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Wednesday 8 August 2018
VIS expects another quarter of record revenues in 3Q18
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to enjoy another quarter of record-high revenues in the third quarter of 2018, thanks to continued strong demand for 8-inch foundry...
Wednesday 8 August 2018
Topco posts record July revenues on strong silicone demand
Robust silicone materials demand boosted Topco Technologies' consolidated revenues for July 2018, which grew 24.5% on year and 7.3% sequentially to a record high of NT$797 million...
Wednesday 8 August 2018
UMC and Avalanche partner for MRAM development and 28nm production
Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry house United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Avalanche Technology, a developer of the next generation STT-MRAM (spin transfer torque magnetic...
Tuesday 7 August 2018
GIS sees profits improve in 2Q18
Touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS) has reported net profits of NT$824 million (US$26.9 million) for the second quarter of 2018, increasing 36.88% from a quarter earlier...
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Smartphone AP with on-device AI gaining momentum
Smartphone applications processors (AP) with on-device artificial intelligence (AI) functionality grew almost three fold year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, Strategy Analytics...
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Compeq net profits fall in 2Q18
PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing has reported net profits fell 6.7% from a year earlier but grew 3.1% sequentially to NT$497 million (US$16.2 million) in the second quarter of...
Tuesday 7 August 2018
TPK sees revenues rebound in July
Touch panel maker TPK Holding saw its July revenues surge 56.5% sequentially to NT$9.31 billion (US$303.93 million), although the figure was still down 2.9% from a year earlier.
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Haicang District taking off in bid to become China chip hub
The IC industry has become strategically important and many countries around the world are putting full efforts toward the sector in recent years. Fueled by the "Big Fund" starting...
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Silicon Motion expects SSD controller sales to increase over 30% in 2018
Silicon Motion Technology saw its pipeline of SSD controller projects with NAND flash makers increased over 50% sequentially in the second quarter. The company expects sales of its...
Monday 6 August 2018
Unimicron China subsidiary fined for violating environmental regulations
Unimicron Technology (Kunshan), a subsidiary of Taiwan-based PCB and IC substrate manufacturer Unimicron, has been fined CNY380,000 (US$55,520) for breaking local environmental laws,...
Monday 6 August 2018
Apple reportedly among affected 7nm clients in TSMC virus incident
The computer virus outbreak at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has raised concerns about its impact on the foundry house's shipments particularly its 7nm chip output...
Monday 6 August 2018
Taiwan makers see large-size LCD panel shipments edge up in 2Q18
Taiwan-based panel makers, excluding Foxconn-controlled Sharp, shipped a total of 62.03 million units of 9-inch and above large-sized LCD panels in the second quarter of 2018, up...
Friday 3 August 2018
Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone devoted to building chip ecosystem
Building an IC industry chain is a key focus of Xiamen in line with China's 13th Five-year Plan. Xiamen, lying on the southeast coast of the country, has made impressive progress...
Friday 3 August 2018
China smartphone AP shipments to increase 16% in 3Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to increase 16.2% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018, thanks to seasonal factors, according to Digitimes...
Friday 3 August 2018
Innosilicon Bitcoin ASIC built using Samsung low-power FinFET technology
Innosilicon, which designs and develops cryptocurrency mining ASIC products, has announced its Terminator Sha256 Bitcoin mining ASIC series utilizes Samsung Foundry's advanced low-power...