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Wednesday 5 July 2017
Sigurd to acquire half of Winstek via Bloomeria takeover
IC testing company Sigurd Microelectronics has announced plans to acquire 100% of Singapore-based Bloomeria Limited, which will allow the Taiwan-based company to also obtain a more...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Commentary: Merits of Cisco acquisition policy
There have been diverse opinions about Cisco Systems' continued acquisition policy for over the past 25 years, with one of the opinion groups even arguing that the operating benefits...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Broadcom agrees to restrictions on access to sensitive Cisco info in Brocade deal, says FTC
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that Broadcom has agreed to establish a firewall to remedy the FTC’s concerns that its proposed US$5.9 billion acquisition...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Tongfu Microelectronics to set up advanced IC backend plant in Xiamen, says report
China-based Tongfu Microelectronics has struck a deal with the Xiamen Haicang District government to set up a manufacturing base for advanced packaging and testing services locally...
Friday 23 June 2017
Foxconn chairman still expects 50% chance of getting Toshiba semiconductor business
Commenting on Toshiba's decision that it will put its negotiation priority for the sale of its semiconductor department on the alliance of Japan- and US-based enterprises, Foxconn...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Aspeed enjoys brisk BMC chip orders
Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology has obtained a pull-in of baseboard management controller (BMC) chip orders for new servers based on AMD's EPYC processor...
Thursday 22 June 2017
NOR flash prices to rise 20% in 3Q17, says DRAMeXchange
Increasing demand for AMOLED panels from brand-name smartphone vendors and the industry's rising output for TDDI (touch with display driver) solutions have propelled the NOR flash...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Global industrial semiconductor revenues rise 4% in 2016, says IHS
Worldwide industrial semiconductor revenues grew 3.8% on year to US$43.5 billion in 2016, according to IHS Markit.
Tuesday 20 June 2017
GlobalWafers teaming up with Ferrotec to expand 8-inch wafer supply
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers is teaming up with Ferrotec to ramp up new 8-inch wafer capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu.
Friday 16 June 2017
Car component maker Chialin to return NT$3 per share to investors
Taiwan-based car component maker Chialin Precision Industrial has announced plans to cut its capital by NT$209 million (US$6.98 million) and will return the money to investors. The...
Thursday 8 June 2017
New Micron president and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra visits Taiwan
Sanjay Mehrotra, the newly appointed president and CEO of Micron Technology, commenced an overseas tour of Micron's manufacturing sites after the first month in his new role, with...
Thursday 1 June 2017
PTI increases stake in Tera Probe to nearly 60%
Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI), which has struck a deal with Micron Technology to take up the US vendor's stake in Japan-based wafer testing specialist Tera Probe, has announced...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
Drone market taking off with promising demand from commercial sector
The market for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), commonly known as drones, is growing quickly thanks to the diversification of products. Demand for consumer, entertainment, professional...
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Worldwide semiconductor revenues grow 2.6% in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$343.5 billion in 2016, a 2.6% increase from 2015 revenues of US$334.9 billion, according to final results calculated by Gartner.
Tuesday 16 May 2017
BizLink sees over 14% on-year growth in 1Q17 revenues
Connector and cable maker BizLink has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.34 billion (US$77.7 million) for the first quarter, up 14.18% on year, while net profits for the quarter...
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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