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Thursday 12 April 2018
Xilinx gearing up for FPGA market
Bolstered by its programmability trait, FPGA (field-programmable gate array) is gaining ground in the field of high-performance computing (HPC) chips and artificial neural networks...
Wednesday 11 April 2018
UMC, VIS March revenues increase
Pure-play foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential increases in March consolidated revenues of 4.2% and 25.8%,...
Tuesday 10 April 2018
MediaTek announces complete 56G PAM4 SerDes, silicon-proven on 7nm for ASIC services
MediaTek has announced an addition to its ASIC lineup with a 56G SerDes IP chip available with silicon-proven 7nm FinFET process technology. MediaTek's 56G SerDes is a high-performance...
Monday 9 April 2018
Realtek 1Q18 revenues down slightly
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has reported revenues of NT$10.63 billion (US$363.5 million) for the first quarter of 2018, down a slight 1.6% on quarter.
Tuesday 3 April 2018
IC packagers to see revenues bolstered by non-smartphone sectors
While strong demand for non-smartphone and 5G chips will keep foundry fabs running at full capacity in the second quarter, backend wafer test and IC packaging and testing service...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
ASE breaks ground for new factory in southern Taiwan
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), a provider of semiconductor assembly and test services, on April 3 held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its K25 building in the...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
Foxconn cloud platform to transform SMEs
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has pointed out that his company will open its cloud computing platform to small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs),...
Monday 2 April 2018
CHT revving up multi-pronged deployments to perform better in 2018
In line with the development of 5G, IoT, smart home and smart city applications, Taiwan's leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is actively proceeding with new strategic...
Monday 2 April 2018
Robust IoT chip orders filling 8-inch fab capacities
Strong demand for Internet of Things (IoT) related chips is filling China- and Taiwan-based pure-play foundries' 8-inch fab capacities, according to industry sources.
Friday 30 March 2018
Himax to fully acquire Emza
Himax technologies has decided to exercise its options to fully acquire Emza Visual Sense for an undisclosed sum, according to the Taiwan-based IC design house. The transaction is...
Thursday 29 March 2018
CHT ties up with Tata to offer cross-border IoT services
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will team up with India-based Tata Communications to provide cross-border real time IoT services and technology support to enterprise clients,...
Thursday 29 March 2018
Solutions from around the world showcased at Smart City Summit & Expo
Many city governments around the globe are showcasing their IoT-based smart city solutions such as those for energy saving, autonomous driving, smart traffic control and indoor positioning...
Thursday 29 March 2018
Ardentec seeing orders for auto MCU ramp up
Taiwan-based Ardentec is expected to enjoy growing revenues generated from orders for automotive MCUs in 2018, according to industry sources. The IC testing company has seen orders...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
IC designers poised to embrace robust orders for AI chipsets
Taiwan IC designers are poised to get a significant boost in overall output value in 2018 amid rampant AI (artificial intelligence) applications worldwide, as they expect robust AI...
Monday 26 March 2018
Foundry capacity in Taiwan, China to remain tight throughout 2018
Taiwan and international IC designers have advanced fabrication orders with foundry houses to early 2018 to support shipments in the traditional boom season in the second half, amid...