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Tuesday 13 March 2018
Tight supply boosting profits for wafer suppliers
Silicon wafers will continue to experience tight supply in 2018, driven by robust demand from IC foundries. Taiwan-based GlobalWafers and Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) are both among...
Tuesday 13 March 2018
Drill bit maker Topoint likely to post double-digit revenue growth in 2018
PCB drill bit maker Topoint Technology is expected to post a 5-10% sequential decrease in first-quarter revenues, but revenues will start registering sequential growth in the second...
Tuesday 13 March 2018
Equipment makers Acter, Nova enjoy robust orders from China
Robust orders from China's semiconductor and LCD panel industries will be buoying revenues at Taiwan-based equipment suppliers Acter and Nova Technology in 2018.
Tuesday 13 March 2018
iST, Dekra to jointly offer Wi-Fi test, certification services for Asia clients
Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (iST), dedicated to providing semiconductor materials analysis and IC debugging services, has lately signed a cooperation memorandum with...
Monday 12 March 2018
MOSFET makers to see 1Q18 revenues rise on price hike
Aided by the price hikes enforced in late 2017, Taiwan MOSFET makers including Sinopower Semiconductor, Excelliance MOS, Niko Semiconductor and Advanced Power Electronics (APEC) all...
Monday 12 March 2018
TDDI chipmakers see shipment boom eroded by price competition
Taiwan IC designers will see their shipments of TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chips and fingerprint recognition chips sustain growth momentum in 2018, but looming price-cutting...
Monday 12 March 2018
Apple new entry-level MacBook to reach 4 million in unit shipments in 2018, says Digitimes Research
Apple is preparing to release a new entry-level MacBook at the end of the second quarter with a price tag expected to be about the same level as that of the existing MacBook Air or...
Monday 12 March 2018
Flat panel makers report decreased sales for February
Flat panel makers Innolux, HannStar Display and Giantplus Technology all have reported decreased revenues for February affected by falling panel prices, seasonal factors and inventory...
Monday 12 March 2018
Global AP market, 2017-2021
Digitimes Research estimates total shipments of smartphone application processors (AP) worldwide will grow 1.5% on year to 1.67 billion units in 2018. The slowing growth in the smartphone...
Monday 12 March 2018
MediaTek February revenues fall to 3-year low
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$12.71 billion (US$434.2 million) for February 2018, down 24.5% sequentially and about 25% on year.
Friday 9 March 2018
Flat panel industry to rebound in 3Q18, says AUO executive
The supply and demand of the global flat panel industry will remain roughly in a balanced state in 2018, as the business climate for the industry is expected to hit bottom at the...
Friday 9 March 2018
TSMC February revenues fall to 10-month low
Consolidated revenues at pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) fell to a 10-month low of NT$64.64 billion (US$2.2 billion) in February 2018.
Friday 9 March 2018
Android phone vendors deterred by 3D sensing high cost
Most Android smartphone vendors, particularly those in China, are still reluctant to adopt 3D sensing technology for their new models to be launched in 2018 due to the persistent...
Friday 9 March 2018
ASE February revenues decrease
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$19 billion (US$647.9 million) for February 2018, down 19.4% sequentially and 9.9% on year.
Friday 9 March 2018
ALi STB chips adopted by Videocon d2h
Set-top box (STB) chipset developer ALi has obtained orders from Videocon d2h, an India-based direct-to-home (DTH) operator, for Videocon d2h's next-generation high-definition (HD)...