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Friday 15 June 2018
Six-inch foundry quotes rise, says Mosel
Rising raw materials costs have prompted Mosel Vitelic and other 6-inch foundries to raise their quotes, according to Rebecca Tang, chairperson for the Taiwan-based foundry specializing...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Wireless technologies to comprise 55% of connectivity IC shipments in 2018, IHS says
Driven by the colossal Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity, wireless technologies - including wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth, cellular and low-power wireless - will...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Government backing crucial for Taiwan IC achievements, says TSMC CEO
When Texas Instruments' new engineer Jack Kilby invented the world's first IC in 1958, no one could imagine that 60 years later, ICs have deeply rooted in Taiwan, now the world's...
Thursday 14 June 2018
PSI expanding wafer thinning business
Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), which specializes in wafer reclaim services, expects steady growth in its wafer thinning business in 2018. The product segment has expanded to...
Thursday 14 June 2018
5G better serves non-invasive medical purposes, says Intel executive
If applied to the healthcare industry, 5G technologies should start with outside-the-body applications rather than invasive ones, as accreditations for invasive medical applications...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Smart home IC startup revving up deployments in Chengdu
Named one of the eight innovative enterprises and IC unicorns at IC Market China 2018 held in mid-April in Nanjing, the Shanghai-based Montage Technology Group, dedicated to providing...
Thursday 14 June 2018
STAr Technologies acquires ProbeLogic and obtains ACE technology for expansion
STAr Technologies, a Taiwan leading provider of semiconductor probe cards and systems, has announced that it has acquired ProbeLogic, a premier probe card manufacturer in the prime...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
WiseChip showcasing in-cell OLED touch panels at CES Asia
Taiwan-based WiseChip Semiconductor is showcasing its newly developed flexible in-cell touch display solutions at the ongoing CES Asia 2018 in Shanghai from June 13-15.
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Smartphone vendors to compete fiercely in India, China, other emerging markets in 2018
Apple and China-based smartphone vendors are expected to compete fiercely to ramp up their market share in India, China and other emerging markets in 2018 before the advent of the...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Lite-On Semi posts revenue growth in May
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has reported consolidated revenues for May 2018 increased 15% on year and 2% sequentially to NT$1.12 billion (US$37.5...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
All-in-one smart panel speeds human-machine interaction device development
In the current market for interactive device installations, system integrators (SI), brand vendors, and other operators are required to quickly address rapidly evolving market demands...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Topco enjoys strong silicone demand
Taiwan-based Topco, which mainly distributes silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, expects to enjoy double-digit revenue growth in 2018 thanks to robust silicone deman...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Chengdu Shuangliu District developing new economy, unicorns
The Shuangliu District of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, is actively developing tech innovations and new economy, seeking to nurture 1-2 startup unicorns and over...
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Apple 2019 iPhone likely to support USB-C
Apple is redesigning chargers and related interface for its next-generation iPhone and iPad devices, and will likely have its 2019 series of iPhones come with USB Type-C support,...
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Chengdu Shuangliu District actively soliciting quality investors
As one of the main districts under the administration of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, and with a robust industry carrier, the Shuangliu District is aggressively...