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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...
Monday 16 January 2017
MediaTek to see solution shipments dip 20% on quarter in 1Q17, says paper
MediaTek is expected to see its shipments of smartphone solutions decline 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2017, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Monday 16 January 2017
CIS module maker Asia Tech Image reports increased earnings for 2016
CIS module maker Asia Tech Image has reported net profits of NT$273 million (US$8.639 million) for 2016, increasing 10% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS of...
Friday 13 January 2017
Fab investment surging in China, says SEMI
From 2004 through 2014, over US$70 billion was spent on semiconductor equipment and materials in China, according to SEMI. Over this period, assembly and packaging infrastructure...
Friday 13 January 2017
Topco posts record 2016 revenues
Taiwan-based Topco Scientific has reported consolidated revenues for 2016 grew about 19% on year to a record high of NT$22.63 billion (US$716.7 million). The semiconductor material...
Friday 13 January 2017
TSMC could build plant in the US, says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang has said the company has not ruled out building a wafer fab in the US in response to Donald Trump's plans to...
Thursday 12 January 2017
Macronix memory incorporated in new Qualcomm LTE IoT chipset reference design
Macronix International's NAND MCP memory solution has been adopted and incorporated by Qualcomm as a part of the reference design for a LTE Cat. M1/NB-1 chipset, the MDM9206 modem,...
Thursday 12 January 2017
Parade reports increased sales for December
Mixed-signal IC vendor Parade Technologies saw its revenues down 6.7% on month but up 7.3% on year to NT$794 million (US$24.89 million) in December.
Thursday 12 January 2017
Novatek sees revenues up on month in December
LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics has reported revenues of NT$NT$3.725 billion (US$116.75 million) for December, up 2.61% on month but down 7.05% on year.