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Wednesday 10 November 2021
Innolux, HannStar Display October panel shipments down sequentially
Innolux shipped12.04 million large-size TFT-LCD panels and 24.59 million small- to medium-size ones in October, decreasing 7.1% and 15.1% respectively on month, while HannStar Display...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
TSMC, Sony to form JV foundry in Japan
TSMC and Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) have jointly announced plans to establish a joint-venture foundry in Kumamoto, Japan to initially provide 22nm and 28nm process manufacturing...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Industry watch: The era of market equilibrium is gone
In 2001, the PC-centric industrial structure started to evolve to a new era of mobile communication constituted by PCs, mobile phones and netcom products. The booming manufacturing...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Highlights of the day: Samsung phasing out low-density DRAM
Samsung is looking to phase out its DDR3 production in two years to focus more on making CMOS image sensors that offer...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Macronix posts record October revenue
ROM and flash memory chipmaker Macronix International saw its revenue hit a record high for the seventh consecutive quarter in October 2021, while revenue at fellow flash company...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Taiwan makers 3Q21 large-size panel shipments up 2.54% sequentially
Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux and HannStar Display together shipped 73.755 million large-size (9-inch and above) TFT-LCD panels in third-quarter 2021, growing 2.54% sequentially,...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Sensor vendor PixArt sees sales drop for 4Q21, guardedly optimistic about 2022
Image sensor specialist PixArt Imaging expects to post sequential revenue decreases through December due mainly to uneven inventories across different chip types and tight foundry...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
AUO October panel shipments down sequentially
AU Optronics (AUO) has disclosed it shipped TFT-LCD panels with total display area of 2.084 million square meters in October, shrinking 4.3% sequentially.
Tuesday 9 November 2021
PSMC obtains orders for PWM ICs from MediaTek, Qualcomm
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has secured long-term orders for power management ICs from MediaTek, and has struck a new contract also for the manufacture of PWM ICs...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Tesla likely to set up another factory in China
Tesla is likely to set up its second electric vehicle (EV) factory in Shanghai, and could shift more of its component orders to suppliers with manufacturing sites locally in China,...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Qualcomm growing presence in PA segment to benefit Taiwan III-V partners
As Qualcomm is actively expanding its presence in the GaAs-based handset PA segment, its partners in Taiwan including foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor...
Monday 8 November 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan stands good chance in EV, says Foxconn chair
Foxconn is bent on breaking the barriers to the carmaking industry. Foxconn chairman Young-Way Liu, speaking at the...
Monday 8 November 2021
Phison secures US$100 million worth of deal with major customer
Flash device controller and module manufacturer Phison Electronics has struck a contract worth US$100 million over three years with a major customer, while securing long-term supply...
Monday 8 November 2021
Foxconn chairman Young-Way Liu talks semiconductor, EV trends on US-Taiwan High-Tech Forum
With the continuous advancement of technology, semiconductors and the role they play are becoming increasingly more important across industries and in personal life. Hon...
Monday 8 November 2021
Production of iPhone 13 series accelerates as IC shortage eases
The shortage of IC components emerging in early October for iPhone 13 series is gradually easing as suppliers increase production, with assemblers on track to step up manufacturing...