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Monday 5 June 2017
BOE, CSOT plan to set up more 10.5G, 11G panel lines
China-based panel makers BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) are setting up a 10.5G TFT-LCD panel factory and a 11G one respectively and plan to build...
Monday 5 June 2017
Automotive touch screen shipments to top 50 million units in 2017, IHS says
With consumers already accustomed with using smartphones and tablet PCs in their everyday lives, touch screens are now increasingly making their way into vehicles, too. Automotive...
Monday 5 June 2017
Faraday announces automotive ASIC qualified for AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q006
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology has announced an automotive ASIC device qualified for AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q006 as defined by the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC).
Monday 5 June 2017
ASMedia expects sales to rally by 80% on year in 2H17
USB controller IC design house ASMedia Technology expects its sales to grow over 80% on year in the second half of 2017 thanks to new CPU platforms introduced by Intel and AMD, according...
Saturday 3 June 2017
RF component supplier Richwave sees revenues up in May
RF component specialist Richwave Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$220 million (US$7.31 million) for May, increasing 4.37% on month and 27.58% on year.
Saturday 3 June 2017
SMIC eyeing top-3 spot in pure-play foundry segment
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is aiming to become a global top-3 pure-play foundry chipmaker by 2020, according to the China-based company. In addition to advanced...
Friday 2 June 2017
Goodix rolls out touchscreen, fingerprint and stylus chips for notebook applications
China-based IC design house Goodix has rolled out a range of touchscreen controller chips, fingerprint sensors and stylus chips targeting the notebook sector.
Friday 2 June 2017
WiGig wireless VR devices expected to launch at end of 3Q17, says Peraso VP
Canada-based 60GHz WiGig (IEEE 802.11ad) wireless IC solution developer Peraso Technologies has been cooperating with many VR hardware makers to develop WiGig wireless VR devices...
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan semiconductor production value to grow 3.5% in 2017
The production value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry is expected to amount to NT$2.4 trillion (US$79.74 billion) in 2017, up 3.5% from a year earlier, compared to 7.1% growth projected...
Friday 2 June 2017
Fifteen chipmakers to spend more than US$1 billion on capex, says IC Insights
There are 15 companies forecast to have semiconductor capital expenditures of more than US$1 billion in 2017, up from 11 in 2016 and only eight in 2013, according to IC Insights.
Friday 2 June 2017
Gigabyte unveils the X299 Aorus Gaming motherboards
Gigabyte Techonology, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, has unveiled at Computex 2017 their latest motherboard series built on the Intel X299 enthusiast platform...
Friday 2 June 2017
Colorful iGame Z270 Ymir-X motherboard transcends to new level
China's leading motherboard brand Colorful Technology will highlight its iGame gaming series at Computex 2017, aiming to deliver the ultimate user experiences to professional e-sports...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Tsinghua Unigroup chair criticizes Qualcomm for forming JV with local chipmaker
Tsinghua Unigroup chairman Zhao Weiguo has criticized Qualcomm's intention of forming a joint venture with fabless chip firm Leadcore Technology and two local investment firms in...
Thursday 1 June 2017
China TV panel self-sufficiency to reach 85% in 2017, says CSOT
China-based panel makers have been setting up TFT-LCD panel production lines since 2012 and for TV panels in particular, China-based makers supplied 54% of domestic demand from China-based...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Rick Tsai takes office as MediaTek co-CEO
MediaTek has announced that Lih Shyng (Rick) Tsai officially takes the office as the company's co-CEO today (June 1, 2017), one month earlier than the originally-scheduled July 1...