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Friday 17 July 2015
Open cell TV panel pricing drops to US$84 in June, says DisplaySearch
Open cell TV panels sized 32-inch dropped to US$84 a unit in June 2015 while that for 50-inch Ultra HD (4K) TV panels also showed declines, with 55-inch units dropping 8% on month,...
Friday 17 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Shrinking tablet market prompts China touch panel supply chain to look for growth elsewhere
With demand for white-box tablets gradually shrinking and China's brand tablet shipments also performing weaker than expected, China-based touch panel and touch controller IC firms...
Friday 17 July 2015
TV panel shipments up nearly 8% on year in June, says WitsView
TV panel shipments dropped 0.5% on month but increased 7.9% on year to 22.6 million in June 2015. TV panel shipments globally reached 132.3 million in the first half of 2015, according...
Thursday 16 July 2015
TSMC cuts 2015 chip growth outlook
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), at its July 16 investors meeting, gave a less-optimistic outlook for the third quarter of 2015, and has revised downward its forecast...
Thursday 16 July 2015
Accelerometer, gyro prices fall
Prices for MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes fell to as low as US$0.20 in the second quarter of 2015, down more than 30% from year-ago levels, according to industry sources.
Thursday 16 July 2015
CPT holds number 2 spot globally in tablet panel shipments during May, says firm
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) came in second globally in terms of tablet panel shipments in May 2015 at three million, falling behind BOE at four million but surpassing Samsung Display...
Thursday 16 July 2015
TSMC, Samsung start A9 chip mass production
TSMC and Samsung Foundry, which share orders for Apple's A9 application processors, have both started volume production of the chips, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending to increase 2.5% in 2015, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to grow 2.5% in 2015 reaching US$66.1 billion, according to Gartner. The prediction is down from the research firm's previous...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
RDA Microelectronics looking to acquire S2-Tek, says paper
China-based RDA Microelectronics, a business unit under the Tsinghua Unigroup, reportedly plans to acquire Taiwan-based S2-Tek, a TV SoC joint venture set up by Sunplus Technology...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Security a must for IoT market: Q&A with NXP EVP Steve Owen
The acquisition of Freescale by NXP Semiconductors will make NXP the world's second largest MCU supplier after the merger. The deal highlights NXP's goal of making a significant inroad...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
TSMC cuts 28/20nm prices as much as 10%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has slashed its prices on 28nm and 20nm process technologies by 5-10% in order to secure orders from major clients including Qualcomm...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Qualcomm to push inexpensive mobile device market with Microsoft and Allwinner solutions
According to Digitimes Research's findings, Qualcomm's development in the high-end market is not stable in 2015 and facing MediaTek and Spreadtrum's fierce competition in the mid-range...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
ASMedia cuts USB 3.1 solution pricing to below US$3
Seeing that Intel has reduced its USB 3.1 chip solution price from US$10 to less than US$6, ASMedia has also recently cut its USB 3.1 product pricing to below US$3, hoping to gain...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Touch IC developers turning to fingerprint sensors
With China handset brand vendors starting to launch flagship products with fingerprint sensors in the second half of 2014, touch controller IC players who have seen thinning profitability...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Globalfoundries rolls out 22nm FD-SOI technology
Globalfoundries has announced the availability of a 22nm process technology platform developed specifically to meet the ultra-low-power requirements of next-generation connected devices...