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Thursday 8 November 2018
Global heavyweight clients touting adoption of TSMC 7nm node
Global heavyweight customers of TSMC are rushing to highlight the foundry giant's 7nm process support as a major booster for their new products, the latest case being AMD announcing...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Taiwan small- and mid-size panel shipments to continue to drop in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels by Taiwan makers are expected to continue to decline 11.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, having seen such shipments suffered...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Qualcomm, Goodix to dominate smartphone fingerprint sensor market in 2019
Qualcomm and MediaTek's China-based subsidiary Goodix Technology are expected to dominate the supply of fingerprint sensors for Android-based smartphones in 2019. This may prompt...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Touch panel makers report strong sales for October
Touch panel makers TPK Holding and General Interface Solution (GIS) have both recorded strong sales for October, driven by increased shipments of touch solutions for new iPhone dev...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Compeq revenues slip in October
PCB company Compeq Manufacturing has reported October revenues slipped about 1% sequentially to NT$5.2 billion (US$169.1 million) which ended a 4-month streak of sequential increas...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Novatek expects 5-7% revenue drop in 4Q18
IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$14.6 billion (US$475.5 million) and NT$15 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, down 5-7% sequentia...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Taiwan flexible PCB firms see revenues increase in October
Zhen Ding Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Career Technology all enjoyed revenue increases In October. The three Taiwan-based flexible PCB specialists are reportedly among Apple's...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
China crystal-growing furnace makers eyeing semiconductor sector
China-based crystal-growing furnace makers who have long been focusing on the PV industry, have developed tools looking to build their presence in the semiconductor sector, according...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
China smartphone AP shipments set to decline in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Having posted a sequential gain of 13.9% in the third quarter of 2018, shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decrease 4.6% in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
Staying focused on unique expertise: Q&A with Rohm Semiconductor president Tadanobu Fujiwara
Kyoto-based Rohm Semiconductor has been keen on expanding its overseas sales, but the electronic components maker remains focused on the market segments where they have advantages...
Monday 5 November 2018
Advantech and Phison unveil joint R&D results at China forum
NAND flash solution provider Phison Electronics during a recent forum hosted by Advantech in Suzhou, China, announced its latest high-speed SSD storage controller chips will support...
Monday 5 November 2018
Uniflex sees loss narrow in 3Q18
Flexible PCB maker Uniflex Technology saw its net losses narrow to NT$7.97 million (US$0.26 million) in the third quarter of 2018 from NT$49.81 million a year earlier. EPS was negative...
Monday 5 November 2018
Taiwan large-size panel shipments up in 3Q18, but to fall in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panels by Taiwan-based makers (excluding Sharp) reached 64.79 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up 4.4% on quarter and...
Monday 5 November 2018
Global semiconductor sales increase in 3Q18, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$122.7 billion during the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 4.1% over the previous quarter and 13.8% more than the third quarter of...
Monday 5 November 2018
China crypto mining chipmakers keen to develop 7nm ASICs
China crypto mining chipmakers Bitmain Technologies and Innosilicon Technology are racing to roll out 7nm mining ASICs seeking to revive the mining sector, but industry sources said...