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Friday 9 February 2018
Elan to enjoy strong 1Q18
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$1.8 billion (US$61.3 million) and NT$1.9 billion for the first quarter of 2018 compared...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Xintec losses widen in 2017
Image sensor packaging specialist Xintec saw its net losses widen to NT$733 million (US$25.1 million) in 2017 from losses of NT$636 million in 2016. EPS stayed negative at NT$2.71.
Friday 26 January 2018
Semiconductor shipments to exceed 1 trillion devices in 2018, says IC Insights
Annual semiconductor unit shipments (integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discretes, or O-S-D, devices) are expected to grow 9% in 2018 and top one trillion units for the first time,...
Thursday 25 January 2018
Taiwan manufacturers use sensor solutions to enhance competitiveness
Mainly exported to American and European markets, Cosen's products are representative of the Made in Taiwan vision. Cosen specializes in the production of band saws, which may be...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Global fingerprint-enabled smartphone shipments hit 920 million units in 2017
Global shipments of smartphones with fingerprint sensors totaled 920 million units in 2017, representing a penetration rate of 64%, and shipments of such smartphones are likely to...
Friday 15 December 2017
Foxconn subsidiary looking to list on Shanghai Stock Exchange
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced that its subsidiary Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) will be applying for listing on Shanghai Stock Exchange with the...
Monday 4 December 2017
Taiwan players in 3D sensor supply chain to see lucrative market in 2018
With Android-based smartphones vendors expected to incorporate 3D sensors into their smartphone models following Apple's adoption of TrueDepth facial recognition system of iPhone...
Tuesday 28 November 2017
Egistec likely to supply fingerprint sensors for Samsung Galaxy S9, report says
Taiwan-based Egis Technology (Egistec) has been identified as the most-likely fingerprint sensor supplier for Samsung's flagship smartphone series slated for launch in the first quarter...
Friday 17 November 2017
Austria chipmaker ams partners with China firm to develop 3D sensing camera solutions
Austria-based ams and China-based Ningbo Sunny Opotech, an optical image system solution provider, have announced a collaboration to jointly develop and market 3D sensing camera solutions...
Thursday 9 November 2017
iPhone X costs Apple US$370 in materials, says IHS Markit
Teardown engineers at IHS Markit have completed their preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X and found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64GB...
Thursday 9 November 2017
Egistec 3Q17 profits hike
Fingerprint sensor supplier Egis Technology (Egistec) has announced net profits for the third quarter hiked 132% sequentially to NT$174 million (US$5.76 million). EPS for the quarter...
Friday 3 November 2017
Opto, sensor and discrete ICs to reach record US$75 billion in 2017, says IC Insights
More than a dozen product categories in optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discretes semiconductors (O-S-D) are on track to set record-high annual sales this year, according...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Sony to expand CIS presence in car electronics market
Sony has been strengthening its high-end CMOS image sensor (CIS) development and is looking to expand its presence in the car-use electronics market. The efforts are expected to bear...
Wednesday 18 October 2017
Goodix obtains fingerprint sensor orders for new Huawei devices
Goodix Technology has obtained fingerprint sensor orders from Huawei for the newly-unveiled Mate 10 devices, according to the China-based IC design house.
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Xintec to swing to profit in 4Q17, says report
Image sensor packaging specialist Xintec is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2017 with revenues likely to increase around 30% sequentially to nearly NT$1.3...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research