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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 5 December 2018
Qualcomm intros 7nm, 5G-ready chip
Qualcomm has unveiled its Snapdragon 855 mobile platform to enable commercial 5G networks and mobile devices in early 2019.
Friday 30 November 2018
Backend firm Lingsen optimistic about demand for MEMS
Lingsen Precision Industries has expressed optimism about demand for MEMS including ambient light sensors (ALS), proximity sensors and MEMS microphones. The backend firm expects packaging...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
GIS, O-film to share in-display fingerprint sensor orders for Galaxy S10, say sources
Taiwan-based General Interface Solution (GIS) and China's O-film Tech are likely to share the orders for ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensors from Samsung Electronics for its...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Egistec gearing up for optical fingerprint ID market boom
Fingerprint sensor supplier Egis Technology (Egistec) has delivered samples of its optical fingerprint identification solutions to China and Korea smartphone vendors for validation,...
Friday 23 November 2018
Opto Tech, Tyntek see significant orders for Si-based sensor chips
LED chip makers Opto Tech and Tyntek have obtained significant orders for Si-based sensor chips, mainly photo diode, photo transistor and Zener diode chips, with their corresponding...
Friday 16 November 2018
Taiwan startup Coolso unveils muscle bio sensors integrating AR, VR
Coolso Technology has used its patented muscle bio signal technology to develop wearable gesture control device that can detect individual finger movement for precise gesture recognition,...
Tuesday 13 November 2018
CIS backend firm Kingpak sees revenues disappoint
CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend service firm Kingpak Technology saw disappointing October revenues, as clients' requests to defer some of their shipments reduced its production capacity...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Qualcomm, Goodix to dominate smartphone fingerprint sensor market in 2019
Qualcomm and MediaTek's China-based subsidiary Goodix Technology are expected to dominate the supply of fingerprint sensors for Android-based smartphones in 2019. This may prompt...
Thursday 18 October 2018
CIS demand from handset, automotive sectors set to boom in 2019
CMOS image sensor demand (CIS) is set to boom for application to triple-lens camera phones and automotive electronics in 2019, prompting leading CIS maker Sony to expand capacity...
Tuesday 9 October 2018
Testing firm Ardentec gearing up for capacity expansion
Taiwan-based Ardentec is set to implement its expansion project in 2019, with the additional capacity to start generating revenues as early as the first quarter of 2020, according...
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Silead starts under-display fingerprint sensor R&D
China-based fingerprint sensor supplier Silead has been engaged in the development of under-glass MEMS-based ultrasonic solutions, and expects to enter volume production of the under-display...
Wednesday 19 September 2018
Egistec announces stock buyback
Fingerprint sensor supplier Egis Technology (Egistec) has announced plans to repurchase two million shares or 2.82% of the company's outstanding shares at between NT$82 (US$2.66)...
Thursday 13 September 2018
IC designers gearing up to embrace biometric ID market boom
IC design houses in Taiwan and China including Egis Technology (Egistec), Goodix Technology, FocalTech Systems and Silead Microelectronics are gearing up to upgrade and expand their...
Thursday 6 September 2018
Elan revenues hit record for 2nd consecutive month
Touch and fingerprint sensor supplier Elan Microelectronics has reported August revenues increased 3.9% sequentially to NT$820 million (US$26.6 million) hitting an all-time high for...