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Friday 14 July 2017
TSMC expects to see 10nm account for 10% of 2017 revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects sales generated from 10nm process technology to account for 10% of its overall revenues for 2017.
Thursday 13 July 2017
TSMC 2Q17 EPS hits 5-quarter low
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported net profits of NT$66.27 billion (US$2.18 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$213.86 billion for the second quarter...
Thursday 13 July 2017
Huawei set to unveil AI processors by yearend, says executive
Sensing the imminent arrival of a smart Internet era driven by artificial intelligence (AI), China's top ICT solutions provider Huawei Technologies is actively proceeding with the...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan IC backend firms revenues to peak for 2017 starting August, September
Taiwan-based IC backend houses, particularly those engaged in the supply chain for Apple's upcoming iPhones, are expected to see their revenues start peaking for 2017 in August or...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Worldwide semiconductor revenues to top US$400 billion in 2017, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to total US$401.4 billion in 2017, an increase of 16.8% from 2016, according to Gartner. This will be the first time semiconductor revenues...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Topco Scientific 3Q17 revenues to rise 10%
IC materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to post 10% revenue growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2017, thanks mainly to a pick-up in orders from Taiwan Semiconductor...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan IC design houses gearing up for high speed transmissions
With high speed transmissions becoming an important spec for electronics devices, Taiwan-based IC design houses including ASMedia, Parade Technologies, Weltrend, On-Bright, Etron...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Chip demand for TVs and STBs picking up
Chip demand for LCD TVs and set-top boxes (STB) has started to pick up recently as device manufacturers are gearing up for their peak season, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Global semiconductor equipment sales set to reach record high in 2017, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 19.8% to total US$49.4 billion in 2017, marking the first time that the semiconductor equipment...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
SMIC increases output for NOR flash, while XMC cuts production
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has landed more orders for NOR flash chips from GigaDevice Semiconductor and increased output, according to industry sources. On the...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan government urged not to sacrifice semiconductor to bolster AI development
While actively moving to subsidize the development of AI (artificial intelligence) software by academic and research units, Taiwan's government must not recklessly cut resources meant...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
MediaTek IoT chips expand presence in China bicycle-sharing market
Specializing in smartphone SoC chips, MediaTek has been aggressively developing its highly-integrated SoC offerings for wearable and IoT applications. With its IoT solutions, MediaTek...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Intel unveils new Intel Xeon scalable processors
Intel has launched its new Intel Xeon scalable processors, providing businesses with performance to handle compute-hungry tasks including real-time analytics, virtualized infrastructure...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
China smartphone vendors ramping a-Si LCD panel orders
Demand for smartphone-use a-Si TFT LCD panels has bounced recently, notably from China-based smartphone vendors, including Vivo and Xiaomi Technology, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
MediaTek seeing robust chip demand for voice assistant devices
MediaTek has ramped up shipments of its chips for voice assistant devices which will further buoy the company's revenues for the third quarter of 2017, according to market sources.