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Saturday 3 June 2017
SMIC eyeing top-3 spot in pure-play foundry segment
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is aiming to become a global top-3 pure-play foundry chipmaker by 2020, according to the China-based company. In addition to advanced...
Friday 2 June 2017
Goodix rolls out touchscreen, fingerprint and stylus chips for notebook applications
China-based IC design house Goodix has rolled out a range of touchscreen controller chips, fingerprint sensors and stylus chips targeting the notebook sector.
Friday 2 June 2017
WiGig wireless VR devices expected to launch at end of 3Q17, says Peraso VP
Canada-based 60GHz WiGig (IEEE 802.11ad) wireless IC solution developer Peraso Technologies has been cooperating with many VR hardware makers to develop WiGig wireless VR devices...
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan semiconductor production value to grow 3.5% in 2017
The production value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry is expected to amount to NT$2.4 trillion (US$79.74 billion) in 2017, up 3.5% from a year earlier, compared to 7.1% growth projected...
Friday 2 June 2017
Fifteen chipmakers to spend more than US$1 billion on capex, says IC Insights
There are 15 companies forecast to have semiconductor capital expenditures of more than US$1 billion in 2017, up from 11 in 2016 and only eight in 2013, according to IC Insights.
Friday 2 June 2017
Gigabyte unveils the X299 Aorus Gaming motherboards
Gigabyte Techonology, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, has unveiled at Computex 2017 their latest motherboard series built on the Intel X299 enthusiast platform...
Friday 2 June 2017
Colorful iGame Z270 Ymir-X motherboard transcends to new level
China's leading motherboard brand Colorful Technology will highlight its iGame gaming series at Computex 2017, aiming to deliver the ultimate user experiences to professional e-sports...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Tsinghua Unigroup chair criticizes Qualcomm for forming JV with local chipmaker
Tsinghua Unigroup chairman Zhao Weiguo has criticized Qualcomm's intention of forming a joint venture with fabless chip firm Leadcore Technology and two local investment firms in...
Thursday 1 June 2017
China TV panel self-sufficiency to reach 85% in 2017, says CSOT
China-based panel makers have been setting up TFT-LCD panel production lines since 2012 and for TV panels in particular, China-based makers supplied 54% of domestic demand from China-based...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Rick Tsai takes office as MediaTek co-CEO
MediaTek has announced that Lih Shyng (Rick) Tsai officially takes the office as the company's co-CEO today (June 1, 2017), one month earlier than the originally-scheduled July 1...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Intel may benefit from Apple's fight with Qualcomm
To avoid over-relying on baseband chip supply from Qualcomm, Apple added Intel as a second baseband chip supplier for its iPhone 7 series smartphones in 2016, with Intel receiving...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Sony gives priority to Apple, China-based vendors for CIS capacity
Sony has given priority to Apple, and China-based Huawei, Oppo and Vivo for CMOS image sensor (CIS) capacity, according to industry sources.
Thursday 1 June 2017
ARM rolls out new solutions to accelerate AI adoption
ARM has launched a series of processor cores, the high-end Cortex-A75 and mid-range Cortex-A55 chips, and the Mali-G72 graphics chip, aimed to accelerate AI adoption.
Thursday 1 June 2017
MediaTek launches next-gen Wi-Fi chipset portfolio for IoT
MediaTek has announced its next-generation Wi-Fi chipset portfolio for connected smart home, office and other IoT applications. The MediaTek MT7686, MT7682, and MT5932 will deliver...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Asustek, HP and Lenovo develop mobile PCs powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chips
At the ongoing Computex trade show in Taipei, Qualcomm has announced that Asustek Computer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Lenovo are the first OEMs to develop mobile PCs powered by its...