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Tuesday 8 May 2018
CPT sees revenues pick up in April
Flat panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.199 billion (US$73.75 million) for April, up 0.9% on month but down 16.2% on year.
Tuesday 8 May 2018
Innolux reports decreased earnings for 1Q18
Flat panel maker Innolux saw its net profit slip 31.5% on quarter and 75.2% on year to NT$2.94 billion (US$98.61 million) in the first quarter of 2018, the company's lowest quarterly...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
IGBT market to grow with rising EV popularity, says Digitimes Research
IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistors) will play a vital role in the automotive semiconductor badly needed for the production of electric vehicles (EV), as it accounts for up to...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
TSMC 7nm process to attract more orders from China for AI chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 7nm FinFET process has obtained orders for the production of AI-capable SoCs from a number of China-based chip firms, such as Huawei's...
Monday 7 May 2018
AUO ramping high-end panel shipments to maintain sales momentum
AU Optronics (AUO) is ramping up shipments of ultra-large, 4K, gaming and LTPS notebook panels to maintain its sales momentum and profits, according to company sources.
Monday 7 May 2018
China smartphone AP shipments to increase 17% in 2Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to increase 17% sequentially to 173.8 million units in the second quarter of 2018, Digitimes Research estim...
Monday 7 May 2018
LCD driver IC makers conservative about revenue growth for 2Q18
Taiwan's LCD driver IC designers have turned conservative about scoring significant revenue increases for the second quarter of 2018, as makers of larger-size panels for TV, LCD monitors...
Monday 7 May 2018
Cadence Innovus implementation tool speeds development of new Realtek DTV SoC solution
Cadence Design Systems has announced that Realtek Semiconductor used the Cadence Innovus implementation system for its 28nm Digital TV (DTV) system-on-chip (SoC) production tapeout...
Friday 4 May 2018
SMIC participates in China government-led IC investment fund
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has teamed up with China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (aka the Big Fund), IPV Global...
Friday 4 May 2018
Foxconn mulls 12-inch fab construction
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has set up a semiconductor subgroup, which is mulling 12-inch fab construction, industry sources have claimed.
Friday 4 May 2018
VIS to continue expanding 8-inch fab capacity
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will continue expanding production capacity at its 8-inch fabs, and is still evaluating the feasibility of building 12-inch production lines,...
Friday 4 May 2018
Taiwan large-size LCD panel shipments to slip 1.4% in 2Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of large-size LCD panels (9-inch and above sizes) by Taiwan-based panel makers (excluding Foxconn's affiliate Sharp) are expected to slip 1.4% sequentially in the second...
Friday 4 May 2018
AUO sees BOE as formidable competitor
BOE Technology is a formidable competitor to AU Optronics (AUO) as far as its diversified business operations are concerned, according to AUO chairman and CEO Paul Peng.
Thursday 3 May 2018
Nearly 50% of new smartphones launched by China makers by year-end 2018 to come with AI applications
About half of new smartphone models launched by China's smartphone vendors, including the top-four players Huawei, Xiaomi Technology, Oppo and Vivo, as well as other brands, by the...
Thursday 3 May 2018
Orders from Samsung to boost Egistec, Goodix revenues
Egis Technology (Egistec) and Goodix have both obtained fingerprint sensor orders for Samsung's Galaxy smartphones with shipments already kicking off, according to industry sources...