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Monday 12 February 2018
WT Micro posts EPS of NT$5.26 for 2017
IC distributor WT Microelectronics has reported net profits climbed to a record high of NT$2.52 billion (US$85.8 million) in 2017. The earnings were up 48.2% compared to 2016 with...
Monday 12 February 2018
NB-IoT chip module shipments to China may hit 100 million units in 2018
Shipments of NB-IoT (narrow band IoT) chip modules to the China market may grow exponentially from five million pieces in 2017 to 100 million pieces in 2018 as demand for such chips...
Monday 12 February 2018
SMIC to enter volume production of 28nm HKMG chips in 2H18
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is scheduled to enter volume production of chips fabricated using 28nm HKMG and HKMG+ processes in the...
Monday 12 February 2018
UMC January revenues increase, VIS drop
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its January revenues hit a three-month high, while fellow company Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) saw revenues decrease...
Monday 12 February 2018
MediaTek January revenues fall to 23-month low
Smartphone SoC specialist MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$16.84 billion (US$574.3 million) for January 2018, down 9.7% sequentially and 8.1% on year.
Friday 9 February 2018
TSMC January revenues hit 6-month low
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) fell to a six-month low of NT$79.74 billion (US$2.72 billion) in January 2018.
Friday 9 February 2018
VIS expects flat revenue growth in 1Q18
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenues of between NT$6.2 billion (US$211 million) and NT$6.6 billion in the first quarter of 2018, compared with NT$6.38...
Friday 9 February 2018
ASE January revenues down 15.7% sequentially
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$23.59 billion (US$803.1 million) for January 2018, down 15.7% sequentially but up 4% on year.
Friday 9 February 2018
Elan to enjoy strong 1Q18
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$1.8 billion (US$61.3 million) and NT$1.9 billion for the first quarter of 2018 compared...
Friday 9 February 2018
IC distributor Audix profits hit 10-year high
IC distributor and component maker Audix has reported net earnings per share increased 11% on year to a 10-year high of NT$4.13 (US$0.14) in 2017.
Friday 9 February 2018
SPIL spends NT$710 million on equipment for China subsidiary
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has disclosed it has spent a total of NT$710.71 million (US$24.3 million) on equipment from Kulicke and Soffa Industries for its...
Friday 9 February 2018
Globalfoundries 22FDX process to attract more orders, says company executive
After securing orders from STMicroelectronics, Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) process is being evaluated by hundreds of potential customers looking to use a more advanced fully-depleted...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Intel unveils Xeon D-2100 processors for edge and IoT devices
Intel has introduced the new Intel Xeon D-2100 processor, a system-on-chip (SoC) processor architected to address the needs of edge applications and other data center or network applications...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Silicon Motion obtains SSD controller orders from Micron, Intel
Silicon Motion Technology has begun shipping its SATA3 SSD controllers for Micron's Crucial MX500 SSD series and second-generation PCIe NVMe controllers for Intel's 760p series, the...
Thursday 8 February 2018
AUO sees 6-8% increase in global LCD panel supply, demand in 2018
The global LCD panel market is expected to be stable in 2018 with a 6-8% annual increase estimated in both supply and demand, and the average size of panels shipped in the year will...