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Wednesday 19 December 2018
Ambarella, Hella Aglaia partner to enable advanced AI features in front ADAS cameras
Ambarella, which develops high-resolution video processing and computer vision semiconductors, has announced it is partnering with Hella Aglaia, a developer of intelligent visual...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
China PCB firms may see 5G opportunities affected by trade war
China-based PCB makers are eyeing bright business prospects for 2019, bolstered by numerous 5G base stations actively under construction in the country and their close partnerships...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
SEMI cuts fab equipment spending growth forecast for 2019 to negative
Total fab equipment spending in 2019 is projected to drop 8%, a sharp reversal from the previously forecast increase of 7% as fab investment growth has been revised downward for 2018...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
HannStar Display, others may land windfall panel orders in wake of CPT suspension
Flat panel makers including Innolux, HannStar Display and BOE Technology are likely to land windfall orders for small- to medium-size applications after Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT)...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
Fierce competition to drag down prices for TDDI chips, fingerprint sensors
Prices for TDDI (touch and display driver integration) solutions and optical fingerprint sensors will be dragged down by increasingly intense competition in both chip segments during...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
Egistec low-price strategy to disrupt optical fingerprint sensor market, says report
Fingerprint sensor supplier Egis Technology (Egistec) has reportedly offered "extremely low" quotes to vie for orders from Samsung Electronics for the smartphone vendor's new smartphones...
Monday 17 December 2018
TSMC joins forces with academia to develop quantum computer
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is promoting the development of quantum computer technologies by subsidizing research by academics with assistance from industrial...
Monday 17 December 2018
Taiwan IC distributors look to IoT, 5G for 2019 growth
With the AI and 5G markets set to flourish, chip demand for HPC, IoT and cloud servers is expected to enjoy substantial growth in 2019, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC dist...
Friday 14 December 2018
Tianma ramping up small- and mid-size LCD, OLED panel shipments, says Digitimes Research
While Samsung Display has managed to maintain its top-vendor ranking in the global small- and medium-size panel market in the third quarter of 2018, China-based Tianma Optoelectronics...
Friday 14 December 2018
MediaTek announces Helio P90 with AI support
MediaTek has launched the Helio P90 system-on-chip (SoC) featuring APU 2.0, a new-generation architecture for AI processing boost and a performance of 1,127GMACs (2.25TOPs).
Friday 14 December 2018
Giantplus to sell one LCD module plant in Kunshan
LCD panel and module maker Giantplus Technology has disclosed the plan to sell its LCD module subsidiary, KGP, in Kunshan, China to a local asset management company for CNY410 million...
Friday 14 December 2018
Tripod Tech revenues to top NT$52 billion in 2018
PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology is expected to see its revenues top NT$52 billion (US$1.68 billion) in 2018, up from NT$45.82 billion last year, according to market observers.
Friday 14 December 2018
Micron delivers monolithic 12Gb LPDDR4X DRAM for new MediaTek mobile SoC
Micron Technology has announced that its monolithic 12Gb low-power double data rate 4X (LPDDR4X) DRAM has been validated for use in MediaTek's new Helio P90 smartphone platform reference...
Thursday 13 December 2018
Innolux develops pixel-rich displays for VR headsets
Innolux has rolled out prototype of high-resolution motion sickness-free displays for VR head-mounted devices, optimizing its advanced LCD technology, according to company sources.
Thursday 13 December 2018
UMC to spend NT$27 billion on capacity deployment
The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$27.406 billion (US$889.4 million) for capacity deployment.