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Wednesday 7 June 2017
MediaTek considers placing chip orders with Globalfoundries
MediaTek is mulling placing chip orders with Globalfoundries using the foundry's 22nm FD-SOI process technology, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Elan May revenues climb to 8-month high
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$606 million (US$) for May 2017, up 17.3% on year and 0.6% sequentially.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
MediaTek posts slight sequential growth in May revenues
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$18.44 billion (US$612.5 million) for May 2017, up 3.9% sequentially but down 25.2% on year.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
TSMC orders equipment for NT$3 billion
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on June 5 disclosed a total of about NT$3.09 billion (US$102.8 million) spent on machinery equipment from ASML,...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Korea replaces Taiwan as largest semiconductor equipment market
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached a record US$13.1 billion in the first quarter of 2017, according to SEMI. The billings figure was 14% higher than...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Japan market: Sharp to use Foxconn-made semi-finished PV panel frames to save costs, construction time, says paper
Sharp will adopt semi-finished PV panel frames produced by Foxconn Electronics, a majority shareholder of Sharp, for PV power-generating stations it will establish in Japan, in a...
Monday 5 June 2017
Realtek May revenues decrease
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.3 billion (US$109.4 million) for May 2017, down 3.9% sequentially and 0.8% on year.
Monday 5 June 2017
IBM, Globalfoundries and Samsung build new transistor for 5nm technology
IBM on June 5 announced that the company and its research alliance partners Globalfoundries and Samsung, and equipment suppliers have developed an industry-first process to build...
Monday 5 June 2017
BOE, CSOT plan to set up more 10.5G, 11G panel lines
China-based panel makers BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) are setting up a 10.5G TFT-LCD panel factory and a 11G one respectively and plan to build...
Monday 5 June 2017
Automotive touch screen shipments to top 50 million units in 2017, IHS says
With consumers already accustomed with using smartphones and tablet PCs in their everyday lives, touch screens are now increasingly making their way into vehicles, too. Automotive...
Monday 5 June 2017
Faraday announces automotive ASIC qualified for AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q006
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology has announced an automotive ASIC device qualified for AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q006 as defined by the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC).
Monday 5 June 2017
ASMedia expects sales to rally by 80% on year in 2H17
USB controller IC design house ASMedia Technology expects its sales to grow over 80% on year in the second half of 2017 thanks to new CPU platforms introduced by Intel and AMD, according...
Saturday 3 June 2017
RF component supplier Richwave sees revenues up in May
RF component specialist Richwave Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$220 million (US$7.31 million) for May, increasing 4.37% on month and 27.58% on year.
Saturday 3 June 2017
SMIC eyeing top-3 spot in pure-play foundry segment
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is aiming to become a global top-3 pure-play foundry chipmaker by 2020, according to the China-based company. In addition to advanced...
Friday 2 June 2017
Goodix rolls out touchscreen, fingerprint and stylus chips for notebook applications
China-based IC design house Goodix has rolled out a range of touchscreen controller chips, fingerprint sensors and stylus chips targeting the notebook sector.