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Friday 28 April 2017
UMC to roll out 22nm process as early as 2018
Foundry chipmaker UMC has disclosed plans to roll out 22nm process technology as early as 2018. UMC has started IP development for its 22nm process, and expects to introduce the node...
Friday 28 April 2017
AUO expects 2Q17 large-size panel shipments to shrink 1-5% on quarter
AU Optronics (AUO) expects shipments of large-size panels in the second quarter of 2017 to decrease 1-5%, small- to medium-size units to remain unchanged, and the corresponding ASP...
Friday 28 April 2017
Parade sees earnings up on year in 1Q17
Mixed-signal IC supplier Parade Technologies has reported net income of US$11.95 million for the first quarter of 2017, increasing 10.75% from a year earlier. After tax EPS for the...
Thursday 27 April 2017
UMC expects flat performance in 2Q17
United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its wafer shipments and ASPs to stay flat sequentially in the second quarter of 2017, when the foundry chipmaker's capacity utilization rate...
Thursday 27 April 2017
Asia Tech Image profits soar in 1Q17
Contact image sensor (CIS) module maker Asia Tech Image (ATI) has reported net profits of NT$47.34 million (US$1.574 million) for the first quarter of 2017, increasing 249% from a...
Thursday 27 April 2017
Elan sees earnings improve on year in 1Q17
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported net profits of NT$140 million (US$4.654 million) for the first quarter of 2017, down 13.58% on quarter but up...
Wednesday 26 April 2017
China market: China makers slash smartphone panel prices
China-based panel suppliers including China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), BOE Technology, Everdisplay Optronics and Tianma, have resorted to price competition in order to...
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Realtek sees profits down in 1Q17
Tight supply of memory devices, LCD panels and other key components is discouraging downstream OEMs and brand companies from placing chip orders, according to Alex Chiu, president...
Wednesday 26 April 2017
GlobalWafers seeing robust semiconductor wafer demand
Demand for semiconductor-grade silicon wafers has been robust, according to GlobalWafers, which expects the market to see tight supply through the end of 2018.
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Digitimes Research: Biometric sensor shipments to see CAGR of over 30% from 2017-2020
Biometric sensor technologies are mainly separated into two major categories: the static type such as fingerprint, iris, face, palm vein recognition; and the dynamic type such as...
Tuesday 25 April 2017
60.16 million LCD TV panel shipped globally in 1Q17, says WitsView
There were 60.16 million LCD TV panels shipped globally in the first quarter of 2017, decreasing 10.7% on quarter but increasing 0.4% on year, according to WitsView.
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Holtek reports on-year increase in 1Q17 earnings
MCU and IC solution provider Holtek Semiconductor has reported net profits of NT$185 million (US$6.113 million) for the first quarter of 2017, down 10.6% on quarter but up 10.2% on...
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Ardentec breaks ground for new plant in Nanjing
Taiwan-based Ardentec, which specializes in testing services for logic and memory chips, has recently broken ground for a new plant in Nanjing, China where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Tuesday 25 April 2017
IC distributor Edom 2Q17 revenues to rise
Taiwan-based Edom Technology, which distributes mainly niche-market ICs and components, is expected to see its revenues register double-digit on-year growth in the second quarter...
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Copper foil maker Co-Tech positive about 2017 outlook
Co-Tech Copper Foil has expressed optimism about its performance during 2017 citing robust copper foil demand.