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Thursday 19 January 2017
MediaTek to post 15-20% revenue decrease in 1Q17
Seasonality will drag down MediaTek's revenues in the first quarter of 2017, which are forecast to drop 15-20% sequentially, according to market observers.
Thursday 19 January 2017
Qualcomm, MediaTek to vie for handset solution orders from Foxconn
Qualcomm and MediaTek are expected to compete fiercely for chipset solution orders from EMS supplier Foxconn Electronics which has turned itself into a handset vendor recently, according...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Worldwide semiconductor revenues grow 1.5% in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$339.7 billion in 2016, a 1.5% increase from 2015 revenues of US$334.8 billion, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The top-25...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
GaAs foundry Wavetek positive about compound semiconductor market
Taiwan-based Wavetek Microelectronics, a subsidiary of United Microelectronics (UMC) dedicated to providing 6-inch GaAs foundry services for fabless and IDM companies, has expressed...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Taiwan IC design houses pushing into automotive aftermarket
Taiwan-based IC design houses including Generalplus, Himax Technologies, Macroblock, MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Nuvoton Technology, Pixart Imaging, Sunplus Technology and...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
IC distributor Sunnic to enjoy record 2017 revenues
IC distributor Sunnic Technology & Merchandise is expected to enjoy record revenues in 2017, buoyed by robust CMOS image sensor demand, according to a recent Chinese-language...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Fabless firm Davicom 4Q16 pre-tax profits increase
Taiwan-based Davicom Semiconductor, a fabless chipmaker specializing in networking and communications chips, saw its pre-tax profits surge about 80% sequentially in the fourth quarter...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
CMOS image sensor demand promising
High-resolution automative panels and handsets with dual-lens camera modules will spur demand for CMOS image sensors, particularly high-end ones, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 17 January 2017
NAND flash supply to remain tight throughout 2017, says Phison chairman
Global supply of NAND flash memory will be tight throughout 2017, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Taiwan-based Phison Electronics, which makes controllers for NAND flash...
Tuesday 17 January 2017
Macroblock 2017 revenues to rise at least 10%
LED driver IC supplier Macroblock is expected to enjoy at least 10% revenue growth in 2017 with higher profits, thanks to robust demand for small pitch LED display products, as well...
Tuesday 17 January 2017
FocalTech to enjoy strong 1Q17
FocalTech Systems is expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2017, thanks to robust shipments of its single-chip integrated driver controller (IDC) solutions, according...
Monday 16 January 2017
Sharp ending supply for Samsung may push up demand for 65-inch TV panels
Foxconn Electronics, following stake investment in Sharp, has had Sharp end supply of LCD TV panels for Samsung Electronics beginning January 2017, which is likely to increase global...
Monday 16 January 2017
Commentary: A lesson to be learned from China panel industry headhunting
China's relentless efforts of headhunting from Taiwan's semiconductor industry have continued, with the latest target being Shih-wei Sun, ex-CEO of United Microelectronics Corporation...
Monday 16 January 2017
Global AP demand forecast, 2017-2020
Digitimes Research expects global application processor (AP) shipments to increase more than 8% in 2017 and surpass the 1.9 billion mark, with smartphones remaining the main application...
Monday 16 January 2017
Mobile DRAM supplier AP Memory sees revenues double in 4Q16
Mobile DRAM design specialist AP Memory Technology saw its revenues increase 99.84% on quarter and 44% on year to NT$1.257 billion (US$39.775 million) in the fourth quarter of 2016...