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Friday 17 May 2019
Unisoc 5G modem chip validated, to be made on TSMC 7nm node
Unisoc's Ivy 510 5G modem chip has been validated for 5G NR sub-6 GHz signaling, and will be fabricated by TSMC on the 7nm node for official application in the starting year of 5G...
Monday 13 May 2019
Himax likely to stay unprofitable in 2Q19
Fabless chipmaker Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue increase of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter following a 14.5% drop in the first quarter. Gross margin is forecast...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Samsung eyeing top spot among logic chipmakers
Samsung Electronics will be making significant efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of its logic IC business, and is also eyeing to become the world's largest logic chipmaker...
Monday 29 April 2019
ASE, CHPT gearing up production for HiSilicon 7nm EUV chip
IC backend house ASE Technology Holding and wafer probe card specialist Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) are both engaged in the supply chain for HiSilicon's next-generation flagship...
Friday 26 April 2019
Macronix 1Q19 profits fall to 11-quarter low
Mask ROM and flash memory chipmaker Macronix International has reported net profits for the first quarter of 2019 fell 95% sequentially and 92% on year to an 11-quarter low of NT$142...
Thursday 25 April 2019
UMC expects wafer shipments and ASP to rise in 2Q19
Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) expects to post a 6-7% sequential increase in wafer shipments for the second quarter of 2019, with an up to 3% growth in ASPs.
Thursday 18 April 2019
ASE sees significant pickup in orders for customized SiP solutions
ASE Technology has landed more customized SiP (system-in-package) backend orders than expected earlier this year thanks to growing demand for heterogeneous integration of 5G chips,...
Wednesday 17 April 2019
KYEC, Qualcomm said to set up 5G chips engineering test center
Backend house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) reportedly will team up with Qualcomm to set up an engineering test center to be installed with 20-30 sets of equipment for testing 5G radio-frequency...
Wednesday 17 April 2019
Nanya cuts capex outlook for 2019
Taiwan-based Nanya Technology has cut its capex outlook this year to approximately NT$7 billion (US$226.8 million) from the previously-set NT$10.6 billion. The downward revision was...
Monday 15 April 2019
Nanya profits likely to reach 8-quarter low, report says
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology is likely to report an eight-quarter low in net income for the first quarter of 2019, according to a report by Taiwan's Central News Agency...
Monday 1 April 2019
Memory demand to pick up in 2H19, says Macronix chairman
Memory market demand is expected to pick up in the second half of 2019, according to Miin Wu, chairman for flash memory and mask ROM chipmaker Macronix International.
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Heterogeneous integration bringing more innovation: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
The Taiwan semiconductor industry is gearing up to tap huge business opportunities arising from AI and IoT applications, such as machine learning, cloud to edge computing and big...
Tuesday 26 February 2019
Nvidia increasing offerings for lower-end GPU market
Nvidia is set to release two more medium- and low-end graphics cards in the second quarter of 2019 as part of its efforts to enhance its presence in the GPU market and dampen competition...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Himax expects sales drop in 1Q19
Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue decline of 14-19% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, when the fabless chipmaker expects its LCD driver IC sales generated from...
Tuesday 12 February 2019
Nanya January revenues down, Winbond up
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its revenues fall to a 19-month low in January 2019, while niche-market DRAM specialist Winbond Electronics' revenues increased 5% on month.
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research