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Wednesday 29 November 2017
PCB maker Unitech to end 2017 with profitability
Unitech Printed Circuit Board is expected to return to profitability by the end of 2017, as brisk shipments to the smartphone sector and rising product ASPs have helped drive up the...
Tuesday 28 November 2017
China IC sector must develop large IDMs, says expert
China's semiconductor industry must move to establish major IDM (integrated device manufacture) enterprises with global competitiveness to fill up the deficiency of domestic IDM deployments,...
Tuesday 28 November 2017
Sale of Goodix stake to boost MediaTek 4Q17 profits
MediaTek has raised its earnings per share (EPS) target for the fourth quarter of 2017 to between NT$5.66 (US$0.19) and NT$7.01, as a result of the recently-announced indirect sale...
Tuesday 28 November 2017
Egistec likely to supply fingerprint sensors for Samsung Galaxy S9, report says
Taiwan-based Egis Technology (Egistec) has been identified as the most-likely fingerprint sensor supplier for Samsung's flagship smartphone series slated for launch in the first quarter...
Tuesday 28 November 2017
Cypress achieves aerospace-grade QML certification for 65nm and 40nm SRAM devices at UMC
Cypress Semiconductor has claimed its 65nm and 40nm technology platforms are the industry's first to achieve Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) certification for their advance product...
Monday 27 November 2017
Booming automobile electronics business to benefit Taiwan backend IC service firms
Taiwan-based IC backend service firms including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Etrend Hightech, Lingsen Precision Industries and GEM Services are to benefit from the ongoing...
Monday 27 November 2017
ASE, SPIL to set up joint holding company in May 2018
Taiwan IC packaging and testing specialists ASE and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will convene provisional shareholders meetings in February 2018 and set up a joint holding...
Monday 27 November 2017
MediaTek launches chipset supporting NB-IoT
MediaTek has announced its newest chipset, the MT2621 dual-mode system-on-chip (SoC) designed for Internet of Things (IoT) applications with both narrow band IoT (NB-IoT) Release...
Monday 27 November 2017
Chroma ATE-invested firm receives ITRI technology transfer for semiconductor front-end process inspection
Innovative Nanotech, a firm with investment from Chroma ATE, has signed a contract with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) for nanoparticles monitoring technology tran...
Friday 24 November 2017
Digitimes Research: Global large-size LCD panel capacity to see 7% CAGR 2018-2022
The overall global production capacity for large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LDC panels is estimated to see an impressive CAGR of 7% in the next five years, driven by robust market...
Friday 24 November 2017
ChipMOS Shanghai to grab backend orders for China homegrown 3D NAND chips
ChipMOS Technologies (Shanghai), of which Tsinghua Unigroup is a major stakeholder, is expected to secure backend orders for 3D NAND flash chips developed by Yangtze River Storage...
Friday 24 November 2017
BOE 10.5G line to heat up competition in large-size panel sector
Global competition in the large-sized flat panel sector is entering a new phase as China's BOE Technology has announced plans to advance the official operation of its first, as well...
Friday 24 November 2017
China Big Fund planning second round of support for local IC sector
China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (known as the Big Fund) has raised an estimated CNY150-200 billion (US$22.8-30.4 billion) which will be spent for the...
Thursday 23 November 2017
MediaTek sells partial stake in Goodix
MediaTek has announced that through a HK-based investment arm, the company plans to dispose of part of its stake in China-based Goodix and transfer the shares to China's National...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Flat panel demand to grow 7.2% in 2018, says IHS Markit
Global demand for flat panel displays by area is forecast to grow 7.2% to 210 million square meters in 2018 compared to 2017, according to IHS Markit. That will be the biggest annual...