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Wednesday 10 April 2019
TSMC March revenues rise over 30%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$79.72 billion (US$2.59 billion) for March 2019, up 30.9% on month but down 23.1% from a...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
LCD panel makers see revenues improve in March
Major LCD panel makers in Taiwan saw revenues improve significantly in March, propelled by rising demand and panel prices, particularly for small- to medium-size applications.
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Zhen Ding, Flexium bracing for strong sales in 2Q19
Flexible PCB specialists Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect have both reported strong sales for March and expect their sales momentum to continue into the second quarter...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Backend firms see significant pickup in orders for TDDI chips
Backend houses have seen orders for handset-use TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips ramp up significantly, prompting them to allocate part of their COF (chip on film)...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
China LCD interactive whiteboard market booming
Demand for LCD interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in China has been rising, attracting panel makers in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and local players to step up efforts seeking larger shares...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Huawei momentum boosts March sales for Taiwan suppliers
A surge in orders for Huawei's new smartphones and 5G base stations boosted March revenues at several Taiwan-based ecosystem partners, such as backend firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC)...
Monday 8 April 2019
TSMC and OIP ecosystem partners deliver complete design infrastructure for 5nm process
TSMC has announced delivery of the complete version of its 5nm design infrastructure within the Open Innovation Platform (OIP). This full release enables 5nm systems-on-chip (SoC)...
Monday 8 April 2019
Realtek posts record revenues for 1Q19
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$12.83 billion (US$415.8 million) in the first quarter of 2019.
Monday 8 April 2019
PCB makers lack new growth momentum in transition to 5G
Taiwan PCB makers lack new growth momentum to spur demand during the transition to the 5G era, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Equipment maker Nova eyes higher gross margins in 2019
Taiwan-based Nova Technology, specializing in integrating water, gas and chemical process systems for semiconductor, photonics and other high-tech sectors, is seeing deferred orders...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Global semiconductor materials sales hit record-high US$51.9 billion
The global semiconductor materials market grew 10.6% in 2018, propelling semiconductor materials revenues to US$51.9 billion to eclipse the previous high of US$47.1 billion set in...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
TSMC sees 7nm chip orders pick-up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen 7nm chip orders ramp up and the process capacity utilization rate start picking up recently, according to industry source...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Global semiconductor sales continue slide
Worldwide sales of semiconductors registered another sequential and on-year decreases in February 2019.
Tuesday 2 April 2019
COG packaging demand picking up
COG (chip-on-glass) packaging demand has picked up recently as some Taiwan-based suppliers of TDDI (touch and display driver integrated) chips adopt the method to replace COF (chip-on-film)...
Tuesday 2 April 2019
VIA partnering with Aisimba for smart delivery vehicles, says paper
Taiwan-based IC designer VIA Technologies has cooperated with China-based Aisimba to develop self-driving delivery vehicles and the two firms have demonstrated their 10th-generation...