204 news items tagged Micro
Taiwan poised to strive in global micro LED market, says PIDA executive
Monday 9 December 2019Taiwan has opportunities to strive in the global micro LED market by leveraging its technological advantages in the LED, semiconductor, and backend industries, according to Louis...
JDI to showcase micro LED display at FinTech Japan 2019
Monday 2 December 2019Japan Display Inc (JDI) has announced it has developed a prototype micro LED display, a strong candidate to become a next-generation mainstream display technology, and it will be...
WT Micro says tender offer by WPG raises concerns among customers
Wednesday 27 November 2019WPG's tender offer for WT Microelectronics shares has raised concerns among the latter's customers as well as suppliers, according to WT Micro chairman and CEO Eric Cheng.
WT Micro employees speak up against WPG acquisition bid
Tuesday 26 November 2019Taiwan-based WPG's recent unsolicited tender offer for buying 30% of fellow IC distributor WT Microelectronics shares has stoked strong opposition from the latter's employees.
Micro LED looks promising, but faces challenges
Tuesday 19 November 2019Micro LED seems promising for being use in display devices, but mass transfer yield rates during and production costs remain problems in commercializing the technology.
WPG seeks to acquire up to 30% stake in WT Micro
Wednesday 13 November 2019WPG, the largest IC distributor in Asia, has announced plans to acquire an up to 30% stake in fellow company WT Microelectronics at NT$45.80 (US$1.50) per share through open market...
Global server market – 3Q 2019
Tuesday 5 November 2019Global server shipments grew 11.2% sequentially in third-quarter 2019 with inventory depletion that began from the second-half 2018 to first- and second-quarter 2019 coming to an...
Sanan Optoelectronics to make 6-inch micro LED wafers in 4Q19
Tuesday 29 October 2019China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip Sanan Optoelectronics plans to kick off production of 6-inch micro LED epitaxial wafers later in fourth-quarter 2019, according to industry...
WPG, WT Micro to discontinue sale of TI products
Tuesday 8 October 2019Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics have disclosed that they will discontinue their Texas Instruments (TI) chip and component offerings starting from...
Mikro Mesa develops 3-micron micro LED mass transfer technology
Thursday 3 October 2019Cayman Islands-registered Mikro Mesa Technology has developed a process that mass transfers several million micro LED chips of 3 microns in diameter from epitxial wafers onto a backplane...
Researchers unveil micro LED displays without mass transfer
Wednesday 2 October 2019Researchers at National Central University in Taiwan has developed a process producing GaN thin film micro LED eoitaxial wafers without using mass transfer to make display panels,...
China makers invest nearly CNY20 billion in micro LED in 1H19, says CSA
Tuesday 1 October 2019China-based makers invested CNY22.65 billion (US$3.19 billion) in seven LED R&D and production projects in first-half 2019, nearly CNY20 billion of which was related to micro...
Nichia developing micro LED headlights via cooperation with Infineon
Tuesday 1 October 2019Japan-based Nichia is developing micro LED automotive matrix headlights with Infineon Technologies designing the driver ICs, according to industry sources.
ALi, Rafael Micro see STB chip demand pick up
Monday 30 September 2019IC design houses ALi and Rafael Micro have seen demand for set-top boxes (STB) pick up substantially with further improvements in order visibility for the fourth quarter, according...
Foxconn micro LED R&D team reportedly dismissed
Tuesday 24 September 2019A micro LED R&D team established in 2018 by Foxconn Electronics at its production base in Shenzhen, southern China, has been disbanded, according to industry sources.
PlayNitride plans to raise funds for micro LED production
Friday 20 September 2019PlayNitride is mulling increasing paid-in capital for setting up micro LED production capacity, according to company chairman and CEO Charles Li.
Realtek, Rafael Micro and ZillTek poised for strong sales in 3Q19
Friday 6 September 2019Networking IC design house Realtek Semiconductor, MEMS microphone supplier ZillTek Technology and RF component specialist Rafael Micro are expected to enjoy impressive sales in the...
GigaDevice develops RISC-V MCU
Friday 30 August 2019China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor has unveiled what the company claims is the world's first 32-bit general-purpose MCU based on RISC-V architecture, with the product samples and...
Commercial mini, micro LED-backlit displays to come in 1-2 years, says AUO chair
Thursday 29 August 2019The commercial realization of mini and micro LED-backlit display products in Taiwan will come in the next 1-2 years, as Taiwan's panel makers have been rolling out efforts to tide...
Global server market – 2Q 2019
Thursday 1 August 2019Global server shipments are expected to increase 12.8% sequentially in the third quarter of 2019 with a flat on-year performance.
PlayNitride to start trial production of micro LED chips
Thursday 25 July 2019Taiwan-based PlayNitride will kick off trial production of micro LED chips at the end of August, 2019, according to company chairman and CEO Charles Li.
Rafael Micro 2H19 revenues to surge 50% on shipments of 8K TV, STB chips
Thursday 11 July 2019RF (radio frequency) IC designer Rafael Micro expects its revenues for the second half of 2019 to shoot up over 50% from the first half, driven by the growing shipments of 8K TV and...
Rafael Micro optimistic about 3Q19
Monday 8 July 2019Radio-frequency (RF) chip specialist Rafael Microelectronics expects to post substantial sales and profit increases sequentially in the third quarter, with the growth momentum likely...
Ambiq Micro adopts TSMC 40ULP process in wireless SoC production
Wednesday 3 July 2019Ambiq Micro and TSMC have jointly announced that Ambiq's Apollo3 Blue wireless SoC, built on TSMC's 40nm ultra-low power (40ULP) process, has achieved world-leading power consumption...
Micro LED-based smartwatches to hit market in 2020, say sources
Monday 24 June 2019PMOLED panel maker RiTdisplay expects the world's first batch of commercial production of micro LED-based smartwatches, built using its micro LED display modules, to become available...

Micro Technology shows thin-film color filter at Japan FPD show
Photo: Toni Huang, DigiTimes, Monday 24 April 2006
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