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Thursday 2 February 2017
Dialog, Energous unveil RF power transmitter IC for wireless charging
Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly-integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting and Bluetooth low energy technology, in partnership with Energous,...
Thursday 2 February 2017
China MIC 2025 results for ICs likely to fall short of its goals, says IC Insights
China's government has a long-term goal to become self-sufficient with regards to IC devices. Its "Made in China 2025" (MIC 2025) plan was published by the China State Council...
Thursday 2 February 2017
MediaTek expects 1Q17 revenues to fall up to 22%
A seasonal slowdown in end-market demand, as well as the continued strengthening of the US dollar impacting emerging market growth, will drag down MediaTek's revenues in the first...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Samsung and Apple remain top global semiconductor customers, says Gartner
Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top-two semiconductor chip buyers in 2016, representing 18.2% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Samsung and Apple together...
Thursday 26 January 2017
MediaTek posts profit drop with record low gross margin for 2016
Taiwan-based MediaTek, a fabless chipmaker specializing in smartphone SoCs, saw its net profits fall 6.7% in 2016 with gross margin reaching a record low of 35.6%.
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Holtek posts NT$3.47 EPS for 2016
Holtek Semiconductor, which designs and develops standard microcontrollers (MCU) and consumer electronics IC solutions, has reported net profits for 2016 decreased 2.8% on year to...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Commentary: Foxconn faces obstacles to US panel fab plan
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has indicated that the company is considering establishing a display panel factory in the US through cooperation...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Silicon Motion posts record revenues and profits for 2016
Revenues at Silicon Motion Technology climbed to a record US$556 million in 2016, up 54% on year, while net profits (non-GAAP) also reached a record US$130 million. The company's...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Worldwide semiconductor revenues to grow 7.2% in 2017, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to total US$364.1 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.2% from 2016, according to Gartner. This represents a complete turnaround for the...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Solution vendors to start rolling out 5G chips in 2H17, say sources
While business opportunities related to 5G equipment and services are expected to start emerging in 2018, 5G chipset suppliers will begin to release 5G chips to vie for the market...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Digitimes Research: China smartphone vendors may favor local AMOLED suppliers over Samsung Display
It may be difficult for China-based AMOLED panel makers to obtain orders from Apple and other international smartphone vendors at least in the next five years das they are technologically...
Monday 23 January 2017
Foxconn considering setting up panel line in US, says chairman
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is considering establishing a panel factory in the US through cooperation with Sharp, with the latter to provide advanced technology,...
Monday 23 January 2017
The synergy of NXP acquisition: An interview with Qualcomm president Derek Aberle
Qualcomm agreed in late 2016 to buy NXP Semiconductor for about US$47 billion in the biggest-ever deal in the semiconductor industry - a move which clearly indicates Qualcomm's roadmap...
Friday 20 January 2017
Semiconductor M&A reach peak in 2015-2016, says IC Insights
More than two dozen acquisition agreements were announced by semiconductor companies worldwide in 2016, with a combined value of US$98.5 billion compared to the record-high of US$103.3...
Friday 20 January 2017
TV panel demand, supply to drop in 1Q17, says Sigmaintell
Due to off-season effects and large cumulative price increases, global demand for LCD TV panels in the first quarter of 2017 will decrease 15.8% on quarter, while global production...