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Thursday 6 July 2017
Wireless charging demand promising: Q&A with Dialog CEO Jalal Bagherli
As a global leader in providing rapid charging solutions, Dialog Semiconductor has demonstrated its prowess in power management for smartphones and other applications. But the market...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Elan 2Q17 revenues beat guidance
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its June revenues climb to a nine-month high of NT$656 million (US$21.5 million). The company reported revenues of NT$1.87...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Fierce competition brings down fingerprint sensor prices
Fierce competition among fingerprint sensor suppliers has already brought down prices to less than US$2, with many players even quoting their products to as low as less than US$1.5,...
Friday 30 June 2017
Tong Hsing starts shipments for 3D sensing products
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and packaging services for CMOS image sensors as well as other niche ICs, started shipments for 3D sensing products in small...
Thursday 29 June 2017
Qualcomm expanding mobile chip offering for mid-range smartphones
Qualcomm has introduced its Snapdragon 450-series mobile chips, a new entry to the Snapdragon 400 mobile platform tier designed for mid-range smartphones and tablets. The Snapdragon...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
CMOS image sensor sales to reach another record high in 2017, says IC Insights
CMOS image sensor sales are on pace to reach a seventh straight record high in 2017, and nothing ahead should stop this semiconductor product category from breaking more annual records...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Qualcomm announces advanced fingerprint scanning and authentication technology
Qualcomm has announced its next-generation ultrasonic fingerprint solutions which bring new and enhanced features to the previous generation Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID fingerprint...
Monday 26 June 2017
Episil planning to raise epi-wafer prices
Taiwan-based Episil, which makes silicon epitaxial wafers as well as providing foundry services at its 5- and 6-inch wafer fabs, plans to revise upward its epi-wafer prices to reflect...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Innolux, Next Biometrics tie up for mass production of flexible fingerprint sensors
Innolux will begin volume production of a flexible fingerprint sensor product co-develop with Norway-based Next Biometrics for smart card applications in the third quarter of 2017,...
Thursday 8 June 2017
Fingerprint sensor maker Egistec suffers significant revenue setback in May
Fingerprint sensor maker Egis Technology (Egistec) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$252.19 million (US$8.38 million) for May, down 22.7% on month but up 51.58% on year.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Elan May revenues climb to 8-month high
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$606 million (US$) for May 2017, up 17.3% on year and 0.6% sequentially.
Thursday 1 June 2017
Sony gives priority to Apple, China-based vendors for CIS capacity
Sony has given priority to Apple, and China-based Huawei, Oppo and Vivo for CMOS image sensor (CIS) capacity, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Sensor and actuator sales take off as price erosion eases
After several years of low and inconsistent growth rates primarily because of intense pricing pressure, the market for semiconductor sensors and actuators finally caught fire in 2016...
Monday 15 May 2017
CMOS sensor maker Pixart reports strong earnings for 1Q17
CMOS image sensor maker Pixart Image saw its net profit expand 22.4% on quarter and 230% on year to NT$82 million (US$2.72 million) in the first quarter of 2017.
Thursday 11 May 2017
CMOS sensor distributor Sunnic to see revenues hit highs in May-June
CMOS image sensor distributor Sunnic Technology & Merchandise is expected to see its revenues continue hit highs in May and June thanks to increasing demand for the sensor products...