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Monday 27 May 2019
Taiwan MOSFET supply chain gaining rush orders from Huawei
Taiwan's 6-inch wafer foundry houses such as Mosel Vitelic have been landing rush orders from China - probably from the Huawei camp - in May for processing MOSFET chips for use in...
Monday 27 May 2019
SMIC to delist from NYSE
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced plans to delist its American depositary shares (ADS) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The decision was made...
Friday 24 May 2019
Antitrust ruling against Qualcomm seen beneficial to rival chipmakers
A recent US court verdict ordering Qualcomm to renegotiate patent licensing deals with customers in accordance with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Act may cripple its dominance...
Friday 24 May 2019
JDI seeks bailout deal to secure funds for OLED production, says Digitimes Research
With the prospects of the financially-battered Japan Display (JUI) to secure new sources of funds in the Japanese market becoming dim after the company reported its fifth consecutive...
Friday 24 May 2019
Foundries seeing order visibility turn weak
Pure-play foundries have seen order visibility for the third quarter of 2019 become blurred by the impact of the US trade ban on China's Huawei, according to industry sources.
Friday 24 May 2019
Spirox signs deal with National Instruments
Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, has signed a new contract with National Instruments (NI) under which Spirox will sell NI's STS (semiconductor...
Thursday 23 May 2019
China panel makers making headway
China-based flat panel makers appear to have outraced their rivals in Korea, Taiwan and Japan, judging from the sales performances of individual players in the first quarter of 201...
Thursday 23 May 2019
Globalfoundries says it remains focused on core foundry biz
Globalfoundries has reiterated its focus on providing differentiated foundry services on a contract basis, and intends to keep all its existing manufacturing facilities worldwide...
Thursday 23 May 2019
Himax develops AI-based visual sensor for notebooks
Himax Technologies has introduced its ultra-low power, AI-based visual sensor for notebooks, with the solution already certified by Quanta Computer.
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Marvell to acquire Globalfoundries ASIC business
Marvell has entered into definitive agreements to purchase Avera Semiconductor, the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business of Globalfoundries, according to the com...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Sporton expects inspection demand for 5G phones to drive growth
Mobile device testing and certification service company Sporton International is already engaged in conducting tests and certification for 5G sub-6GHz and mmWave smartphones, and...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Huawei well-prepared for US trade ban, says CEO
Huawei's revenue growth will likely slow to less than 20% for the whole 2019 from 39% in the first quarter of the year, due to the US trade ban, company CEO Ren Zhengfei has been...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
China relying on Taiwan suppliers to cushion trade war impacts
In efforts to mitigate impacts of US trade sanctions against Huawei and tariff hikes on Chinese imports, the China government has instructed domestic enterprises to purchase more...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Huawei development of sub-6GHz 5G chips remains on track
Despite the escalating US-China trade war and US ban on the transfer of technology to Huawei, the Chinese firm's development of application processors and modem chips for sub-6GHz...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings increase, says SEMI
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment grew sequentially in April 2019 ending three consecutive months of sequential drops.