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Tuesday 11 June 2019
New IC supply chain may loom in Asia for China tech sector
A new supply chain for China IT firms may gradually take shape in Asia in the future as they are seeking to wean themselves off US suppliers of crucial components and facilitate their...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Display industry outlook remains weak in June
Despite sequential revenue gains by most of Taiwan's flat panel makers in May, the display industry still faces a weak outlook in the end-market in the second quarter, and panel prices,...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
MediaTek posts decreased revenues for May
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its May revenues fall below NT$20 billion (US$636.8 million).
Monday 10 June 2019
Cooling module makers see rising business in 5G segment
As China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is set to issue 5G licenses in the near future, sources from cooling module makers have pointed out that they have received...
Monday 10 June 2019
IC designers turn conservative about 2H19 on reported 30% China panel output cut
Taiwan IC designers have turned conservative about their revenue performances for the second half of 2019 as uncertain fallouts of the US-China trade war and trade sanctions against...
Monday 10 June 2019
Trade war seen to halt silicon wafer capacity expansions in 2019
The ongoing US-China trade war may force some silicon wafer suppliers to suspend capacity expansion plans or allow proper buffer space for clients to honor their purchase pacts as...
Monday 10 June 2019
TSMC revenues rebound above NT$80 billion in May
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its May revenues rebound to over NT$80 billion (US$2.55 billion) - the highest monthly levels thus far in 20...
Monday 10 June 2019
Supply of rigid OLED handset panels getting tight
The supply of rigid OLED handset panels is getting tight recently, as more handset brands are using this type of panels paired with in-display fingerprint sensors for their premium...
Monday 10 June 2019
Aspeed starts sampling BMC chips for 10nm server products
Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology has started delivering in small volume samples of its new baseboard management controller (BMC) chips for servers based on...
Monday 10 June 2019
CCL maker EMC optimistic about 2019
CCL firm Elite Materials (EMC) has expressed optimism about its revenue and profit performance in 2019, driven mainly by rising product ASPs.
Monday 10 June 2019
Winbond, Macronix post increased revenues for May
Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential increases in May consolidated revenues of 2.8% and 30.6%, respectively.
Thursday 6 June 2019
Apex expects flat or slight revenue growth in 2019
PCB maker Apex International expects to post flat or single-digit sequential revenue growth in 2019, with gross margin to have a chance topping 20% thanks to an improved management...
Thursday 6 June 2019
Cypress acquisition makes Infineon top automotive chip supplier, says IHS
Infineon's planned US$10 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor will produce the world's largest automotive chip supplier, surpassing current market leader NXP and giving the...
Thursday 6 June 2019
HannStar Display to move auto-use panel production back to Taiwan
Flat panel maker HannStar Display plans to shift about 20% of its automotive panel module production lines from the firm's Nanjing plant in China back to Taiwan, according to Hsuho...
Thursday 6 June 2019
TSMC expects trade war to have short-term impact
Trade tensions between the US and China will have a short-term impact on TSMC's performance, but the foundry remains positive about its mid- to long-term outlook.