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Friday 22 July 2016
Sensor sales keep hitting new records but price erosion curbs growth, says IC Insights
Despite strong double-digit percentage increases in annual unit shipments, semiconductor sensor sales growth has become uncharacteristically lethargic because of steep price erosion...
Friday 22 July 2016
Fab tool book-to-bill slips
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00 in June, down from 1.09 in May, according to SEMI.
Friday 22 July 2016
Wireless charging to become major feature in mobile devices
More mobile devices are expected to feature wireless charging which will stimulate demand for related analog ICs and protective components, according to industry sources.
Friday 22 July 2016
Sharp to roll out new smartphone utilizing MediaTek 10-core chip, says report
Sharp is reportedly engaged in the development of a new smartphone utilizing MediaTek's 10-core Helio X20 chip (dubbed MT6797).
Friday 22 July 2016
Innolux cooperates with Next Biometrics to develop flexible fingerprint sensor
Innolux has cooperated with Norway-based Next Biometrics Group ASA to develop the world's first flexible fingerprint sensor based on Next's active thermal sensing technology, according...
Thursday 21 July 2016
Micron to acquire Cando plant
Micron Technology plans to buy touch panel maker Cando's plant in central Taiwan, which will be operated by Powertech Technology (PTI) to provide the US memory vendor packaging and...
Thursday 21 July 2016
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending to drop 0.7% in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to decrease 0.7% to US$64.3 billion in 2016, according to Gartner. This is up from the estimated 2% decline in Gartner's previous...
Thursday 21 July 2016
Spreadtrum LTE chipset adopted for Samsung Galaxy Tab A7.0
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that its quad-core LTE mobile chipset, the SC9830i, has been adopted by Samsung Electronics for the vendor's Galaxy Tab A7.0-series tablets.
Thursday 21 July 2016
1H16 global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments down in volume, up in area on year, says IHS
There were 320 million large-size (above 9-inch) TFT-LCD panels shipped globally in the first half of 2016, decreasing 6% on year, but the corresponding total area of 78.4 million...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Technology remains key to MediaTek growth
MediaTek should remain focused on enhancing its technology to better compete against rivals including Qualcomm, Spreadtrum and HiSilicon, and to explore new growth opportunities outside...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Commentary: ARM a must for SoftBank in paradigm shift
SoftBank's decision to buy out ARM for GBP24.3 billion (US$32.2 billion) not only highlights the ruthless investment style of SoftBank's chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son, but also indicates...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Chip shipments for VR devices to boom
Chip shipments for VR (virtual reality) devices are expected to surge during the year-end shopping season in Europe and the US, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 19 July 2016
TSMC says no impact from SoftBank ARM acquisition
SoftBank's acquisition of ARM announced recently will have no impact on TSMC's ongoing collaboration with ARM, according to the Taiwan-based foundry. TSMC added it expects to further...
Tuesday 19 July 2016
Former Acer executive to helm optical fiber sensor startup
Former Acer Taiwan's president Towny Huang has recently joined Internet of Things (IoT) startup Citpo Technologies and become the chairman of the firm.
Tuesday 19 July 2016
Richwave to enjoy record revenues in 3Q16, says report
RF component specialist Richwave Technology is expected to enjoy another quarter of record revenues in the third quarter of 2016, buoyed by rising shipments of its Wi-Fi use power...