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Wednesday 4 November 2020
Automotive chips, components demand turning strong till 1Q21
Demand for automotive power chips and components has started picking up since the third quarter of 2020 after experiencing almost two years of stagnancy, with sales outlook promising...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
China CIS startup gets investments from Big Fund, Xiaomi, Huawei
China-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) developer SmartSens Technology has just raised CNY1.5 billion (US$225 million) in a funding round led by the country's second-phase National IC...
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...
Monday 12 October 2020
Highlights of the day: CIS vendors shift focus to midrange handsets
Demand for high-end CIS components has weakened in the wake of the US trade sanctions against Huawei. But suppliers are ramping up CIS...
Monday 12 October 2020
CIS suppliers shifting focus to midrange parts
Major CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers including Samsung Electronics and OmniVision reportedly have been pushing sales of midrange CIS components to Chinese handset brands due to...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
CIS packager Tong Hsing to ramp up shipments for healthcare applications
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has been stepping up its deployment in the...
Tuesday 15 September 2020
CIS packager Xintec posts record revenues for August
CIS and 3D sensor packaging specialist Xintec saw its revenues for August 2020 climb 21.2% sequentially and 23.44% annually to a record high of NT$740 million with revenues for the...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Renesas collaborates with Novatek on surveillance camera reference design
Renesas Electronics has introduced an ultra-high-definition (UHD) surveillance camera reference design developed in collaboration with Novatek Microelectronics and designed by Systemtec...
Friday 14 August 2020
Xintec sees 12-inch wafer probing as new growth driver
Taiwan-based CIS and 3D sensor packaging specialist Xintec has kicked off volume production at its newly-installed 12-inch wafer probing lines since July, and expects the new business...
Friday 14 August 2020
China pushing for homegrown CIS sector
China has stepped up the development of its homegrown CMOS image sensor (CIS) industry sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips, with SmartSens...
Friday 17 July 2020
CIS packager Tong Hsing breaks ground for new plant in Taiwan
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has broken ground for a new plant complex...
Friday 17 July 2020
Passive components demand unclear in 2H20, but not pessimistic, says Yageo
The passive component market outlook for the second half of 2020 remains uncertain, but there is no need to be overly pessimistic about it, Yageo chairman Pierre Chen has said.
Tuesday 14 July 2020
CIS backend firms tap deeper into auto field with On-Semi, Sony
With major CMOS image sensor (CIS) vendors including On Semiconductor and Sony set to put increased focus on automotive applications, Taiwan-based backend houses including Tong Hsing...
Wednesday 17 June 2020
IC vendors to gain from strong IP camera demand through 3Q20
Chip demand for IP network camera applications has grown significantly to support remote work and education activities driven by the coronavirus pandemic, and Taiwan specialty IC...
Friday 12 June 2020
CMOS image sensors to resume record run in 2021, says IC Insights
The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 is expected to lower CMOS image sensor sales for the first time in 10 years, but new record-high revenues are seen next year, according...