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Monday 10 June 2019
CCL maker EMC optimistic about 2019
CCL firm Elite Materials (EMC) has expressed optimism about its revenue and profit performance in 2019, driven mainly by rising product ASPs.
Monday 10 June 2019
Winbond, Macronix post increased revenues for May
Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential increases in May consolidated revenues of 2.8% and 30.6%, respectively.
Thursday 6 June 2019
Apex expects flat or slight revenue growth in 2019
PCB maker Apex International expects to post flat or single-digit sequential revenue growth in 2019, with gross margin to have a chance topping 20% thanks to an improved management...
Thursday 6 June 2019
Cypress acquisition makes Infineon top automotive chip supplier, says IHS
Infineon's planned US$10 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor will produce the world's largest automotive chip supplier, surpassing current market leader NXP and giving the...
Thursday 6 June 2019
HannStar Display to move auto-use panel production back to Taiwan
Flat panel maker HannStar Display plans to shift about 20% of its automotive panel module production lines from the firm's Nanjing plant in China back to Taiwan, according to Hsuho...
Thursday 6 June 2019
TSMC expects trade war to have short-term impact
Trade tensions between the US and China will have a short-term impact on TSMC's performance, but the foundry remains positive about its mid- to long-term outlook.
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Dialog announces Wi-Fi SoC
Dialog Semiconductor has introduced the FC9000, the company's first Wi-Fi SoC since its acquisition of Silicon Motion's mobile communications product line was recently completed.
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Foxconn plant in US to mass produce TV panels on a-Si tech in 4Q20
Foxconn's upcoming 6G LCD plant in Wisconsin will initially use a-Si technology to produce IT and TV panels starting late 2020, and then shift to IGZO one year later for manufacturing...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Global semiconductor sales on track to fall 12% in 2019
The worldwide semiconductor market is forecast to drop 12.1% to US$412.1 billion in 2019, after climbing to a record high of US$468.8 billion in 2018, according to the World Semiconductor...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Nvidia to adopt Samsung 7nm EUV process in next-gen GPU production
Nvidia's Ampere GPUs slated for launch in 2020 will be manufactured using Samsung's 7nm EUV process technology, according to market sources.
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Four smartphone factors to affect 2019 Taiwan PCB output value
There will be four smartphone market factors affecting Taiwan's PCB production value for 2019, namely the penetration rate for high-end smartphones in emerging countries, deployments...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
MediaTek to unveil more 5G chip solutions
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek is gearing up to kick off volume production of its new 5G chip solutions starting the second quarter of 2019 through early next year, according to industry...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Taiwan LCD monitors – 1Q 2019
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments continued enjoying on-year growth in the first quarter of 2019, rising 5.6%.
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Apple unveils new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR
Apple has introduced the new Mac Pro, a completely redesigned workstation and Apple Pro Display XDR monitor. Designed for performance, expansion and configurability, the all-new Mac...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
NXP Immersiv3D audio solution to spur sales of home acoustic systems
NXP Semiconductor's Immersiv3D audio solution for the smart home market is expected to drive the growth in demand for home-use audio equipment thanks to its high cost-efficiency,...