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Thursday 1 March 2018
Passive device makers see demand powered by wireless chargers
Thanks to robust China market demand for wireless charging devices, Taiwan makers of passive components needed for the devices are upbeat about revenue and shipment performances in...
Thursday 1 March 2018
Holtek upbeat about MCU shipments for wireless charging
Holtek Semiconductor expects to ship 20 million MCUs for wireless charging applications in 2018, doubling from the company's previously-estimated 10 million units.
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Half a billion smartphones and other devices with wireless power technology shipped in 2017, IHS says
Led by mobile phones, small appliances and wearables, shipments of consumer electronics devices enabled with wireless charging rose 40% in 2017 compared to the previous year. In all,...
Thursday 8 February 2018
HP expects rising share in Taiwan workstation market, says paper
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan has launched its latest enterprise PCs and workstations in Taiwan as well as a virtual reality (VR) backpack, a wearable workstation system supporting...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
GaAs foundry Win Semi posts record revenues and profits for 2017
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported net profits of NT$3.72 billion (US$126.6 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$17.09 billion for 2017. Both results hit record-high...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Nuvoton to see rising demand for wireless charging MCUs
Taiwan-based MCU supplier Nuvoton Technology is ready to cash in on the growing market demand for wireless charging microcontroller units (MCUs) in 2018 as it is capable of offering...
Friday 2 February 2018
Mobile SoC designs, embedded processing lift microprocessor market
The fastest growing types of microprocessors in 2012-2017 were mobile system-on-chip (SoC) designs for smartphones and tablets, and microprocessors used in embedded-processing applications,...
Tuesday 30 January 2018
MCU firm Holtek posts record profits for 2017
MCU specialist Holtek Semiconductor saw its net profits climb to a record high of NT$926 million (US$31.7 million) in 2017. EPS for the year came to NT$4.10.
Monday 29 January 2018
Globalfoundries 45nm RF SOI offering ready for volume production
Globalfoundries' 45nm RF SOI (45RFSOI) technology platform has been qualified and is ready for volume production, according to the pure-play foundry. Several customers are currently...
Friday 26 January 2018
Semiconductor shipments to exceed 1 trillion devices in 2018, says IC Insights
Annual semiconductor unit shipments (integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discretes, or O-S-D, devices) are expected to grow 9% in 2018 and top one trillion units for the first time,...
Wednesday 13 December 2017
Marvell announces 802.11ax wireless portfolio
Marvell has introduced what it claimed to be the industry's most complete 802.11ax wireless product portfolio. Marvell said it is the first to offer a full MU-MIMO and OFDMA uplink...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Wireless charging solution providers to benefit from iOS 11.2
Taiwan-based wireless charging solution providers, including Generalplus Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Nuvoton Technology and ENE Technology, are expected to see their sales increase...
Friday 1 December 2017
Wireless solution provider AboCom pending management reshuffle
Wireless networking solution provider AboCom System is pending a management reshuffle, as the firm's incumbent chairman Eric Oh-Yang as well as the board's three other directors,...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
ASE to expand WLCSP capacity at Singapore plant, sources say
In the wake of robust demand for wearable devices and automotive electronics applications, packaging and testing company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is set to expand...
Friday 17 November 2017
Standalone VR HMDs to enjoy growing popularity in China
With the ecosystem of standalone virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMDs) and PC-bundled VR HMDs gradually becoming more complete, demand for the two types of devices are...