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Monday 11 November 2019
Niche III-V semiconductors suppliers see bright prospect for 2020
Taiwan's niche-type compound semiconductors makers including Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), Transcom and Global Communication Semiconductors are poised to embrace significant...
Friday 8 November 2019
Pegatron enjoys strong profits in 3Q19
Pegatron has reported third-quarter consolidated revenues picked up 18.5% sequentially and 10.2% on year to come to NT$354.8 billion (US$11.58 billion), while the gross margin was...
Friday 8 November 2019
Pegatron mulling more production in Southeast Asia
Pegatron will not rule out setting up new factory sites in Vietnam and India to satisfy customer demand, according to company president and CEO SJ Liao.
Friday 8 November 2019
CIS packager Kingpak sees impressive revenue rise in October
CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging specialist Kingpak Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$205 million (US$6.8 million) for October 2019, surging 30% sequentially and...
Friday 8 November 2019
Chip demand for 4G smartphones picking up
A decline in chip demand for 4G smartphones seems to have bottomed out, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Thursday 7 November 2019
Silicon Motion eyeing bigger share in SSD controller market
NAND flash controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects its share of the global SSD controller segment to reach 40% over the next three years, up from the current 30%, according...
Thursday 7 November 2019
Novatek expects up to 5% sales drop in 4Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$15.8 billion (US$519.3 million) and NT$16.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2019,...
Thursday 7 November 2019
LandMark ramping up 25G products for 5G base stations
LandMark Optoelectronics, a specialist for epitaxial wafers and VCSEL components, has disclosed it has begun shipping 25G products for 5G base stations, with shipment volume to expand...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
CHPT net profits double to record high in 3Q19
IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has reported net profit shot up 110.4% sequentially to a record high of NT$247 million (US$8.13 million) in the third...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Taiwan backend firms expanding testing capacities for 5G chipsets
Taiwan's backend specialists ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are all moving to ready additional capacities to...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Two PCB makers expected to share bulk of SLP orders for next iPhone
Taiwanese PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) and Austrian peer AT&S are expected to together land at least 50-60% of substrate-like PCB orders for Apple's next iPhones to be...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
MediaTek 5G SoC shipments likely to top 50 million units in 2020
MediaTek is expected to ship over 50 million 5G SoC chips in 2020, during which it will roll out three to four 5G SoC series supporting both sub-6GHz and mmWave, according to industry...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Taiwan IC supply chain cautious about China 5G incentive
China has recently offered to allow Taiwan-based firms to join the country's 5G technology R&D, standards formulation, network construction and product test, but most Taiwanese...
Tuesday 5 November 2019
GaAs foundries, backend firms see capacity utilization rates climb
GaAs IC foundries including Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have both seen their 6-inch fab capacity utilization rates ramp up, driven by robust demand...
Tuesday 5 November 2019
Cooling fan makers eye automotive business opportunities
Cooling fan makers are looking forward to the business opportunities brought by autonomous driving and 5G developments with Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry expecting demand...