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Thursday 11 May 2017
Sumco lowering wafer shipments to XMC, say sources
Sumco has reportedly cut its wafer shipments to Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC), and given priority to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Intel and...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
Taiwan IC distributors April revenues decrease
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics and Edom Technology have reported sequential decreases in April revenues of 10.4%, 4.4% and 14.9%, respectively.
Wednesday 10 May 2017
Qualcomm ramping up shipments of mid-tier smartphone CPUs
Qualcomm is expected to ramp up shipments of its Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 CPUs for the mid-tier smartphone segment, putting more pressure on Taiwan-based smartphone AP provider...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
TSMC April revenues decrease
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) revenues for April 2017 fell to a new low in 37 months.
Wednesday 10 May 2017
TSMC board approves US$1.27 billion for advanced technology capacity expansion
The board of directrors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of US$1.269 billion for the purpose of upgrading and expanding capacity...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
UMC, VIS April revenues down
Pure-play wafer foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its April revenues fall to a new low in 12 months, while fellow company Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) April...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
VIS seeking 8-inch fab equipment from memory chipmakers
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is looking to expand its 8-inch fabs, and has approached several memory makers to buy their second-hand equipment,...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Novatek expects to post 5-9% revenue growth in 2Q17
IC design house Novatek Microelectronic expects to post revenues of between NT$11.5 billion (US$379.8 million) and NT$11.9 billion for the second quarter of 2017 representing a sequential...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Infineon rides automotive wave into top-10 semi supplier ranking, IC Insights says
IC Insights has released its list of the world's top-10 semiconductor sales leaders excluding pure-play foundries in the first quarter of 2017. In total, the top-10 semiconductor...
Monday 8 May 2017
VIS expects to post another sequential drop in 2Q17 revenues
Seasonality dragged down Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) revenues in the first quarter of 2017, which saw a sequential decrease of about 5%. The specialty IC foundry...
Monday 8 May 2017
MediaTek April revenues decrease
Mobile SoC supplier MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$17.75 billion (US$588.3 million) for April 2017, down 14.8% sequentially and 22.9% on year.
Monday 8 May 2017
Foxconn may set up 6G panel line in US, say Taiwan makers
Foxconn Electronics is talking with the US federal government and state governments about investing in the US and is likely to set up a 6G TFT-LCD panel factory there to produce small-...
Monday 8 May 2017
Realtek reports flat sales performance for April
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.433 billion (US$113.74 million) for April, up 0.4% month but down 1.2% on year.
Friday 5 May 2017
IC distributor Supreme to post robust 2Q17 sales
A rally in DRAM prices, as well as rising demand from China-based Oppo and Vivo, will buoy revenues at Supreme Electronics in the second quarter of 2017, according to market watche...
Friday 5 May 2017
Win Semi posts revenue growth in April
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.25 billion (US$41.5 million) for April 2017, up 10.2% on year and 5.9% sequentially. The April revenues...