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Friday 3 November 2017
Qualcomm revenues, profits fall in fiscal 2017
Qualcomm has announced operating income of US$2.6 billion on revenues of US$22.3 billion in its fiscal year ended September 24, 2017, which represented on-year decreases of 60% in...
Friday 3 November 2017
TPK sees EPS hit 5-year high in 3Q17
Touch panel maker TPK Holding saw its net profits surge to NT$870 million (US$28.8 million) in the third quarter of 2017, up 166% sequentially and 27% on year. EPS for the quarter...
Thursday 2 November 2017
Supplies of mature IC parts to remain tight in 2018, say sources
The supply of some IC parts and components, including wafers, passive components, and DRAM, MOSFET and NOR flash chips, will remain tight in 2018 due to the absence of capacity ramps...
Thursday 2 November 2017
Sesto eyeing automation business in Taiwan semi industry
Singapore-based Sesto Robotics is an automated guided vehicle (AGV) and intelligent mobile robot (IMR) developer that recently participated in Semicon Taiwan 2017 to push its products...
Wednesday 1 November 2017
eMemory unveils auto-grade EEPROM IP
Silicon IP provider eMemory has expanded its high-endurance NVM (non-volatile memory) offerings with an upgraded EEPROM (electrically-erasable programmable read only memory) which...
Wednesday 1 November 2017
Samsung capex to reach KRW46.2 trillion in 2017
Samsung expects capital expenditure (capex) for 2017 to be approximately KRW46.2 trillion (US$41.5 billion), a significant increase from 2016. Capex for the semiconductor and display...
Wednesday 1 November 2017
FocalTech pre-tax profits soar in 3Q17
Touchscreen and LCD driver solution provider FocalTech Systems saw its pre-tax profits soar 328% sequentially to NT$151 million (US$5 million) in the third quarter of 2017. Pre-tax...
Wednesday 1 November 2017
MediaTek posts profit and gross margin growth in 3Q17
MediaTek saw its gross margin rise to 36.4% in the third quarter from 35% in the second, while net profits soared 129% sequentially to NT$5.06 billion (US$167.8 million).
Wednesday 1 November 2017
Global semiconductor industry posts highest-ever quarterly sales, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$107.9 billion in the third quarter of 2017, marking the industry's highest-ever quarterly sales and an increase of 10.2% compared to the...
Wednesday 1 November 2017
Kinsus 1Q-3Q17 net profits fall
IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology has reported net profits of NT$476 million (US$15.8 million) for the first three quarters of 2017, down 72.7% on year, with EPS...
Wednesday 1 November 2017
Hua Hong Semi, SinoMCU jointly develop 95nm MCUs
Hua Hong Semiconductor and Shanghai SinoMCU Microelectronics have successfully verified and are ready for volume production of a 95nm MCU based on eMemory Technology's OTP (One-Time...
Tuesday 31 October 2017
Holtek to ship one million wireless charging MCUs in 2017
MCU and consumer IC firm Holtek Semiconductor expects its shipments of MCUs for wireless charging applications to reach one million units in 2017 driving up its revenues and profits...
Tuesday 31 October 2017
Qualcomm small cell chips only choice for Taiwan: Q&A with DoIT chief Lo Ta-sheng
The announcement by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) in mid-October to impose an antitrust fine of NT$23.4 billion (US$775.8 million) on Qualcomm for its allegedly unfair royalty...
Tuesday 31 October 2017
China firms to invest CNY18 billion to develop 19nm DRAM technology
China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor and Hefei RuiLi Integrated Circuit Manufacture (formerly Hefei ChangXin IC) will team up to develop 19nm DRAM process technology for the production...
Monday 30 October 2017
Lead time for MOSFET chips extends
Major MOSFET suppliers have extended delivery lead times to 13-18 weeks from 8-12 weeks as the supply of MOSFET chips has become tighter on rising demand for electric cars, according...