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Thursday 6 December 2018
Business of 5G seen to bring only symbolic benefits for GaAs firms in 2019
Applications of 5G will generate only symbolic rather than substantive economic benefits to suppliers of wireless compound semiconductor components devices such as radio frequency...
Thursday 6 December 2018
Compound semiconductor firms see unclear order visibility for 1Q19
Compound semiconductor firms are conservative about order visibility for the first quarter of 2019 due partly to Apple cutting orders amid weaker-than-expected sales of new iPhones,...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Win Semi, VPEC October revenues increase
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors saw its October revenues rebound slightly while revenues at epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) climbed 35.3% on mon...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Win Semi cuts capex outlook
Pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has revised downward its capex target this year to between NT$5 billion (US$161.4 million) and NT$6 billion after posting...
Wednesday 29 August 2018
VPEC 3Q18 sales to disappoint, says report
Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) will likely post disappointing sales results for the third quarter, as orders from its biggest client Win Semiconductors...
Tuesday 24 July 2018
Samsung 5G smartphone rollouts to benefit power amplifier makers
As Samsung Electronics is expected to roll out smartphones packed with 5G-enabled power amplifiers (PAs) in mid-2019 at the earliest, a few Taiwan-based PA makers will manage to enter...
Monday 23 July 2018
Win Semi expects to post 10% revenue decrease in 3Q18
Taiwan-based Win Semiconductors expects to report an around 10% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2018, citing weaker-than-expected demand due...
Monday 16 July 2018
Compound IC makers see bright 2H18 on robust Apple demand for 3D sensors
As Apple is expected to mass incorporate 3D sensors into its new portable devices to power face ID, Taiwan suppliers of III-V compound semiconductors and 3D sensing components and...
Friday 6 July 2018
Win Semi 2Q18 revenues meet guidance
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors saw its second-quarter revenues increase 2.3% sequentially to NT$4.57 billion (US$149.5 million) which met its guidance of a low single-digit sequential...
Thursday 7 June 2018
Win Semi, VPEC report on-month increases in May revenues
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors and epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) both saw their revenues register sequential increases for the third consecutive...
Monday 7 May 2018
Taiwan GaAs foundries expanding capacity on robust VCSEL demand
VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) has emerged as a crucial light source component for 3D sensors increasingly applied to smartphones and other consumer electronics devices,...
Wednesday 2 May 2018
GaAs epitaxial wafer maker LandMark sees profits up on year in 1Q18
GaAs and laser diode (LD) epitaxial wafer maker LandMark Optoelectronics has reported net profit of NT$181 million (US$6.096 million) for the first quarter of 2018, down 20% on quarter...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Win Semi looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2Q18
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post double-digit on-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2018.
Friday 30 March 2018
IntelliEPI to expand epi-wafer capacity by 50-60% in 2018
Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which supplies epi-wafers to the electronics and optoelectronics industries, is expected to see its overall production capacity expand...
Thursday 29 March 2018
Visual Photonics VCSEL epi wafer pending Apple validation
Taiwan-based Visual Photonics Epitaxy's (VPEC) VCSEL epi wafers are still pending validation by Apple, and joining the VCSEL 3D sensor supply chain for iPhones and other Apple consumer...