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Monday 22 August 2016
Winbond flash chip adopted in Samsung Galaxy Note 7, says report
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics has entered the supply chain for Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7-series smartphones with its flash memory, according to a report by Taiwan's Central...
Friday 19 August 2016
ASMedia expects operations to peak in 4Q16
USB 3.0 chip controller design house ASMedia Technology expects operations to peak in the fourth quarter of 2016 as Intel has launched Kaby Lake-architecture processors and AMD will...
Friday 19 August 2016
Nanya PCB sees losses narrow in 2Q16
Nanya Printed Circuit Board (Nanya PCB) saw its net losses narrow to NT$230 million (US$7.32 million) in the second quarter of 2016 from the NT$322 million recorded a quarter earlier...
Thursday 18 August 2016
Fingerprint sensor penetration in smartphone market to rise above 50% in 2017
The penetration rate for fingerprint-recognition sensors in the smartphone market will rise above 50% in 2017 from about 40% in 2016, according to industry observers. The ratio reached...
Thursday 18 August 2016
Analog IC vendor Silergy sees revenues up on year in July
Analog IC design house Silergy has reported revenues of NT$606.34 million (US$19.31 million) for July, down 0.24% on month but up 59.52% on year. Accumulated 2016 revenues through...
Thursday 18 August 2016
GlobalWafers to acquire 100% stake in SunEdison Semiconductor
Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers on August 18 announced that it has signed to acquire a 100% stake in US-based SunEdison Semiconductor for US$12 per share, 44.9%...
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Phison to merge subsidiaries
Taiwan-based Phison Electronics has disclosed plans to consolidate the company's resources by merging with two offshore subsidiaries, which have been embroiled in a US$40 million...
Wednesday 17 August 2016
ARM, Intel team up for 10nm
At the Intel Developer Forum on August 16, Intel announced its 10nm design platform for foundry customers will now offer access to ARM Artisan physical IP, including POP IP, based...
Wednesday 17 August 2016
MediaTek, AMD sales surge in 2Q16, says IC Insights
IC Insights has released its list of the world's top-20 semiconductor suppliers in the second quarter of 2016, and identified MediaTek and AMD as the fastest-growing companies.
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Micron, Silicon Motion team up for UFS solutions
Micron Technology is working with its controller partner Silicon Motion Technology to develop controller solutions for Universal Flash Storage (UFS) chips, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
3S looks to higher revenues and gross margin in 3Q16
Memory device controller IC specialist Solid State System (3S) expects to post sequential growth in revenues and gross margin for the third quarter of 2016.
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Taiwan firms enter supply chain for 2017 iPhone
In addition to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Chipbond Technology and MJC Probe (MPI) have entered the supply chain for Apple's 2017 iPhone series, according to...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
IC distributor Supreme sees profits up significantly in 1H16
Semiconductor products distributor Supreme Electronics has reported net profits of NT$383 million (US$12.21 million) for the second quarter of 2016, up 165.7% on quarter and 180.1%...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Zhen Ding, Flexium revenues disappoint
Disappointing sales of the iPhone 6s during the first half of 2016 and lower-than-expected orders for the upcoming 7 series are negatively affecting sales at flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
ALi loss widens in 2Q16
IC design house ALi, which specializes in set-top box (STB) chipset solutions, saw its loss expand to NT$93 million (US$3 million) in the second quarter from NT$26 million in the...