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Wednesday 17 February 2016
Panel makers and ODMs benefit from rising orders for Asustek high-end notebooks
As competition in the high-end notebook market is expected to start heating up, Asustek Computer has been increasing its orders for high-end notebook models, benefiting its component...
Wednesday 17 February 2016
Leadcore 28nm SoC ready for production at SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Leadcore Technology have jointly announced that SMIC's 28nm HKMG process will be ready for mass production for Leadcore's smartphone...
Tuesday 16 February 2016
SPIL disposes of Unimicron shares
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has sold all its Unimicron Technology shares for NT$14.33 (US$0.43) each, or a total of NT$594.77 million, according to a company filing with...
Tuesday 16 February 2016
PCB maker Apex sees revenues up on month in January
PCB maker Apex International has reported revenues of NT$585 million (US$17.65 million) for January 2016, up 8.59% sequentially but down 4.5% on year.
Monday 15 February 2016
Global smartphone and tablet AP markets decline in 2015, says Strategy Analytics
The global markets for smartphone and tablet applications processors (AP) both fell in 2015 compared to 2014, according to Strategy Analytics.
Monday 15 February 2016
WPG January revenues down, WT Micro up
Taiwan-based WPG saw its January revenues decrease 4.2% sequentially while fellow IC distributor WT Microelectronics' revenues increased 7.6% on month.
Monday 15 February 2016
Realtek reports increased January revenues
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.257 billion (US$98.3 million) for January 2016, representing increases of 12.65% on month...
Monday 15 February 2016
MediaTek January revenues rise
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$21.33 billion (US$646.7 million) for January 2016, up 15.2% on month and 22.1% on year.
Monday 15 February 2016
Compeq reports increased January revenues
HDI PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.7 billion (US$112.3 million) for January 2016, up 1.6% on month and 22.6% from a year earlier.
Monday 15 February 2016
Silicon wafer shipments rise 3% in 2015, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 3% to a record high of 10.434 billion square inches in 2015.
Saturday 6 February 2016
Earthquake hits key Taiwan Science Park
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 hit Southern Taiwan on February 6 and several semiconductor, optoelectronic and photovoltaic players at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP)...
Saturday 6 February 2016
Innolux production base hit by earthquake
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 shook southern Taiwan, the main production base of LCD panel maker Innolux. The company stated that after the quake hit at 4:00am on February 6,...
Friday 5 February 2016
Taiwan semiconductor firms expected to start restocking inventories
Companies in Taiwan's semiconductor industry supply chain are expected to start restocking their inventories at the end of the first quarter or in early second-quarter 2016, leading...
Friday 5 February 2016
Notebook PCB specialist GBM posts decreased January sales
Taiwan-based Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), which specializes in the manufacture of notebook-use PCBs, has reported revenues for January 2016 decreased 1% sequentially and 8% from...
Friday 5 February 2016
China smartphone AP shipments - 4Q 2015
China's smartphone AP shipments grew 16.1% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2015 mainly thanks to demand for inventory preparation from some vendors and year-end holidays.