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Friday 27 April 2018
China diamond wire saw sector to see consolidation
China-based diamond wire saw (DWS) makers are expected to see consolidation beginning from second-quarter 2018, with only about five of the over 50 firms currently in the market able...
Thursday 26 April 2018
China smartphone makers pulling in IC orders
Taiwan-based suppliers of smartphone solutions, LCD driver ICs, analog and power management (PWM) chips, are expected to post double-digit sequential revenue growth in the second...
Thursday 26 April 2018
Taiwan remains largest consumer of semiconductor materials
With its large foundry and advanced packaging base, Taiwan was the largest consumer of semiconductor materials for the eighth consecutive year in 2017, according to a recent SEMI...
Wednesday 25 April 2018
US tough penalty hurts ZTE and many others
Seen as an extension to the ongoing bilateral trade spats, the US Department of Commerce has imposed a ban on ZTE for sanctions violations, prohibiting American firms from selling...
Wednesday 25 April 2018
Realtek posts profit growth in 1Q18
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has reported net profits for the first quarter of 2018 increased 5.4% sequentially and 65.8% from a year earlier to NT$841 million...
Wednesday 25 April 2018
PTI seeing clear order visibility through 3Q18
Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen its order visibility extend to the third quarter of 2018, but expressed concerns that tight supplies of certain components and materials...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
China solar mono-Si wafer makers expand production in Yunnan
Major China-based solar mono-Si wafer makers have constructed additional production capacities in the western province of Yunnan, where abundant hydraulic power enhances competitiveness...
Monday 23 April 2018
Sinbon revenues up, but net profit down in 1Q18
Taiwan-based IPC solution provider Sinbon Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.79 billion (US$127.65 million) for the first quarter of 2018, growing 8.47% on year...
Monday 23 April 2018
Smart medical care in China takes off in 2018
China International Medical Equipment Fair 2018 taking place in Shanghai, eastern China, during April 11-14 reflected the takeoff of smart medical care in China in 2018, according...
Friday 20 April 2018
China makers defer placing orders for MOCVD sets
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers originally planned to order 280-300 MOCVD sets in total in 2018, but in view of continual drops in LED chip pricing, have temporarily...
Thursday 19 April 2018
SPIL Jinjiang plant to start generating revenues in 1Q19
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries' (SPIL) Jinjiang plant in Fujian, China will initially focus on providing backend services for DRAM memory, and will start generating...
Wednesday 18 April 2018
QCT expects revenues from China to soar in next two years
With Quanta Cloud Technology's (QCT) partnership with China-based Huayun over hyper-converged infrastructure products and its existing orders for cloud computing solutions, QCT president...
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Samsung smartphone market shares in China, India dwindling
Samsung Electronics, once a major smartphone brand in both China and India, has seen its market shares and influence in the two countries fading away fast.
Wednesday 18 April 2018
FCCL maker Taiflex 1Q18 net profits fall
Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific, which supplies flexible copper clad laminates and PV module backsheets, has reported net profits for the first quarter of 2018 fell 39.8% sequentially...
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Taiwan solar cell makers reducing reliance on China module makers
Taiwan-based solar cell makers have reduced the proportions of contract manufacturing orders from China-based PV module firms to 30-50% from about 70% previously, according to industry...