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Wednesday 13 May 2020
Commercial notebook chips order visibility clear through 3Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see an influx of additional orders from major brand vendors, with clear order visibility for diverse niche and peripheral chips extending...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Burn-in test demand for Wi-Fi, HPC chips surges
IC testing solution providers have recently enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for burn-in board orders for use in the manufacture of 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and high-performance computing (HPC)...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
PCB maker Zhen Ding sees profit double in 1Q20
Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology saw its net profit surge nearly 100% on year to NT$1.26 billion (US$42.2 million) in the first quarter of 2020 on revenues of NT$17.512...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to stay on growth track in 2020
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers, including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology and FocalTech Systems, are confident that they will stay on the...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Unimicron embraces brisk orders for ABF substrates
Unimicron Technology has seen clear order visibility for ABF substrates at least through the third quarter, with the orders mainly for 5G infrastructure, networking and HPC chips...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Imagination, BAIC Capital to form automotive chip JV
Imagination Technologies announced recently it has struck a deal with BAIC Capital, a Beijing-based investment unit of China's state-owned automaker BAIC Group, to initiate the establishment...
Monday 11 May 2020
Compeq 1Q20 net profits shoot up 196%
Taiwan-based PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has announced its first-quarter net earnings shot up 195.74% on year to NT$929 million (US$31.13 million) on revenues of NT$12.09 billion,...
Monday 11 May 2020
Chang Wah to invest in Chipbond
Taiwan-based Chang Wah Electromaterials, a distributor of packaging materials and equipment, has announced plans to invest in COF packaging specialist Chipbond Technology seeking...
Monday 11 May 2020
UMC April revenues up, VIS down
United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues climbed to a record high of NT$15.06 billion (US$504.6 million) in April 2020, while Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS)...
Monday 11 May 2020
EgisTec, FocalTech form alliance to develop FTDDI chips
Taiwan-based IC design houses Egis Technology (EgisTec) and FocalTech System have announced an alliance to develop next-generation fingerprint, touch, display driver integrated (FTDDI)...
Monday 11 May 2020
MediaTek posts sales decrease in April
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$20.55 billion (US$688.6 million) for April 2020, down 4.7% sequentially and nearly 10% on year.
Monday 11 May 2020
TV panel prices to continue falling in May
Prices of TV panels will continue to fall in May due to oversupply, as overall capacity utilization rates at most panel makers in the second quarter will be higher than those seen...
Monday 11 May 2020
Zhen Ding, Unimicron looking to extend lead over peers via bold capex injection
The coronavirus pandemic may force many Taiwan-based PCB makers to slow down their capacity expansion plans in the short term due to uncertain market prospects, but Zhen Ding Technology...
Monday 11 May 2020
UVAT enjoys sales growth for coating OEM services
Taiwan-based UVAT Technology has seen sales of its OEM services for notebook coating expand recently, with the visibility of orders coming from the sector extended through the third...
Monday 11 May 2020
Digitimes Research cuts Taiwan foundry output value forecast for 2020
Digitimes Research has revised downward its Taiwan foundry output value forecast this year, as end-market demand is likely to disappoint due to the prolonged pandemic.