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Thursday 5 May 2016
CMOS image sensors expected to set record-high sales for another 5 years, says IC Insights
CMOS image sensors are in the middle of an unprecedented string of record-high annual sales thanks to the rapid spread of embedded digital-imaging technology into a wide range of...
Thursday 5 May 2016
Maturing smartphone market signals falling growth for wireless semiconductors, IHS says
Revenues associated with the wireless competitive landscape continued to serve as a bright spot in the larger semiconductor market in 2015, growing almost 4% on year to over US$56...
Wednesday 4 May 2016
FocalTech looks to double-digit shipment growth in 2Q16
FocalTech Systems, which designs and develops touchscreen and LCD driver IC solutions for smartphones and other mobile devices, expects to post a double-digit sequential increase...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Global semiconductor sales increase slightly in March, says SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$26.1 billion for the month of March 2016, a slight increase of 0.3% compared...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
China smartphone vendors ramping chip orders, sources say
China-based smartphone vendors including Huawei, Xiaomi and TCL have stepped up their pace of placing chip orders in the second quarter of 2016, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Apple increases chip orders for iPhone SE in 2Q16
Apple has increased orders for its low-priced iPhone SE in the second quarter of 2016, according to industry sources. The second-quarter outlook for related chip orders has been revised...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
MediaTek looks to higher revenues but lower gross margin in 2Q16
MediaTek expects to post revenue growth of 24-32% sequentially in the second quarter of 2016. However, gross margin for the quarter is likely to fall further, according to the smartphone-chip...
Friday 29 April 2016
MediaTek posts lower revenues and gross margin for 1Q16
MediaTek has reported gross margin for the first quarter of 2016 fell further to 38.1% while consolidated revenues decreased 9.4% sequentially to NT$55.91 billion (US$1.73 billion)...
Thursday 28 April 2016
Silicon Motion posts record revenues and profits for 1Q16
Silicon Motion Technology has announced net income (non-GAAP) of US$24.3 illion or US$0.68 per diluted ADS on net sales of US$112.7 million for the first quarter of 2016. The results...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Apple drives entire foundry sales increase at TSMC in 2015 says IC Insights
IC Insights has released its 2015 top IC foundries (pure-play and IDM) ranking. TSMC, by far, was the leader with US$26.4 billion in sales last year.
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Global LCD TV panel capacity in 2Q16 to grow 8.8%, says Sigmaintell
Global production capacity for LCD TV panels in the second quarter of 2016 will reach 42.6 million square meters, increasing 8.8% on quarter, according to China-based Sigmaintell...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
High-end smartphone sales decelerating, affecting IC orders
Sales of high-end smartphones are decelerating, affecting orders for ICs and other parts and components, according to sources from Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Generalplus 1Q16 profits soar over 60%
Consumer IC design house Generalplus Technology has reported net profit for the first quarter of 2016 increased 65.9% from a year earlier to NT$75.80 million (US$2.35 million). EPS...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
EETI 1Q16 revenues rise
Touchscreen controller IC vendor Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has reported consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increased 6% sequentially and 25.4% on year to NT$283...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Realtek 1Q16 profits fall 20%
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported net profit for the first quarter of 2016 declined 20% from a year earlier to NT$590 million (US$18.3 million). EPS...