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Monday 1 April 2019
Taiwan IC design industry output value hits record high in 2018, says Digitimes Research
The output value of Taiwan's IC design industry sector climbed to a record high of about NT$620 billion (US$20.1 billion) in 2018, according to Digitimes Research.
Friday 29 March 2019
Nan Ya PCB eyeing return to profit
PCB and IC substrate maker Nan Ya PCB, which managed to cut its losses substantially in 2018, is eyeing a return to profitability in 2019.
Friday 29 March 2019
PC chip demand to stay sluggish through 2Q19
CPU shortages continued driving down global PC shipments in the first quarter of 2019 and even blurring order visibility for the second quarter. This, in turn, is seen to dim business...
Friday 29 March 2019
LCD monitor panel prices to stop falling
Prices of LCD monitor panels are likely to stop falling soon as more flat panel makers are shifting more capacities of their 6G-8.5G fabs to the production of TV applications whose...
Friday 29 March 2019
Why 12-inch fabs are better for power components: Q&A with Bing Xue, AOS SVP of global sales
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS), which designs and manufactures power semiconductors for a broad range of applications, will start production at its new 12-inch wafer plant...
Friday 29 March 2019
HannStar Board seeing challenging year for PCB sector
PCB manufacturer HannStar Board has seen customer orders slow down since the fourth quarter of 2018, and expects 2019 to be challenging for the company and the overall PCB sector.
Thursday 28 March 2019
Taiwan offering one-stop services to returning ICT manufacturers
Seeing many Taiwan-based ICT companies planning to move their production lines back home or to Vietnam from China to avoid US tariffs on China-exported products, the Ministry of Economic...
Thursday 28 March 2019
CPT faces delisting, to keep 6G LCD line
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will be delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) as the net worth of its shares has turned negative. But the company will keep its 6G LCD line,...
Thursday 28 March 2019
New Huawei phones usee OLED displays from Korea and China suppliers
Huawei has announced its latest flagship smartphones, the P30 and P30 Pro, targeting specifically consumers with high demands for photography. The P30 is equipped with a 6.1-inch...
Thursday 28 March 2019
China fabless chipmakers expanding global market share
China-based fabless chipmakers saw their combined share of the global market reach 13% in 2018, up from only 5% in 2010, according to IC Insights.
Thursday 28 March 2019
DRAM market to shrink substantially in 2019
Recent concerns over market conditions, coupled with a sharp downturn in average selling prices, will lead the DRAM market to reach just US$77 billion in 2019 - a 22% year-over-year...
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Shipments of TDDI chips to increase 20% in 2019, says Digitimes Research
Global shipments of smartphone-use TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips are expected to increase 20% in 2019 from about 414 million units in 2018, according to Digitimes...
Tuesday 26 March 2019
FocalTech to see sales recovery in 2Q19
Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchcreen and LCD driver ICs, is expected to see its financial performance hit the bottom of 2019 in the first quarter and recover starting...
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Foxsemicon breaks ground for new plant in Nanjing
Semiconductor equipment maker Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, recently broke ground for a new factory site in Nanjing, China.
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Constraints of key components to limit initial foldable smartphone shipments
While foldable smartphones are the next big thing for handset brands, initial shipments of these foldable devices woud be limited because some key components such as OLED displays...