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Wednesday 9 December 2015
Global 3Q15 semiconductor equipment billings increase 9%, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$9.6 billion in the third quarter of 2015, according to SEMI. The billings figure is 9% higher than the same quarter...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry output value to decline 1.8% in 4Q15
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry is expected to drop 1.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2015, due mainly to seasonal factors, according to Digitimes Rese...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
5-inch HD open cell panel pricing rising
Five-inch HD open cell panel pricing is increasing due to recent moves from makers to reduce capacity.
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Winbond November revenues up on year
Winbond Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.31 billion (US$100.6 million) for November 2015, down 2.3% on month but up 2.6% on year.
Monday 7 December 2015
Compeq November revenues hit record for 5th straight month
PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.07 billion (US$154.4 million) for November 2015, hitting a monthly record for the fifth consecutive...
Monday 7 December 2015
Realtek reports increased November revenues
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.37 billion (US$102.8 million) for November 2015, representing increases of 12.9% on month...
Monday 7 December 2015
Elan reports slight sequential drop in November revenues
Touchscreen controller IC specialist Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$599 million (US$18.3 million) for November 2015, down 2.6% on month but up 2.2%...
Monday 7 December 2015
Taiwan MOEA confirms receipt of TSMC application for 12-inch fab in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has confirmed it has received an application submitted by TSMC for establishing a 12-inch wafer manufacturing...
Monday 7 December 2015
MediaTek reports robust November revenues
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$20.96 billion (US$640 million) for November 2015, up 24.9% on year. The figure was also the third-highest record in the company's...
Monday 7 December 2015
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers increasing investments in niche products and large-size applications
The China International Touchscreen Exhibition (C-Touch) was recently held in Shenzhen, China, featuring a number of local and international touch and IC makers. Throughout the exhibition...
Monday 7 December 2015
TSMC applies for 12-inch wafer fab and design service center in China
TSMC today submitted an application to the Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs for an investment project to build a wholly-owned 12-inch wafer manufacturing...
Monday 7 December 2015
Global semiconductor sales increase in October, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$29.0 billion for the month of October 2015, 1.9% higher than the previous month's total of US$28.4 billion and 2.5% lower than the October...
Monday 7 December 2015
Sony and Toshiba sign definitive agreements for transfer of semiconductor fabrication facilities
Based on the memorandum of understanding entered into between Sony and Toshiba on October 28, 2015, the parties have signed definitive agreements to transfer to Sony and to Sony Semiconductor...
Friday 4 December 2015
IDM IC sales growth likely to outpace fabless in 2015, says IC Insights
In 2010, for the first and only time on record thus far, IDM semiconductor sales growth (35%) outpaced fabless semiconductor company sales growth (29%), according to IC Insights....
Friday 4 December 2015
MediaTek announces open-source development platform for IoT devices
MediaTek Labs has announced the launch of the MediaTek LinkIt Smart 7688, a development platform enabling rapid development of advanced Wi-Fi based devices such as IP cameras, surveillance...