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Wednesday 2 January 2019
Nan Ya PCB seeking profitability for entire 2019 on 5G demand
Taiwan-based Nan Ya PCB is gearing up to further upgrade its process technology and adjust product portfolios seeking to fully swing to profitability in the entire 2019 by cashing...
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Supply chain conservative about 2019 mining ASIC outlook
Crypto mining fever has subsided along with Bitcoin price collapsing from US$15,000 in January 2018 to under US$4,000 in December, sending mining ASICs supply chain players turning...
Friday 28 December 2018
Conservative attitude weakens MediaTek presence in high-end mobile chip market
Taiwan-based IC designer MediaTek has repeatedly outperformed most peers in the development of mobile chip solutions, but its long conservative practice of offering higher-end solutions...
Friday 28 December 2018
2018 review and 2019 outlook: The semiconductor scene in East Asia
As far as the US-China trade war is concerned, a major battleground is the semiconductor sector in East Asia, where some of the world's most important IT players are located: South...
Friday 28 December 2018
Some small- to medium-size panel makers in limbo
Small- to medium-size flat panel makers in Taiwan and Japan engulfed in difficulties are desperately seeking ways to bail themselves out.
Thursday 27 December 2018
ASIC vendors eyeing hefty demand growth
Taiwan-based ASIC vendors expect staggering growth in orders in the next few years, driven by demand from the high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors...
Thursday 27 December 2018
China-based InMicro touts Type-C power management chips
Founded in 2014 as an IC design startup in China's southeast port city of Xiamen, InMicro Technology has made its name as a dedicated developer and designer of a series of digital-analog...
Thursday 27 December 2018
YuanSun performs well as first Taiwan IC designer in Xiamen
Since its inception in 2002 as the first Taiwanese-invested semiconductor firm in Xiamen, YuanSun Technologies has been quietly playing a contributing role in the development of the...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Huawei to be first to adopt TSMC EUV process, says report
Huawei has become the second-largest client of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), and will be the first company adopting the pure-play foundry's extreme ultraviolet...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Handset chip prices to stay stable in 2019 on more AI penetration
Smaller vendors of TDDI, optical fingerprint identification and Type-C PD chips are reportedly lowering quotes to vie for orders in 2019, but the average unit prices of smartphone...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Adata sets up automotive electronics business unit
Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced the establishment of an automotive electronics business unit, eyeing the enormous opportunities from various sectors of the car...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Compound semiconductor suppliers to see power amplifier demand from 5G in 2019
While being positive about the medium- and long-term prospects of the 5G industry, most Taiwan's compound semiconductor makers, with respect to the short-term outlook, expect stronger...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
8K TV demand to drive growth for driver IC packagers
The TV market's migration to 8K resolution is expected to boost demand for LCD driver ICs, and in turn for services from packagers, such as ChipMOS Technologies and Chipbond Technology,...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Xiamen public IC service platform boosts design capability
Xiamen IC Design Public Service Platform has played a crucial role in helping China IC designers operating in the country's southeastern port city upgrade their design and innovation...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
INT looking to swing to profits
Taiwan-based IT technology developer Innovation and Transformation (INT) is scheduled to be listed on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Market on December 28 and is looking to achieve profitable...