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Friday 14 August 2020
China pushing for homegrown CIS sector
China has stepped up the development of its homegrown CMOS image sensor (CIS) industry sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips, with SmartSens...
Friday 14 August 2020
Taiwan could develop into a mmWave industry base, says Qualcomm executive
Taiwan has an opportunity to become a base for the development of mmWave technology, leveraging its established industry foundations, OEM/ODM technologies and related talent, according...
Thursday 13 August 2020
PCB maker Apex eyes record results for 3Q20
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International with manufacturing operations in Thailand is optimistic that its business results will hit a record high in the third quarter thanks to strong...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Eight-inch fab capacity to stay tight in 2021
Eight-inch fab capacity will remain tight until 2021, due mainly to strong demand for display driver ICs and power management chips, according to industry sources.
Thursday 13 August 2020
Huawei reportedly developing display driver ICs in-house
Huawei is reportedly teaming up with foundry house SMIC to develop display driver ICs, a move which may undercut the dominant position that Taiwan's LCD driver IC suppliers have enjoyed...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 2Q 2020
Small-to-medium-size panel shipments by Taiwan-based manufacturers soared 37.5% quarter-over-quarter and 28.9% year-over-year in second-quarter 2020.
Thursday 13 August 2020
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2020
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments, after experiencing five straight quarters of on-year declines, grew 35% sequentially and 10.8% on year to come to 64.38 million in the second...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Higgstec poised for strong 3Q20 on medical touch panel shipments
Industrial-control touch panel maker Higgstec expects its third-quarter 2020 sales to outperform those in the previous quarter, bolstered by strong demand for medical applications.
Thursday 13 August 2020
IC material suppliers see clear order visibility through 2021
Taiwan-based semiconductor material suppliers and distributors have enjoyed strong demand from their foundry clients for advanced-node manufacturing, and have seen clear order visibility...
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...