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Wednesday 3 May 2017
Former TSMC engineer indicted for trade secrets theft
A former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) engineer has been charged with stealing secrets from the pure-play foundry.
Wednesday 3 May 2017
Semiconductor wafer-level manufacturing equipment revenues up 11% in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor wafer-level manufacturing equipment (WFE) revenues totaled US$37.4 billion in 2016, an 11.3% increase from 2015, according to final results by Gartner. The...
Wednesday 3 May 2017
FocalTech reports losses for 1Q17
Touchscreen and LCD driver solution provider FocalTech Systems has reported net losses of NT$8.199 million (US$272,928) or NT$0.01 per share for the first quarter of 2017.
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Sitronix sees earnings decline in 1Q17
LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology has reported pre-tax profits of NT$189 million (US$6.29 million) for the first quarter of 2017, down 43% on quarter and 37.2% on year. EPS...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Global semiconductor sales rise 18% in March, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1% compared to the March 2016 total of US$26.2 billion and 1.6% more than...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Silicon Motion expects 2Q17 sales to rise 5-10%
Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects its revenues to increase 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2017, with gross margin ranging from 48.5% to...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Qualcomm to set up smartphone-chip JV with Datang, Beijing JAC, says paper
Qualcomm reportedly will team up with China-based Datang Telecom Group and Beijing Jianguang Asset Management (JAC) to set up a joint venture in China to produce chips for smartphones,...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Global panel shipments to rises in 2Q17, says IHS Markit
Global LCD and OLED panel shipments are expected to increase by 7% sequentially in the second quarter of 2017 to 646.7 million units, a rebound from a 9% quarter-to-quarter decrease...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Samsung poised to become largest semi supplier in 2Q17, says IC Insights
After nearly a quarter of a century, the semiconductor industry could see a new number-one supplier in the second quarter of 2017. If memory market prices continue to hold or increase...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
MediaTek expects 2Q17 revenues to rise by up to 8%
IC design house MediaTek expects its second-quarter revenues to post an up to 8% sequential increase to between NT$56.1 billion (US$1.86 billion) and NT$60.6 billion. Gross margin...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
ASE posts profit decrease in 1Q17
Packaging and testing company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) saw its profits fall to a 4-year low in the first quarter of 2017.
Friday 28 April 2017
Faraday seeing growth in 28nm chip market
Faraday Technology, a Taiwan-based ASIC design service and IP provider, has expressed optimism about 28nm chip market growth. The company has received new orders for 28nm NRE (non-recurring...
Friday 28 April 2017
FPCB maker Flexium 1Q17 profits fall
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnected has reported net profits of NT$245 million (US$8.12 million) for the first quarter of 2017, down 76.1% on quarter and 41.9% on year. EPS...
Friday 28 April 2017
MediaTek gross margin continues to fall
Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek, which specializes in mobile SoC solutions, saw its gross margin reach a record low of 33.5% in the first quarter of 2017.
Friday 28 April 2017
Digitimes Research: China panel makers showcase TDDI LTPS TFT-LCD, flexible AMOLED panels at CITE
China-based panel makers exhibited small- to medium-size TDDI (touch and display driver integration) LTPS TFT-LCD panels and flexible AMOLED panels at China Information Technology...