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Thursday 29 June 2017
UltraChip, INT Tech form joint venture to develop AMOLED driver ICs
Taiwan's knowledge-based startup INT Tech and LCD driver IC maker UltraChip have set up a joint venture, Ultra Display, which will focus on development of driver ICs for AMOLED pan...
Thursday 29 June 2017
Qualcomm expanding mobile chip offering for mid-range smartphones
Qualcomm has introduced its Snapdragon 450-series mobile chips, a new entry to the Snapdragon 400 mobile platform tier designed for mid-range smartphones and tablets. The Snapdragon...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
CMOS image sensor sales to reach another record high in 2017, says IC Insights
CMOS image sensor sales are on pace to reach a seventh straight record high in 2017, and nothing ahead should stop this semiconductor product category from breaking more annual records...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Imec looking to deepen partnerships with China-based chipmakers
China has the possibility to become a world-class semiconductor industry if local players make good use of resources domestically and internationally, according to Huiwen Ding, head...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Qualcomm announces advanced fingerprint scanning and authentication technology
Qualcomm has announced its next-generation ultrasonic fingerprint solutions which bring new and enhanced features to the previous generation Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID fingerprint...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Powerchip opens JV fab in China
Powerchip Technology has completed the construction of its 12-inch fab in Hefei, China and started to run the fab, according to the Taiwan-based foundry chipmaker. The fab...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Strong RF chip demand to buoy supplier 2017 revenues
Strong radio-frequency (RF) component demand will buoy sales at suppliers including Richwave Technology, Rafael Microelectronics and AMIC Communication (AMICCOM) in 2017, which are...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
ASE expects to outgrow global logic IC industry in 2017, says COO
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), the world’s largest outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) company, will see its 2017 sales growth outperform the global...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
China smartphone vendors ramping orders at IC firms
China-based smartphone vendors including Oppo and Vivo have stepped up their pace of chip orders, while Huawei, Xiaomi Technology and Gionee are expected to increase their chip orders...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Panel and component suppliers gearing up for robust demand for 18:9 displays
LCD panel makers and panel-related component suppliers are gearing up for robust demand for 18:9 LCD panels from the smartphone sector in the second half of 2017, according to industry...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Tongfu Microelectronics to set up advanced IC backend plant in Xiamen, says report
China-based Tongfu Microelectronics has struck a deal with the Xiamen Haicang District government to set up a manufacturing base for advanced packaging and testing services locally...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Xcerra, Spirox reinstate agreement on sales and support operations in China and Taiwan
Xcerra and Spirox have reinstated the distribution agreement assigning Spirox the exclusive rights for field sales, application engineering and customer service support operations...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
China Big Fund commits investment of CNY85 billion
China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (known as the Big Fund) has committed to invest CNY85 billion (US$12.4 billion) into the local IC industry, mainly the manufacturing...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Yield rates, OLED supply may be key in new iPhone shipments
Industry sources have predicted shipments of upcoming iPhones could be interrupted, with yield rates at assembly plants and the supply of OLED panels likely to become issues.
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Unitech suspends plant partially after fatal accident
Unitech Prinited Circuit Board has suspended part of the operations at its plant in Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, in the wake of a fatal accident there.