.38 million (US$2.21) in the third quarter of 2018, due to losses arising from the value of its financial assets. EPS came...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Global notebook shipments to rise 2.8% in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to increase 2.8% sequentially to their highest levels for 2018 in the fourth quarter thanks to strong seasonal demand and improving Intel...
Monday 5 November 2018
Red Hat to remain independent despite IBM acquisition, says executive
Commenting on IBM's planned acquisition of open source software designer Red Hat, Damien Wong, vice president and general manager of Red Hat Asian GEMs has noted that Red Hat's operation...
Friday 2 November 2018
Globalfoundries sets up wholly-owned subsidiary to deliver custom ASIC solutions
Globalfoundries has announced the establishment of Avera Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to providing custom silicon solutions for a broad range of applications...
Monday 29 October 2018
Advantech to acquire Japan-based automation developer Omron Nohgata
Advantech has announced it will invest JPY1.84 billion (US$16.5 million) to acquire a total of 80% shareholding in Japan-based embedded PC maker Omron Nohgata, a subsidiary of Japan-based...
Tuesday 23 October 2018
Chilisin profits surge in September
Power inductor specialist Chilisin Electronics has announced net profits hiked 130% from a year earlier to NT$513 million (US%16.6 million) in September 2018, with EPS reaching NT$...
Monday 15 October 2018
Spirox to scale down sale of Xcerra products
Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes and sells packaging and testing equipment, will no longer be Xcerra's exclusive sales agent in the Greater China region, which will significantly...
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Sharp completes acquisition of Toshiba Client Solutions
Sharp has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Toshiba Client Solutions (TCS), holding 80.1% shares of TCS.
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Sigurd enjoys strong high-end chip probing demand
Strong high-end chip probing demand is prompting Sigurd Microelectronics to expand production capacity, according to the Taiwan-based company specializing in wafer probing and final...
Friday 31 August 2018
Acer going beyond pure holding company, says chairman
Taiwan-based PC brand vendor Acer will be developed into a group company, instead of a pure holding company, in the next 3-5 years to head a fleet of subsidiaries which the company...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Trend Micro hosts enterprise information security summit in Taipei
Server operating systems have seen the most security vulnerabilities, posing the largest impact on enterprise users, according to a manager at TrendMicro.
Thursday 23 August 2018
Taiwan diode suppliers shift focus to automotive sector
Taiwan-based diode suppliers including Eris Technology, HY Electronic, Lite-On Semiconductor, Panjit International and Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC) have all shifted their focus...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
USI to buy stake in Poland-based subsidiary of Chung Hong
EMS firm Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a member of Taiwan's ASE group, has disclosed plans to acquire a 60% stake in the Poland-based subsidiary of Chung Hong Electronics...
Wednesday 15 August 2018
Size of semiconductor acquisitions may have hit limit, says IC Insights
The demise of Qualcomm's pending US$44 billion purchase of NXP Semiconductors in late July along with growing regulatory reviews of chip merger agreements, efforts by countries to...