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Wednesday 25 October 2017
Taiwan analog IC firms to enjoy strong 4Q17
Taiwan-based analog IC firms, particularly suppliers of MOSFET chips and fan motor driver ICs, are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth quarter of 2017, according to industry...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Audix to ramp up shipments of VCM components
IC distributor and component maker Audix will ramp up monthly shipments of its VCM (voice coil motor) components to 50 million units in October and November, according to industry...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Realtek 3Q17 profits hit nearly 3-year high
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has reported net profits for the third quarter of 2017 hit a nearly 3-year high of NT$1.15 billion (US$38 million). EPS for the...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Apple-TSMC partnership started from home dinner hosted by Morris Chang, says Jeff Williams
Though a business partner of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for less than 10 years, Apple has become the largest customer of the world's largest foundry house in...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Sony to expand CIS presence in car electronics market
Sony has been strengthening its high-end CMOS image sensor (CIS) development and is looking to expand its presence in the car-use electronics market. The efforts are expected to bear...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
SDI resumes production at China leadframe plant
Taiwan-based Shuen Der Industry (SDI), a supplier of semiconductor leadframes, has resumed production at a China factory which was ordered to suspend and remediate polluted water.
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Global semiconductor sector to see 4.5-5.5% CAGR in next decade, says Morris Chang
The global semiconductor sector will grow 2-3pp more than the global GDP expansion and see a 4.5-5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next 10 years, with Taiwan Semiconductor...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Qualcomm gains further share of smartphone AP market in 1H17, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 5% on year to reach US$9.4 billion in the first half of 2017, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm maintained...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
North American semi equipment industry billings continue slide
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a 6.9% sequential decrease in billings worldwide in September reaching a nine-month low of US$2.03 billion, according...
Monday 23 October 2017
Taiwan OSAT firms busy packaging AMD GPUs for new iMacs
While Apple has started to release more orders to AMD for high-end GPUs needed for new iMac series since September 2017, Taiwan-based outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT)...
Friday 20 October 2017
Taiwan foundries seeing brisk demand from fabless firms
Taiwan-based IC foundries including 8-inch ones have seen orders from their local fabless clients grow, which would indicate a particularly strong fourth quarter for Taiwan's IC industry,...
Friday 20 October 2017
Gaming monitor shipments soar 350% on year, says IHS Markit
Global shipments of gaming monitors increased 350% on year to 1.1 million units in the first half of 2017 from the same period a year ago, according to IHS Markit.
Friday 20 October 2017
TSMC raises IC market forecasts for 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revised upward its forecasts for global foundry and overall IC market outlook for 2017 to a 7% and 16% growth, respectively,...
Friday 20 October 2017
IC makers maximize 300mm, 200mm wafer capacity, says IC Insights
With the prospects of large 450mm wafers going nowhere, IC manufacturers are increasing efforts to maximize fabrication plants using 300mm and 200mm diameter silicon substrates. The...
Thursday 19 October 2017
TSMC 3Q17 profits slip
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported net profits of NT$89.93 billion (US$2.97 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$252.11 billion for the third quarter...