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Friday 30 October 2020
FocalTech enjoys strong TDDI chip demand
IC design house FocalTech Systems continues to enjoy robust demand for its TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chip solutions, with shipments set to hike over 100% to 220-230...
Friday 23 October 2020
PTI to gear up logic IC backend business expansion
Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) will step up efforts to expand its logic IC business, aiming to boost the revenue ratio for the segment from nearly 30% to over 40%, according...
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Nanya posts nearly 50% fall in 3Q20 profits
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has reported net profit of NT$1.61 billion (US$56.4 million) for the third quarter of 2020, down 49.9% on quarter and 26.9% on year. EPS for the quarter...
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Nanya to defer NT$5 billion of 2020 capex plan to next year
Nanya Technology has decided to defer NT$5 billion (US$174.6 million) of its planned capex this year to 2021, according to the DRAM chipmaker.
Monday 12 October 2020
MediaTek posts record September revenue
IC design house MediaTek has reported consolidated revenue surged 15.7% sequentially and 61.2% on year to a record high of NT$37.87 billion (US$1.32 billion) in September 2020.
Thursday 8 October 2020
Macronix sees September revenue surge
Macronix International, a maker of mask ROM and flash memory, saw its September revenue climb 47.9% sequentially to a 12-month high of NT$4.66 billion (US$162.6 million).
Wednesday 7 October 2020
China semi industry development taking shape, says former Tsinghua Unigroup executive
The development of China's homegrown semiconductor industry is taking shape, according to Charles Kau, who has just resigned as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigr...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Adata, Nanya see revenues pick up in September
DRAM module firm Adata Technology and chipmaker Nanya Technology both saw their September revenues rebound sequentially.
Monday 5 October 2020
Former Nanya president leaves Tsinghua Unigroup
Charles Kau, formerly president for Taiwan's Nanya Technology, has stepped down as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigroup as his five-year contract with the China-based...
Tuesday 29 September 2020
Taiwan foundries to hike quotes for 8-inch capacity
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries will raise their 8-inch foundry quotes by more than 15% starting the first quarter of 2021, according to industry sources.
Monday 28 September 2020
TSMC EUV litho equipment purchases to top 50 sets
TSMC is expected to cumulatively purchase about 55 sets of EUV lithography equipment by the end of 2021, as the foundry is stepping up its EUV process manufacturing development, according...
Monday 14 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses likely to enjoy strong 4Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses, led by MediaTek, are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth-quarter 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic causing delays of new product launches,...
Thursday 10 September 2020
IC design houses brace for impact of possible US ban on SMIC
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, with many of them contracting SMIC to manufacture their chips supplied to the Chinese market, are mulling shifting orders away from the China-based...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Possible SMIC blacklisting may reshape pure-play foundry landscape
The potential blacklisting of SMIC, China's largest pure-play foundry, by the US government may shake up the second-tier pure-play foundry market segment.
Monday 7 September 2020
Keystone, KYEC enjoy revenue growth in August
IC test interface specialist Keystone Microtech has reported consolidated revenues surged 17.6% sequentially and 61.6% on year to a record high of NT$118 million (US$4 million) in...