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Friday 9 November 2018
Yageo steps up investment in Taiwan
Yageo has acquired about 21,000 square meters of land in Southern Taiwan for NT$790 million (US$25.7 million) in cash, according to the passive component vendor. The land will provide...
Friday 9 November 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers turn cautious despite foundry support
Taiwan-based power MOSFET suppliers, which specialize in mid- and low-voltage chip solutions for consumer electronics devices, have become cautious about demand for the rest of 2018...
Thursday 8 November 2018
China smartphone shipments to fall in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Having ramped up their combined smartphone shipments by 6.5% on year to 192 million units in the third quarter of 2018, China-based vendors are likely to see a single-digit shipment...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Wafer Works net profits hike
Silicon wafer supplier Wafer Works saw its net profits surge 48% sequentially to NT$683 million (US$22.3 million) in the third quarter. Profits for the first three quarters of 2018...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
China crystal-growing furnace makers eyeing semiconductor sector
China-based crystal-growing furnace makers who have long been focusing on the PV industry, have developed tools looking to build their presence in the semiconductor sector, according...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
China smartphone AP shipments set to decline in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Having posted a sequential gain of 13.9% in the third quarter of 2018, shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decrease 4.6% in the fourth quarter...
Monday 5 November 2018
Advantech and Phison unveil joint R&D results at China forum
NAND flash solution provider Phison Electronics during a recent forum hosted by Advantech in Suzhou, China, announced its latest high-speed SSD storage controller chips will support...
Monday 5 November 2018
China smartphone shipments to fall over 10% in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone shipments in the China market went down 6.9% on year in the third quarter of 2018 and are expected to continue to fall by over 10% as telecom operators have reduced subsidies...
Monday 5 November 2018
Industrial Internet integrates IT and OT, supports digital economy, says China expert
The progress from Internet and IoT to industrial Internet and industrial IoT involve different development aspects, architectures and applications, and of them, industrial Internet...
Monday 5 November 2018
China polysilicon prices continue falling in October
Polysilicon prices in China have been falling, with prices for first-grade material dropping from CNY91,100 (US$13,335)/ton in early September to CNY79,800/ton at the end of October,...
Monday 5 November 2018
Smart city opportunities now taking off, says iSoftStone chairman
Smart city opportunities are taking off right now, whether arising from visible green buildings and city illumination or invisible city monitoring and Internet of Vehicles (IoV),...
Monday 5 November 2018
China crypto mining chipmakers keen to develop 7nm ASICs
China crypto mining chipmakers Bitmain Technologies and Innosilicon Technology are racing to roll out 7nm mining ASICs seeking to revive the mining sector, but industry sources said...
Friday 2 November 2018
UMC takes US charges 'very seriously'
United Microelectronics (UMC) has maintained that the latest trade secret theft charges brought against it by US authorities are "virtually the same" as the ones that Micron Technology...
Friday 2 November 2018
China not necessarily top job destination for Taiwan IC packaging talent
China backend service providers such as Tongfu Microelectronics, Tianshui Huatian Technology, Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology have been actively raiding talent from Taiwan's...
Thursday 1 November 2018
UMC suspends R&D with China DRAM firm
With the US banning exports to Jinhua Integrated Circuit, United Microelectronics (UMC) will suspend its R&D assistance to the China-based DRAM firm until further notice, according...