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Friday 25 January 2019
Intel reports 13% revenues growth for 2018
Intel has disclosed it achieved revenue growth in nearly every business segment in fourth-quater 2018, and in 2018 every segment of the business set new annual all-time revenue rec...
Thursday 24 January 2019
Intel, MediaTek, Qualcomm dominating 5G modem chips supply
While chipmakers and brand vendors of smartphones are striving to seek a preemptive presence in the segments of 5G IPs, patents and AP chips, the most critical 5G modem chip solutions...
Thursday 24 January 2019
Makers eye stable automotive PCB shipments for ADAS in 2019
Taiwan PCB makers do not expect any significant growth in 2019 sales of automotive boards amid lackluster car sales worldwide, but they are expected to maintain stable shipments of...
Thursday 24 January 2019
GCS to acquire stake in Epistar foundry unit
Pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS) has announced plans to acquire a stake in Unikorn Semiconductor, a foundry spin-off of LED...
Thursday 24 January 2019
BOE catching up with Samsung Display in AMOLED panels
China-based BOE Technology is likely to begin posing a threat to the leadership enjoyed by Samsung Display for the production of flexible AMOLED panels by the end of 2019, buoyed...
Thursday 24 January 2019
Foundries cutting prices to lure orders
Several major China- and Taiwan-based contract chipmakers including United Microelectronics (UMC), Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), Vanguard International Semiconductor...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Wearables to drive rigid-flex PCB market growth in 2019
Rapid growth in demand seen over the past two years for wearable devices including smartwatches and wireless headsets will carry into 2019, serving as a significant growth driver...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Server-use PCB shipments to see stable growth in 2019
Relatively stable demand for servers is likely to become the only major growth driver for PCB makers in 2019 amid the lackluster global sales of consumer electronics devices, but...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Small- and mid-size TV panel prices stop falling
Prices for small- and mid-size TV panels such as 32- and 49/50-inch models have stopped falling in January reflecting production shifts at makers in China and Korea, according to...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
TSMC to tape out first 5nm chip design in 1H19
Despite its dim business and industry outlook this year, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to make progress in the development of sub-7nm process technologies...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
HiSilicon reportedly demanding 20-30% more capacity at KYEC
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has been requested by Huawei's semiconductor subsidiary HiSilicon to provide 20-30% more of the testing house's available production capacity in the first...
Tuesday 22 January 2019
5G moving out of lab for official kickoff in 2019, says MediaTek chair
The next generation of mobile connectivity, 5G, is moving out of its testing stage and will take off in 2019, according to MediaTek chairman MK Tsai.
Tuesday 22 January 2019
AI, 5G to be major chip market growth driver, says SEMI CMO
Chip demand for emerging AI and 5G applications will keep surging to become a major growth driver for the global semiconductor sector in the next three years, according to Terry Tsao,...
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Tianma ranks top LTPS panel supplier in China, says Digitimes Research
Tainma Microelectronics has come out as the top vendor of LTPS TFT LCD panel maker in China thanks to its early deployment in the segment and the ramp-up of related production capacity,...
Monday 21 January 2019
Taiwan LCD driver IC production value increases 17% in 2018, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's production value of LCD driver ICs is expected to grow 17% on year in the fourth quarter of 2018 driven by rising unit shipments and prices propelled by growing demand for...