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Thursday 2 August 2018
China firm to debut in-house developed 3D NAND technology
Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) under China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup will participate in the upcoming Flash Memory Summit to reveal its in-house developed 3D NAND technology,...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Allegro, UMC sign long-term supply deal
Allegro MicroSystems, which develops high-performance power and sensing semiconductors, has signed a long-term deal with United Microelectronics (UMC) under which UMC will remain...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Apple, Qualcomm may make peace over 5G, supply chain speculates
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has revealed that new iPhone models for 2018 may not adopt its modem chip solutions amid a patent royalty row between them. But supply chain sources...
Friday 27 July 2018
Macronix net profits surge in 2Q18
Flash memory and mask ROM chipmaker Macronix International has reported net profits of NT$2.33 billion (US$76.1 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 24% sequentially and 278%...
Monday 23 July 2018
Nanya to buy 19% stake in backend firm
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has disclosed plans to acquire an about 19% stake in Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a backend house specializing in memory chips.
Friday 20 July 2018
TSMC revises revenue, capex outlook for 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revised its revenue growth forecast for 2018 to 5-9%, compared with the up to 10% estimated previously. Disappointing crypto...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Nanya gross margin hits record 55% in 2Q18
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its gross margin climb to a record-high 55% in the second quarter of 2018, when consolidated revenues also hit their highest quarterly level in...
Friday 8 June 2018
TSMC 2Q18 revenues to meet guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its second-quarter revenues meet the company's guidance given in mid-April, and will have its third-quarter revenues...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Nvidia debuts AI platform, computer to power autonomous robots
US GPU chipmaker Nvidia has unveiled two new products at Computex 2018: the Isaac developer platform and Jetson Xavier, both built to power autonomous robots and bring AI (artificial...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Nanya posts record May revenues
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.33 billion (US$279.6 million) for May 2018 which hit a monthly record for the second consecutive month.
Friday 25 May 2018
Global DRAM bit demand to increase 22% in 2018, says Nanya chairman
Growth in DRAM bit demand will outpace bit supply growth in 2018, according to Wu Chia-chau, chairman for chipmaker Nanya Technology.
Wednesday 23 May 2018
FATC, Walton enjoy stable orders for DRAM memory
Backend houses Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) and Walton Advanced Engineering have seen stable orders for DRAM memory, according to industry sources.
Monday 30 April 2018
Rafael Micro eyeing new RF chip products as growth driver in 2018
Taiwan's RF (radio refrequency) chips maker Rafael Micro has reported consolidated revenues of NT$259 million (US$8.74 million) for the first quarter of 2018 with gross margin of...
Wednesday 11 April 2018
Nanya March revenues hit 11-year high
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.72 billion (US$230.1 million) for March 2018, up 60.3% on year and 13.4% sequentially.
Monday 19 March 2018
Powerchip posts profit growth for 2017
Foundry chipmaker Powerchip Technology has reported net profits climbed 23% on year to NT$8.08 billion (US$276.8 million) in 2017, with EPS reaching NT$3.54. The year also marked...