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Thursday 29 December 2016
Global Unichip opens new office in the Netherlands
IC design services provider Global Unichip has announced the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in a move to actively expand its business in Europe.
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Qualcomm, Gionee sign 3G/4G patent license agreement
Qualcomm and Gionee Communication Equipment have entered into a new 3G and 4G patent license agreement for China, according to the companies.
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Etron looks to new products for future growth
Etron Technology has been engaged in the development of new product lines since 2014, eyeing opportunities in emerging market segments such as AR, VR and UAVs, according to Nicky...
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Lite-On Semi ramping GPP diode shipments to China, says paper
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has been ramping up shipments of its GPP (glass passivated package) diodes to the smartphone sector in China,...
Wednesday 28 December 2016
PCB maker Unimicron developing SLP products
PCB maker Unimicron Technology has set aside a capex budget of NT$4.946 billion (US$153.19 million) for 2017, according to the company.
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Himax announces 5.5MP BSI image sensor for computer vision and NIR imaging applications
Himax Imaging, a subsidiary of Himax Technologies, has announced the HM5530 UltraSenseIR product, a low-power and low-noise 5.5-megapixel backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensor...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Zhen Ding, other PCB makers stepping into production of substrate-like PCB products, says paper
PCB and FPCB maker Zhen Ding Technology Holding has stepped into the development of substrate-like PCB (SLP) products in order to cope with demand from smartphone vendors, particularly...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
MediaTek 1Q17 revenues likely to drop 10%
MediaTek is expected to post an about 10% sequential decrease in revenues for the first quarter of 2017, as a result of seasonal factors, according to industry sources.
Friday 23 December 2016
Commentary: Implications of former TSMC executive serving as independent director at SMIC
The catchup being played by China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) to the rank of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has moved one step further...
Friday 23 December 2016
AUO, Novatek, Chipbond to benefit from Sharp decision to stop supplying panels to Samsung, says report
Taiwan flat panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), LCD driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics and driver IC packaging firm Chipbond Technology will benefit from Sharp's decision to...
Friday 23 December 2016
China panel makers ship over 1 million smartphone-use AMOLED displays in 3Q16, says IHS
China-based flat panel makers shipped more than one million AMOLED displays to the smartphone sector for the first time in the third quarter of 2016, according to IHS Markit.
Friday 23 December 2016
Foundries 10nm yield rates lower-than-expected
Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) and Samsung's 10nm processes have reached lower-than-expected yield rates, according to industry sources.
Thursday 22 December 2016
FocalTech to ship 4 million TDDI solutions a month in 1Q17, says paper
FocalTech Systems is expected to ship up to four million TDDI (touch with display driver IC) solutions a month on average in the first quarter of 2017, up from three million units...
Thursday 22 December 2016
FPCB makers expected to see weak 1H17
Flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) makers Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect are expected to see weak revenue performances for the first five months in 2017 as demand...
Thursday 22 December 2016
Lenovo lands datacenter server orders from TSMC with help from Compal
Lenovo is cooperating with Compal Electronics to land orders from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for datacenter servers with orders reportedly lasting through July...