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Thursday 1 September 2016
Etron ramping up shipments of USB Type-C controller ICs
Etron Technology is expected to see its shipments of USB Type-C controller solutions increase significantly in the second half 2016, bringing total shipments of related chips to over...
Thursday 1 September 2016
China market: Huada aims to become largest MCU vendor locally
China-based Huada Semiconductor, an affiliate of China Electronics Corporation (CEC), aims to become the top supplier of MCU products in the domestic market, according to the compa...
Thursday 1 September 2016
AWSC announces stock buyback
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) has announced plans to repurchase five million shares, or 3.56% of the company's outstanding shares, at between NT$36 (US$1.13)...
Thursday 1 September 2016
Calitech plans Taiwan OTC listing
Taiwan-based Calitech, which provides key parts for semiconductor front-end equipment, plans to list on the local over-the-counter (OTC) market at the end of September.
Wednesday 31 August 2016
China smartphone AP shipments - 2Q 2016
Shipment of mobile application processors for smartphones and tablets in the China market are expected to grow 18.6% in the second half of 2016.
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Orders for iris recognition chips to boost Xintec 2017 revenues, says report
Taiwan-based Xintec, an affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) specializing in packaging services for CMOS image sensors as well as MEMS and fingerprint sensors,...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
MCU market to reach record high revenues through 2020, says IC Insights
The IC industry's original system-on-chip (SoC) product category - microcontrollers (MCU) - is expected to steadily reach record-high annual revenues through the second half of this...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
NVM IP provider eMemory unveils new MTP solution for RFID and NFC chips
Embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) IP provider eMemory Technology has unveiled an ultra-low power embedded logic multiple-times programmable (MTP) solution, EcoBit technology. The...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
Samsung announces mass production of 14nm Exynos chips
Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of the Exynos 7 Quad 7570 built on 14nm process technology for the budget smartphone market as well as other IoT devices. Exynos...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
Demand set to boom for iris- and face-recognition chips for smartphones
Demand for iris- and face- recognition chips for smartphones is expected to surge encouraging more China- and Taiwan-based fabless firms to step into the field, according to industry...
Monday 29 August 2016
Digitimes Research: China mobile AP shipments to growth over 18% in 2H16
Shipment of mobile application processors for smartphones and tablets in the China market are expected to grow 18.6% in the second half of 2016 from those shipped in the first half...
Monday 29 August 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$21.3 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) purchased machinery equipment from Ebara, ASML and Applied Materials for a total of NT$21.3 billion (US$669.7 million), according...
Monday 29 August 2016
TOK steps up investment in Taiwan
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) is looking to expand its investment in Taiwan, which will become the Japan-based vendor's production hub for the East Asia market, according to the manufacturer...
Monday 29 August 2016
Richwave to see revenues up over 10% in 3Q16, says paper
RF component specialist Richwave Technology is expected to see its revenues reach NT$580 million (US$18.29 million) in the third quarter of 2016 compared to NT$523 million recorded...
Friday 26 August 2016
Industry supply chain eyeing huge mobile-SoC market potential
With more system vendors engaged in the development of mobile SoC solutions in-house, the market for mobile chips is set to expand a further US$10 billion, according to industry sources...