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Tuesday 24 April 2018
Win Semi looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2Q18
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post double-digit on-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2018.
Friday 20 April 2018
TSMC cuts revenue outlook for 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its revenue growth forecast for 2018 to 10% from the previously-estimated 10-15%, citing weaker-than-expected smartphone...
Thursday 19 April 2018
HannStar Display to ramp up capex for 2018
LCD panel firm HannStar Display plans to expand its capex for 2018 to between NT$3 billion (US$102.2 million) and NT$4 billion from the NT$1.9 billion spent a year earlier, with the...
Monday 16 April 2018
Competition heats up in advanced IC process, equipment deployments
Top semiconductor players Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Samsung Electronics and Intel are engaged in increasingly fierce competition not only in developing advanced...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
EIH to ramp up capex for 2018
E-paper solution supplier E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects its capex for 2018 to be higher than the NT$400 million (US$13.72 million) it spent a year earlier as the company plans to ramp...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
LGD steps up AMOLED capacity expansion
LG Display (LGD) is expected to set its 2018 capex higher than rival Samsung Display (SDC) for the first time since 2012 as the company has continued to accelerate the expansion of...
Monday 2 April 2018
CHT revving up multi-pronged deployments to perform better in 2018
In line with the development of 5G, IoT, smart home and smart city applications, Taiwan's leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is actively proceeding with new strategic...
Friday 30 March 2018
Connector maker Concraft 2018 revenues to be driven by automotive components
Taiwan-based connector maker Concraft Holding expects its revenues from the acoustic component business to grow 10-20% on year in 2018, while those from the automotive components...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Compal raises capex sharply for 2018
Compal Electronics has set its 2018 capex at NT$6 billion (US$205.7 million), up over 70% from the NT$3.4 billion spent in 2017 with half of the amount planned to be used in automation...
Friday 16 March 2018
ChipMOS optimistic about COF packaging, demand for NOR and niche-market DRAM
ChipMOS Technologies expects to see tight production capacity for COF (chip-on-film) packaging in 2018, and is optimistic about demand for NOR flash and niche-market DRAM memory.
Friday 16 March 2018
Pegatron upbeat about 1H18
Pegatron expects its performance in the first half of 2018 to outperform that seen a year ago, and is optimistic about demand for consumer electronics devices this year.
Monday 12 March 2018
Ardentec expects to enter volume production at new China plant in 2Q18
Taiwan-based Ardentec, which specializes in testing services for memory, logic and mixed-signal ICs, expects its new plant in Nanjing to enter volume production in the second quarter...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Catcher posts on-year revenues growth for February
Metal-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.7 billion (US$193.63 million) for February, down 30.3% on month, but up 20.2% on year.
Friday 2 March 2018
Global PCB industry output value increases 11.7% in 2017, says TPCA
The worldwide PCB industry output value grew 11.7% to US$65 billion in 2017, according to data compiled by Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA). The on-year growth was the highest...
Friday 9 February 2018
SPIL spends NT$710 million on equipment for China subsidiary
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has disclosed it has spent a total of NT$710.71 million (US$24.3 million) on equipment from Kulicke and Soffa Industries for its...
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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