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Thursday 8 June 2017
Sitronix reports decreased revenues for May
LCD driver IC maker Sitronix Technology saw its consolidated revenues decline 5.33% on month and 10.2% on year to NT$710.74 million (US$23.62 million) in May.
Thursday 8 June 2017
Novatek to ship LCD driver ICs to LG for iPhone in 2018, says report
LCD driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics has entered LG Electronics' flexible OLED panel supply chain for Apple's next generation iPhone devices and will see shipments of its...
Thursday 8 June 2017
Fingerprint sensor maker Egistec suffers significant revenue setback in May
Fingerprint sensor maker Egis Technology (Egistec) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$252.19 million (US$8.38 million) for May, down 22.7% on month but up 51.58% on year.
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Global semiconductor sales increase 21% in April 2017, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$31.3 billion for the month of April 2017, an increase of 20.9% from the April 2016 total of US$25.9 billion and 1.3% more than the previous...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
MediaTek denies reports of massive layoffs
MediaTek has denied several Taiwan media reports saying the company plans to lay off about 3,000 employees within a year.
Wednesday 7 June 2017
ASE, PTI post increased May revenues
IC backend houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Powertech Technology (PTI) have reported sequential increases in consolidated revenues for May 2017 of 9.6% and 2.4%,...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Winbond, Macronix post revenue growth in May
Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential increases in May consolidated revenues of 4.5% and 2.1%, respectively.
Wednesday 7 June 2017
MediaTek considers placing chip orders with Globalfoundries
MediaTek is mulling placing chip orders with Globalfoundries using the foundry's 22nm FD-SOI process technology, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Elan May revenues climb to 8-month high
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$606 million (US$) for May 2017, up 17.3% on year and 0.6% sequentially.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
MediaTek posts slight sequential growth in May revenues
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$18.44 billion (US$612.5 million) for May 2017, up 3.9% sequentially but down 25.2% on year.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
TSMC orders equipment for NT$3 billion
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on June 5 disclosed a total of about NT$3.09 billion (US$102.8 million) spent on machinery equipment from ASML,...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Korea replaces Taiwan as largest semiconductor equipment market
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached a record US$13.1 billion in the first quarter of 2017, according to SEMI. The billings figure was 14% higher than...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Japan market: Sharp to use Foxconn-made semi-finished PV panel frames to save costs, construction time, says paper
Sharp will adopt semi-finished PV panel frames produced by Foxconn Electronics, a majority shareholder of Sharp, for PV power-generating stations it will establish in Japan, in a...
Monday 5 June 2017
Realtek May revenues decrease
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.3 billion (US$109.4 million) for May 2017, down 3.9% sequentially and 0.8% on year.
Monday 5 June 2017
IBM, Globalfoundries and Samsung build new transistor for 5nm technology
IBM on June 5 announced that the company and its research alliance partners Globalfoundries and Samsung, and equipment suppliers have developed an industry-first process to build...