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Monday 5 December 2016
WT Micro says it is in talks with LeEco on delayed payment
Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics has indicated it is in talks with LeEco on unpaid accounts receivable, and expects to reach an agreement to collect them from the China-based...
Monday 5 December 2016
Annual sales worldwide from fabless IC design to grow 3.4% in 2017, says TrendForce
Revenues worldwide from fabless IC design for 2016 are estimated at US$77.49 billion, a decline of 3.2% from 2015, according to TrendForce. But strong growth is expected in several...
Monday 5 December 2016
Microsemi goes open source with FPGA for RISC-V
Us-based Microsemi has laid claim to being the first field programmable gate array (FPGA) provider to offer a comprehensive software tool chain and intellectual property (IP) core...
Monday 5 December 2016
Realtek reports decreased revenues for November
Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.343 billion (US$104.38 million) for November 2016, representing a 3.48% drop on month and 0.68% drop on year.
Monday 5 December 2016
PALWONN/ABONTOUCH's AbonMax series touch panel took challenges against Microsoft Surface Hub and Google Jamboard
The interactive white board (IWB) market in APAC region is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 20 percent during the forecast period. On the basis of end–users, the...
Friday 2 December 2016
China smartphone AP shipment 4Q forecast
Digitimes Research estimates shipments of AP for smartphones and tablet PC in China in the fourth quarter of 2016 will show a growth of 11.6% on quarter.
Thursday 1 December 2016
MediaTek expects gross margin to rise in 2017
MediaTek expects its revenues to continue on-year growth in 2017, while gross margin will pick up thanks to its expanding business in the 4G-smartphone market.
Thursday 1 December 2016
Falling smartphone IC ASPs discouraging device vendors from developing chips in-house
Device vendors including Xiaomi, LG Electronics and Sony have all expressed their intention to develop smartphone chips in-house. Nevertheless, the average selling price for smartphone...
Thursday 1 December 2016
MediaTek enhances deca-core chip lineup
MediaTek has announced new additions to its Helio X20 family of high-end mobile processors. The new Helio X23 and X27 offer the next level in user experiences by improving the overall...
Wednesday 30 November 2016
IoT and automotive to drive IC market growth through 2020, says IC Insights
IC sales for connections to the Internet of Things (IoT) are forecast to grow more than three times faster than total IC revenues during the last half of this decade, according to...
Tuesday 29 November 2016
MediaTek to roll out new product line for automotive industry
MediaTek has announced plans to bring holistic, fully integrated system solutions to the automotive industry beginning the first quarter of 2017.
Monday 28 November 2016
TSMC to post up to 3% sequential drop in 1Q17 revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to post up to a 3% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues in the first quarter of 2017, but will enjoy revenue...
Monday 28 November 2016
LCD TV panel makers set lower shipment target for 2017, IHS Markit says
Restructuring of older display fabs, migration to larger-sized LCD TV panels and business strategy adjustments are some of the factors prompting LCD TV panel manufacturers to set...
Friday 25 November 2016
ASE, VisEra obtain packaging orders for under-glass fingerprint sensors from Synaptics, says report
Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and VisEra Technologies have both landed packaging orders for under-glass fingerprint sensors from Synaptics, according to a...
Friday 25 November 2016
MediaTek mulling investment in electric car company NextEV
MediaTek reportedly intends to invest in electric car company NextEV with an aim to expand its business in the car electronics sector.