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Monday 19 November 2018
COF substrates have high entry barrier, says JMC chairman
The chip-on-film (COF) substrate market continues to be dominated by Korea- and Taiwan-based firms, and is considered to be niche with a high barrier of entry for startup companies,...
Monday 19 November 2018
PERC mono-Si bi-facial solar cell production to rise in 2019
Some China-based PV makers are shifting their solar cell focus from single-side P-type PERC mono-Si models to bi-facial ones, production for which is expected to increase significantly...
Friday 16 November 2018
China, Taiwan LED chip makers faced with high inventory levels
As China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers have gradually brought additional production capacities into operation but market demand has remained unchanged, there has been...
Thursday 15 November 2018
China FineBlanking reports record 3Q18 revenues
Precision stamping service provider China FineBlanking Technology (CFTC) has reported third-quarter 2018 consolidated revenues of NT$654.3 million (US$21.2 million), gross margin...
Wednesday 14 November 2018
Yangtze Memory gearing up for transition to 128-layer 3D NAND
China's Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) has started delivering samples of its 64-layer 3D NAND chip with volume production likely to kick off in the third quarter of 2019, according...
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Memory chip prices have room to fall further, says Transcend chairman
DRAM and NAND flash memory prices will continue their downward trend for at least another year, according to Peter Shu, chairman for memory module firm Transcend Information. The...
Friday 9 November 2018
Yageo steps up investment in Taiwan
Yageo has acquired about 21,000 square meters of land in Southern Taiwan for NT$790 million (US$25.7 million) in cash, according to the passive component vendor. The land will provide...
Friday 9 November 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers turn cautious despite foundry support
Taiwan-based power MOSFET suppliers, which specialize in mid- and low-voltage chip solutions for consumer electronics devices, have become cautious about demand for the rest of 2018...
Thursday 8 November 2018
China smartphone shipments to fall in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Having ramped up their combined smartphone shipments by 6.5% on year to 192 million units in the third quarter of 2018, China-based vendors are likely to see a single-digit shipment...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Wafer Works net profits hike
Silicon wafer supplier Wafer Works saw its net profits surge 48% sequentially to NT$683 million (US$22.3 million) in the third quarter. Profits for the first three quarters of 2018...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
China crystal-growing furnace makers eyeing semiconductor sector
China-based crystal-growing furnace makers who have long been focusing on the PV industry, have developed tools looking to build their presence in the semiconductor sector, according...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
China smartphone AP shipments set to decline in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Having posted a sequential gain of 13.9% in the third quarter of 2018, shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decrease 4.6% in the fourth quarter...
Monday 5 November 2018
Advantech and Phison unveil joint R&D results at China forum
NAND flash solution provider Phison Electronics during a recent forum hosted by Advantech in Suzhou, China, announced its latest high-speed SSD storage controller chips will support...
Monday 5 November 2018
China smartphone shipments to fall over 10% in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone shipments in the China market went down 6.9% on year in the third quarter of 2018 and are expected to continue to fall by over 10% as telecom operators have reduced subsidies...
Monday 5 November 2018
Industrial Internet integrates IT and OT, supports digital economy, says China expert
The progress from Internet and IoT to industrial Internet and industrial IoT involve different development aspects, architectures and applications, and of them, industrial Internet...