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Wednesday 22 May 2019
Etron starts shipping 3D sensing chips
Etron Technology has started shipping its in-house developed 3D sensing chips since April, with shipments to top 50,000 units in May, according to company chairman Nicky Lu.
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Huawei piling up inventory
Huawei has been piling up inventory since around the end of 2018, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Inventory levels at the China-based vendor should be able to sustain its...
Monday 20 May 2019
HiSilicon said to extend capacity guarantee pacts with Taiwan partners through 2Q20
China chipmaker HiSilicon is reportedly to sign with Taiwan IC supply chain partners capacity guarantee agreements valid through the second quarter of 2020, despite uncertainties...
Monday 20 May 2019
Huawei seeking capacity increases at Taiwan partners despite US ban
Huawei has reportedly promised not to cut its orders with Taiwan's upstream and downstream supply chain partners and also inquired about the possibility of increasing their production...
Monday 20 May 2019
Intel regains semiconductor market lead from Samsung
Intel replaced Samsung as the number one quarterly semiconductor supplier in the fourth quarter of 2018, after losing the lead spot to Samsung in the second quarter of 2017, according...
Monday 20 May 2019
Compeq positive about high-end HDI PCB demand
Consumer electronics devices including smartwatches and Bluetooth headsets will increasingly adopt high-end HDI boards, according to PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing. Overall...
Monday 20 May 2019
LG develops AI chip
As part of its strategy to accelerate the development of AI devices for the home, LG has developed its own artificial intelligence (AI) chip with proprietary LG Neural Engine to mimic...
Friday 17 May 2019
Unisoc 5G modem chip validated, to be made on TSMC 7nm node
Unisoc's Ivy 510 5G modem chip has been validated for 5G NR sub-6 GHz signaling, and will be fabricated by TSMC on the 7nm node for official application in the starting year of 5G...
Friday 17 May 2019
Global Unichip expects flat revenue growth in 2019
IC design service company Global Unichip should be able to post flat revenue growth in 2019, despite unfavorable global trade conditions and weakening demand for cryptocurrency mining...
Friday 17 May 2019
Backend firm OSE sees utilization rate ramp up
Backend house Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) has seen its capacity utilization rate for flash memory products climb above 80% recently, according to industry sources.
Friday 17 May 2019
HannStar Board braces for impact from US tariffs against China
Taiwan PCB maker HannStar Board sees little impact from the US hiking tariffs from 10% to 25% on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports starting May 10, but may face significant...
Friday 17 May 2019
Worldwide semiconductor revenues to decline 7.2% in 2019, says IDC
After three consecutive years of growth, worldwide semiconductor revenues will decrease 7.2% to US$440 billion in 2019, according to IDC.
Friday 17 May 2019
Richtek names new chairman
MediaTek's CEO Rick Tsai has been appointed as chairman of Richtek Technology.
Friday 17 May 2019
TPK to make decision on deal with JDI by year-end
TPK Holding expects to make a final decision on an investment deal with Japan Display (JDI) by the end of 2019, according to Michael Chiang, chairman of the Taiwan-based touch panel...
Friday 17 May 2019
TSMC obtains orders for 5G modem from fabless firms
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly grabbed orders for all the 5G modem chips that have been introduced by fabless chipmakers, such as Qualcomm's Snapdragon...