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Thursday 19 May 2011
TPK to take over control of touch sensor maker Cando
Taiwan-based touch sensor maker TPK Holding has announced to obtain 19.9% of shareholding in Cando with a price of NT$31 (US$1.08) per share and the process will allow TPK to become...
Thursday 7 April 2011
UMC buys equipment for 3D IC manufacturing
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has acquired NT$561 million (US$19 million) worth of production equipment from subsidiary Hong Bao Technology (transliterated from Chinese),...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Japan earthquake: Toshiba closes down CIS plant; may result in further tightening of supply
Toshiba has closed down its plant that produces logic ICs and CMOS image sensors (CIS), including those for handsets, in Iwate, Japan because of the power failure caused by the March...
Friday 18 February 2011
Sintek chairman asks for focus on reform
Sintek Photronic chairman Chang Wen-yi has indicated that Sintek has successfully improved its position in the industry after years of effort to transform, and hopes the public can...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
FPC, SMIC collaborate on fingerprint sensors for handsets and tablets
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that it will work with Fingerprint Cards (FPC), which develops fingerprint technology and recognition systems,...
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Lite-On Semi posts flat growth in January consolidated revenues
Lite-On Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$720 million (US$25 million) for January 2011, almost flat from NT$717 million in December. The figure showed a 15% decline...
Thursday 27 January 2011
Quanta to start pilot production at Chongqing plants in March
Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer will start pilot production for Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) orders at its plants in Chongqing, China in March with a volume of 40,000-60,000...
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Touch panel makers transform to cover front- to back-end production
Due to capacity shortages for capacitive touch panel products 0150 – from touch sensor, binding, thinning to cover lenses – touch panel makers are now actively transforming...
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Sintek monthly capacity to reach 100,000 substrates in February
Monthly capacity of Sintek Photronics is expected to reach 100,00 substrates when the company's production return to full operation in February from the remodeling for glass-based...
Friday 31 December 2010
CPT to set up front-to-backend touch panel production line in Fuzhou, China
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to set up a touch panel production line covering from front-end touch sensor production to backend binding with TFT modules at its Fuzhou production...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
TAOS light sensor technology leadership recognized with 2010 TV Innovation Award
December 21, 2010 (Plano, TX) - Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions (TAOS) today announced that the company has received the prestigious 2010 TV Innovation Award for its digital...
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Auto MEMS sensor market to reach record high in 2010, says iSuppli
Driven by the rapid recovery in automotive production and inventory rebuilding among sensor component suppliers, the market for automotive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors...
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Inertial MEMS sensor growth promising: Q&A with Kionix CEO Gregory Galvin
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix, just one year after its acquisition by Rohm, recently unveiled its new gyroscope product line targeted at the consumer electronics market. During...
Friday 29 October 2010
CCD to account for less than 10% of image sensor market in 2010, says iSuppli
The light may be fading for CCD image sensors as digital cameras, their principal application, switch to a less expensive and more efficient rival technology, according to iSuppli...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Mandates to boost auto MEMS sensor market in Korea and Japan, says iSuppli
New mandates set to increase the safety of vehicles in South Korea and Japan will cause market revenue for MEMS automotive sensors in those countries to rise dramatically starting...