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Friday 13 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Fingerprint sensor demand to soar from 5G phones
Fingerprint recognition will continue to be a major feature for smartphones next year, with optical and ultrasonic in-display sensors to be two main options for device vendors. Taiwan-based...
Friday 13 December 2019
Goodix to ramp up optical in-display fingerprint sensor shipments in 2020
Goodix Technology is set to ramp up shipments of its optical in-display fingerprint sensors in 2020, and has reportedly reserved sufficient 8-inch fab capacity from TSMC, according...
Friday 13 December 2019
AMS puts increased focus on non-mass market applications
Austrian sensor chipmaker AMS will move to enhance its focus on non-mass market applications including automotive, industrial and healthcare, according to Daniel Lee, country manager...
Tuesday 10 December 2019
Backend partners to gain from Sony CIS capacity expansion in 2020
Taiwan's CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging specialists including Kingpak Technology, Xintec,VisEra Technologies and Tong Hsing Electronic Industries are expected to benefit significantly...
Tuesday 10 December 2019
TSMC obtains Sony orders for CIS, says report
TSMC has obtained orders for CMOS image sensors from Sony, and will fabricate the chips using 40nm process technology at Fab 14A in Tainan, southern Taiwan, according to a recent...
Monday 9 December 2019
Smart agriculture biotech solutions highlighted at Futex Taipei 2019
Driven by the application of sensors, AI, big data and IoT technologies, smart agriculture has developed rapidly in Taiwan, and a spate of latest smart agricultural solutions unveiled...
Thursday 5 December 2019
Powerchip seeing strong demand for smartphone sensors
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has enjoyed robust demand for smartphone-use sensors which is filling its 12-inch fab ca...
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Handset vendors keen on camera upgrades
Handset vendors are demanding significant upgrades to camera lenses, screens, image resolutions and APs seeking to stand out in an increasingly competitive market.
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Sustainability and digitalization: Q&A with Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann
Germany-based Covestro, spun off from the Bayer Group in September 2015, is now among the world's leading makers of premium polymers with 30 production bases and around 16,000 employees...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
EgisTec expects slight revenue drop in 4Q19
Taiwan-based Egis Technology (EgisTec) expects to post a slight sequential decrease in fourth-quarter revenues. Revenues will return to sequential growth in the first quarter of 2020,...
Friday 8 November 2019
CIS packager Kingpak sees impressive revenue rise in October
CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging specialist Kingpak Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$205 million (US$6.8 million) for October 2019, surging 30% sequentially and...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Opto Tech sees strong demand for Si-based sensor chips
LED chip maker Opto Tech expects significant on-year sales growth in fourth-quarter 2019 - a traditionally off-season period - due to strong demand for Si-based sensor chips used...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
STAr Technologies introduces MEMS micro-cantilever probe cards for CMOS sensor test
STAr Technologies Inc, a leading supplier of semiconductor test probe cards, today announced the introduction of its new MEMS type micro-Cantilever probe card - STAr Aries Sigma-M,...
Friday 18 October 2019
MCU maker Holtek releases AI chip solution
Taiwan-based Holtek Semiconductor has developed its first AI chip solution to tap smart living application opportunities and has also launched a spate of new MCU products for automotive,...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Win Semi 3Q19 revenues beat guidance
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors' third-quarter 2019 revenues climbed over 40% sequentially, beating its estimate of about 30% growth, due partly to strong demand for compound semiconductor...
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