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Tuesday 14 July 2015
WT Micro 2Q15 sales meet guidance
Consolidated revenues at IC distributor WT Microelectronics increased 0.8% sequentially and 11.8% from a year earlier to NT$28.76 billion (US$927 million) in the second quarter of...
Monday 13 July 2015
AWSC, VPEC June revenues rise
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) saw its June revenues soar, while GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) enjoyed record high...
Monday 13 July 2015
4 major Taiwan panel makers all report revenue declines in 1H15
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has reported its June 2015 consolidated revenues reached NT$3.59 billion (US$115.83 million), down 3.4% on month and down 23.9% on year. For the first...
Monday 13 July 2015
Taiwan touchscreen controller IC suppliers shift focus to large-size applications
Taiwan-based touchscreen controller IC suppliers have turned their attention to large-size appliations such as touch-enabled monitors and displays for industrial, advertising and...
Monday 13 July 2015
China-based white-box tablet makers ready to roll out iPad-like large size models, say sources
China-based white-box tablet makers are likely to cash in on Apple's planned launch of a 12.9-inch iPad to deliver similar-sized tablets to reignite shipments of white-box tablets,...
Friday 10 July 2015
Lite-On Semi 2Q15 sales up 11%
Discrete IC specialist Lite-On Semiconductor saw its second-quarter revenues increase 11% sequentially to NT$2.42 billion (US$78 million).
Friday 10 July 2015
PCB maker Zhen Ding sees revenues up in June
PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology Holding has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.48 billion (US$112.23 million) for June, up 5% sequentially and 3% on year.
Friday 10 July 2015
More China touch panel makers to fade from market in 2H15
Market observers expect that several China touch panel makers will exit the market in the second half of 2015 due to several reasons, including weak demand for Windows 10, weakening...
Friday 10 July 2015
IC distributor WPG 2Q15 revenues hit record
Consolidated revenues at WPG, Asia's largest distributor of semiconductor components, increased 15.2% sequentially to a record high of NT$124.46 billion (US$4 billion) in the second...
Friday 10 July 2015
Gartner cuts 2015 chip market growth forecast again
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to reach US$348 billion in 2015, a 2.2% increase from 2014, according to Gartner. The prediction, however, is down from Gartner's previous...
Thursday 9 July 2015
Digitimes Research: China IC foundry output value to rise 10.5% in 2015
The output value of China's IC foundry industry is forecast to register a 10.5% increase in 2015 reaching US$3.9 billion, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 9 July 2015
SK Hynix launches in-house developed UFS 2.0 solution
SK Hynix has developed a 64GB solution based on the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard, built using the company's 16nm NAND flash process, and its own firmware and controller,...
Thursday 9 July 2015
Compeq to enjoy profit growth in 3Q15
High-density interconnect (HDI) PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing will see its gross margin and profits rise substantially in the third quarter of 2015, thanks to shipments for...
Wednesday 8 July 2015
Elan Microelectronics sees June revenues drop on year
Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$490 million (US$15.79 million) for June 2015, representing a 0.92% increase on month and 23.87% drop on year.
Wednesday 8 July 2015
Samsung Display to shift 48-inch TV panel production to 49-inch units
In an effort to further compete against 49-inch TV panels produced from LG Display and 50-inch units from Taiwan makers, Samsung Display will shift production of 48-inch TV panels...