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Thursday 13 October 2016
Taiwan FTC to hold public hearing on ASE-SPIL merger
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has said it will arrange a public hearing on Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) planned merger with Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL)...
Thursday 13 October 2016
Faraday PowerSlash IP available on UMC 55ULP
Faraday Technology and United Microelectronics (UMC) have announced the availability of Faraday's PowerSlash fundamental IP cells on UMC's 55nm ultra-low-power (55ULP) process tech...
Thursday 13 October 2016
Global large-size panel capacity to rise 3.9% in 2017, says WitsView
Global production capacity for large-size TFT-LCD panels in 2016 is estimated at 208 million square meters, increasing 6.6% on year, and the capacity will increase 3.9% to 216 million...
Thursday 13 October 2016
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending to dip 0.3% in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to decrease 0.3% to US$64.6 billion in 2016, according to Gartner. This is up slightly from the estimated 0.7% decline in Gartner's...
Thursday 13 October 2016
Taiwan chip vendors strive to lower costs
Taiwan-based chip suppliers are in talks with their foundry partners about possible ways to cut costs, including reducing silicon area and the number of masks, according to industry...
Thursday 13 October 2016
Qualcomm appoints new head of Taiwan business unit
Qualcomm has announced the appointment of ST Liew, former co-president of Acer's BYOC Smart Products Business unit, to serve as its vice president as well as president of Qualcomm...
Wednesday 12 October 2016
India market: Phison partnering with Moser Baer, Sahasra
NAND flash device controller supplier Phison Electronics is partnering with Moser Baer and Sahasra Electronics, India's two largest electronics manufacturers, to expand its business...
Wednesday 12 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments to rise at CAGR of 0.3% in 2016-2021
Global shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) TFT-LCD panels will slightly increase from 673.37 million units in 2016 to 684.60 million units in 2021, equivalent to an annual...
Tuesday 11 October 2016
VATek's modulator has been used on the world's first DTV transmitter crowdfunding project on Kickstarter
As the leading brand of digital TV modulator, VATek dedicates to develop new products to change digital TV head-end industry. In the past three years, VATek has introduced two series...
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Global small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to slip at CAGR -4.6% in 2017-2021
As Samsung Display, LG Display and Japan Display have shut down mostly 5G to 6G TFT-LCD lines to gradually expand AMOLED production capacity since the beginning of 2015, global shipments...
Tuesday 11 October 2016
WPG September revenues rise 8.5%, WT Micro hit record
WPG Holdings saw its September revenues increase 8.5% sequentially while fellow IC distributor WT Microelectronics' revenues hit a monthly record.
Tuesday 11 October 2016
MediaTek September revenues hit record for 2nd straight month
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.71 billion (US$880.8 million) for September 2016, hitting a monthly record for the second consecutive month.
Friday 7 October 2016
Lite-On Semi sees September revenues hit 6-year high
Discrete and analog IC component maker Lite-On Semiconductor saw its consolidated revenues grow 2.6% on month and 12.63% on year to 6-year high of NT$945 million (US$30.09) in Sept...
Friday 7 October 2016
UMC Xiamen subsidiary orders equipment from Applied, ASML
United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced a total of NT$2.79 billion (US$88.47 million) spent on equipment from Applied Materials and ASML for the foundry's subsidiary United Semiconductor...
Friday 7 October 2016
Novatek 3Q16 revenues meet guidance, Sitronix hit record
LCD driver IC firm Novatek Microelectronic saw its third-quarter revenues come in the high end of its guidance, while fellow company Sitronix Technology's revenues hit a quarterly...