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Friday 14 July 2017
IC design house Nyquest 2Q17 profits to hit record high
Consumer IC design company Nyquest Technology is expected to report a record EPS of over NT$1.50 (US$0.05) for the second quarter of 2017, when revenues also hit a record high of...
Friday 14 July 2017
Semi content in electronic systems forecast to set new record in 2017, says IC Insights
The global electronic systems market will grow only 2% to US$1,493 billion in 2017, while the worldwide semiconductor market is expected to surge by 15% to US$419.1 billion, according...
Friday 14 July 2017
Large-size panel production capacity growing, says firm
The global production capacity for large-size flat panels is projecting to expand at a rate of 295,000 units a month in 2017, with more than 60% of the newly added production capacity...
Friday 14 July 2017
Faraday unveils 28HPC USB 3.1 PHY and 40LP Type-C PHY with PD controller
Faraday Technology, a Taiwan-based ASIC design service and IP provider, has announced the availability of its USB 3.1 PHY on UMC 28HPC process, as well as the silicon-verified USB...
Friday 14 July 2017
Skyworks seeking acquisition in Taiwan
Skyworks is evaluating the feasibility of acquiring either RF component specialist Richwave Technology or the power amplifier (PA) department of Airoha Technology, a unit of MediaTek,...
Friday 14 July 2017
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum to remain top handset IC suppliers in 2017
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum will remain the top-3 handset IC suppliers in 2017, with Qualcomm dominating the high-end market, and MediaTek and Spreadtrum sharing the mid-range...
Friday 14 July 2017
Cista Design selects Kilopass OTP NVM for next generation CMOS image sensor on SMIC developed 130nm back side illumination technology platform
Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced that Cista Design Inc., a leading...
Friday 14 July 2017
Chuangfeixin anti-fuse one-time-programming solution qualified in SilTerra high voltage technology
SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian home grown leading semiconductor wafer foundry, and Zhuhai Chuangfeixin Technology Co., Ltd. ("CFX"), an memory IP design house, jointly announced...
Friday 14 July 2017
TSMC expects to see 10nm account for 10% of 2017 revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects sales generated from 10nm process technology to account for 10% of its overall revenues for 2017.
Thursday 13 July 2017
TSMC 2Q17 EPS hits 5-quarter low
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported net profits of NT$66.27 billion (US$2.18 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$213.86 billion for the second quarter...
Thursday 13 July 2017
Huawei set to unveil AI processors by yearend, says executive
Sensing the imminent arrival of a smart Internet era driven by artificial intelligence (AI), China's top ICT solutions provider Huawei Technologies is actively proceeding with the...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan IC backend firms revenues to peak for 2017 starting August, September
Taiwan-based IC backend houses, particularly those engaged in the supply chain for Apple's upcoming iPhones, are expected to see their revenues start peaking for 2017 in August or...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Worldwide semiconductor revenues to top US$400 billion in 2017, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to total US$401.4 billion in 2017, an increase of 16.8% from 2016, according to Gartner. This will be the first time semiconductor revenues...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Topco Scientific 3Q17 revenues to rise 10%
IC materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to post 10% revenue growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2017, thanks mainly to a pick-up in orders from Taiwan Semiconductor...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan IC design houses gearing up for high speed transmissions
With high speed transmissions becoming an important spec for electronics devices, Taiwan-based IC design houses including ASMedia, Parade Technologies, Weltrend, On-Bright, Etron...