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Tuesday 3 April 2018
IC packagers to see revenues bolstered by non-smartphone sectors
While strong demand for non-smartphone and 5G chips will keep foundry fabs running at full capacity in the second quarter, backend wafer test and IC packaging and testing service...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
TSMC advanced packaging seen crucial for HPC chips
The InFO WLP (integrated fan-out wafer level packaging) and CoWoS (chip on wafer on substrate) developed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have emerged as two major...
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...
Monday 2 April 2018
China smartphone vendors debut new models to tap high-end market
China smartphone vendors including Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi have lately launched their respective 2018 flagship devices boasting high price-performance ratios and multiple smart functions,...
Friday 23 March 2018
Alpha Networks and Qisda team up for IoT, 5G
Networking device maker Alpha Networks will be working with EMS service provider Qisda in the IoT and 5G markets, said Alpha chairman John Lee at a March 22 investors meeting. The...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
GlobalWafers posts record profit for 2017
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a supplier of semiconductor silicon wafers, saw its net profits climb to a record high of NT$5.275 billion (US$180.7 million) in 2017. EPS for the year...
Monday 19 March 2018
AI, 5G may drive global IC revenues to US$500 billion, says SEMI president
After soaring 22.3% on year to hit a 7-year annual high of US$420 billion in 2017, the global semiconductor revenues will enter a new round of growth mainly driven by AI and 5G technologies...
Friday 16 March 2018
ShunSin swings to profit in 4Q17
ShunSin Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) specializing in assembly and test of system-in-package (SiP) modules, returned to profitability...
Wednesday 14 March 2018
IC analyzer iST sees 5G, AIoT, car electronics as major growth drivers
Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (iST), specialized in offering semiconductor materials analysis and IC debugging services, will see revenue growth driven by five major...
Monday 12 March 2018
Bandwidth upgrades, IoT applications bring huge opportunities, says Sercomm CEO
Global demand for broadening network bandwidths is still maintaining substantial growth momentum, particularly bolstered by active deployments of optical fiber transmission networks...
Wednesday 7 March 2018
DRAM prices may rise 5-10% on datacenter demand in 1H18
Bolstered by robust demand from datacenter and smartphone sectors, the global production value of the DRAM industry is estimated to surge over 30% to US$96 billion in 2018, and price...
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Lelon foresees record-breaking 2018 revenues, driven by automotive electronics and 5G
Benefitting from flourishing growth of automotive electronics and telecommunication markets, Taiwan's No. 1 aluminum electrolytic capacitor manufacturer Lelon Electronics has recently...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Sigurd revenues rise 51% on year in February
Taiwan IC tester Sigurd Microelectronics saw its revenues for February 2018 surge 51% on year to NT$692 million (US$23.63 million) despite the Lunar New Year holidays in the month,...
Monday 5 March 2018
Compound semiconductor suppliers set to benefit from 5G
Taiwan suppliers of compound semiconductor devices are poised to gain significant growth momentum from the increasing market demand for radio frequency (RF) and power amplifier (PA)...
Friday 2 March 2018
High cost may dim initial prospects for 5G
With the imminent commercialization of 5G mobile technologies and services, mobile chipset suppliers, telecom operators and related supply chains will all face the initial incorporation...