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Friday 6 November 2015
China semiconductor investment fund changes the rules of competition, says ASE COO
China's national semiconductor industry investment fund has changed the rules of industrial competition, and backed by this fund China-based companies will definitely ramp up the...
Friday 6 November 2015
China to dominate flat panel display manufacturing by 2018, says IHS
While conventional thin film TFT LCD displays are rapidly trending towards commoditization and currently suffering from declining prices and margins, China is quickly adding capacity...
Friday 6 November 2015
Asian semiconductor equipment suppliers to lose market share in 2015, says Information Network
Asia-based semiconductor equipment makers will see their combined share of the global equipment sales shrink in 2015, according to the Information Network.
Friday 6 November 2015
Compeq October revenues top NT$5 billion
PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.02 billion (US$154.7 million) for October 2015, hitting a monthly record for the fourth consecutive...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Apple places driver IC orders for 2016 iPhone models with Synaptics
Apple has placed LCD driver IC orders for its 2016 series of iPhones with Synaptics, indicating its in-house developed touch and display driver integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions...
Thursday 5 November 2015
China becoming a major investment market for Intel
Intel Capital is estimated to invest a total of US$500 million in 2015. Prior to the end of October, Intel Capital had already invested US$168 million in China and with a separate...
Thursday 5 November 2015
IC distributor WT Micro reports EPS NT$1.14 for 3Q15
IC distributor WT Microelectronics has reported net profits of NT$508 million (US$15.71 million) for the third quarter of 2015, which translated into an EPS of NT$1.14 for the quar...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Falling sales of Android smartphones affecting Taiwan IC design houses
The global sales of Android-based smartphones have been a disappointment affecting negatively the performance of Taiwan-based IC design houses, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 November 2015
Demand key to driving 2016 semiconductor market, says ASE COO
The 2016 semiconducor market will be all about demand, according to Tien Wu, COO for IC backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE).
Thursday 5 November 2015
China panel makers ramping up high-end display production
In addition to reaching 90% yields for a-Si displays, China panel makers are also ramping up production of AMOLED, Ultra HD (4K) and IGZO applications to meet demand from high-end...
Thursday 5 November 2015
IC distributor WPG expects revenues to decline slightly in 4Q15
IC distributor WPG expects its revenues to decline 4-6% to NT$129-135 billion (US$3.99-4.18 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2015 with a gross margin of 3.95-4.1% and an operating...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
China investment in Taiwan IC design houses is feasible, says Acer founder
In response to China-based Tsinghua Unigroup's interest in combining its two subsidiary IC designers with Taiwan-based MediaTek, Acer founder Stan Shih said that China-based investment...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
DKIH common mode chokes for 1- and 3-phase applications mount on PCB
SCHURTER expands its wide range of current compensated chokes with high current types for PCB mounting. The new DKIH series are available for single and three phase applications with...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Elan reports increased pre-tax profits for 3Q15
Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its pre-tax profits grow 47% sequentially to NT$264 million (US$8.14 million) for the third quarter of 2015. The earnings...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
MediaTek chairman invests in fingerprint sensor maker Egistec, says paper
MediaTek chairman MK Tsai has personally committed equity investment in fingerprint sensor maker Egis Technology (Egistec), according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...