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Thursday 13 August 2020
FocalTech posts profit surge in 2Q20
FocalTech Systems, specializing in the development of LCD driver ICs and touchscreen controllers, has reported net profits surged 70.2% sequentially to NT$101 million (US$3.43) in...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Highlights of the day: Taiwan panel makers have rosy outlook for 3Q20
Taiwanese panel makers have seen improvements to their sales, and most of them are expected to return to profitability...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
PCB maker Unitech regaining growth momentum in 3Q20
Taiwan's PCB maker Unitech expects its business performance to return to normal in the third quarter of 2020 as its HDI and rigid-flex board production lines have been running at...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
HDI PCB maker Tripod sees robust demand for handsets, servers in 3Q20
HDI PCB specialist Tripod Technology expects its revenues for the third quarter of the year to grow sequentially on seasonal demand, with its capacity fully loaded thanks to increasing...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
PCB maker Dynamic eyes rising demand from EVs, ADAS systems
Automotive PCB specialist Dynamic Electronics expects a faster recovery in demand for electric vehicles (EV) and automotive ADAS systems to drive up its revenues for the third quarter...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Top-10 semiconductor suppliers log 17% surge in 1H20 sales, says IC Insights
IC Insights has released its list of the world's top-10 semiconductor sales leaders in the first half of 2020. In total, the top-10 semiconductor companies' sales surged by 17% in...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
China smartphone AP shipments, 2Q 2020
Second-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 169.9 million units, down 20.6% year-over-year but up 25.8% quarter-over-quarter.
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Panel makers likely to swing back to profit in 3Q20
Most of Taiwan's flat panel makers are expected to swing back to profitability in August as well as third-quarter 2020 thanks to panel prices being driven up by hefty end-market device...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
TSMC board approves US$5 billion for advanced process manufacturing
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of about US$5.27 billion for the installation and expansion of advanced technology...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Diodes expected to finish acquisition of Lite-On Semiconductor in 2020
US-based Diodes is in process of acquiring a 100% stake in Taiwan-based Lite-On Semiconductor, with the acquisition expected to be finished later in 2020, according to industry sou...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Nan Ya PCB sees 2Q20 profit rise 80% sequentially
Taiwan-based Nan Ya PCB saw its net profits soar nearly 80% sequentially to NT$833 million (US$28.36 million) in the second quarter of 2020, a sharp improvement from operating losses...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Taiwan IC design houses to enjoy robust Wi-Fi 6 chip shipments in 3Q20
Taiwan's IC suppliers have seen increasing demand for Wi-Fi 6 chips as device vendors have begun rolling out related devices such as routers supporting 5G networks, according to industry...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
IC testers KYEC, Sigurd gearing up for robust MediaTek demand
IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are both gearing up to satisfy robust demand for MediaTek's chips in the fourth quarter of 2020 following...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers look to servers, notebooks for 3Q20 growth
Taiwan-based rigid PCB manufacturers including HannStar Board, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) and Tripod Technology are expected to see stable increases in shipments for server, networking...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
UMC posts record July revenue
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its July revenue increase 6.3% sequentially to a record high of nearly NT$15.5 billion (US$527.4 million).