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Monday 16 May 2016
Quake-hit facilities to resume production by end-May, says Sony
Sony's sensor production was affected by earthquakes on April 14, 2016 and subsequent earthquakes in Japan's Kumamoto region, but is set to resume operations by the end of May, according...
Friday 13 May 2016
Pixart 1Q16 profits hit 12-quarter low
IC design company Pixart Imaging saw its net profits fall to NT$25.26 million (US$0.78 million) in the first quarter of 2016, the lowest level in 12 quarters, with EPS coming to NT...
Monday 25 April 2016
Digitimes Research: Car-use image sensor market to grow to US$900 million by 2020
Sony is the largest CMOS image sensor vendor worldwide and its products mainly go to the consumer sector. Weakening demand for smartphone has impacted the business's recent performances,...
Monday 18 April 2016
Sony halts production in Kumamoto due to quake
Sony has issued a statement disclosing its manufacturing sites in the Kumamoto region which have been affected by the earthquake of April 14 and subsequent earthquakes.
Monday 18 April 2016
Earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan may hurt Sony CIS business
In 2015, Japan's Kyushu had 892 semiconductor-related companies, of which 360 were semiconductor equipment players, 248 semiconductor component players and 185 semiconductor manufacturers...
Monday 14 March 2016
Xintec February revenues rise 30% on month
Taiwan-based Xintec, an affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) specializing in packaging services for CMOS image sensors as well as MEMS and fingerprint sensors,...
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Sony acquires LTE chipmaker Altair Semiconductor
Sony announced on January 26 that it has reached an agreement with Altair Semiconductor and its major shareholders to acquire the company. The purchase price is US$212 million, and...
Wednesday 13 January 2016
Pixart Imaging to buy back shares
IC design house Pixart Imaging has unveiled plans to buy back up to two million of its own shares from January 12 to March 11 at prices between NT$50 (US$1.50) and NT$117. The repurchased...
Monday 7 December 2015
Sony and Toshiba sign definitive agreements for transfer of semiconductor fabrication facilities
Based on the memorandum of understanding entered into between Sony and Toshiba on October 28, 2015, the parties have signed definitive agreements to transfer to Sony and to Sony Semiconductor...
Monday 30 November 2015
TSMC to dispose of Xintec shares
TSMC has announced plans to sell its 5.1% ownership of Xintec. The 5.1% Xintec ownership is part of the 10.2% Xintec ownership TSMC obtained from its purchase of OmniVision Technologies'...
Friday 27 November 2015
TSMC raises holdings in affiliate Xintec
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has hiked its holdings in affiliate Xintec to more than 51%, as a result of the addition of two new subsidiaries to TSMC, Xintec...
Monday 16 November 2015
ALi, Pixart look to new products for 2016 growth
IC design houses ALi and Pixart Imaging both expect the roll-outs of their new products to drive their overall business growth in 2016.
Thursday 12 November 2015
Digitimes Research: Sony to expand CMOS production capacity via acquisition of Toshiba plant
Sony's planned acquisition of Toshiba's CMOS sensor manufacturing plant in Oita, southern Japan will not only help solve its tight sensor production in the near term but also push...
Thursday 29 October 2015
Price erosion in sensors and volatility in discretes slows total O-S-D growth, says IC Insights
The worldwide market for optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discrete semiconductors (O-S-D) has turned into a mixed bag of double-digit growth for several major product categories...
Wednesday 28 October 2015
Sony and Toshiba sign MOU for transfer of certain semiconductor fabrication facilities
Sony and Toshiba have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding that confirms their intent to negotiate the transfer to Sony of certain Toshiba owned semiconductor fabrication...