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Monday 28 March 2016
Lite-On Semi reports EPS at NT$1.52 for 2015
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has reported net profits of NT$477 million (US$14.67 million) for 2015, which translated into an EPS of NT$1.52...
Monday 28 March 2016
PWM IC vendor On-Bright reports EPS NT$13.85 for 2015
Power management (PWM) IC vendor On-Bright Electronics has reported net profits of NT$612 million (US$18.82 million) on revenues of NT$3.166 billion in 2015.
Friday 25 March 2016
Taiwan analog IC vendors set for improved sales in 2016, say sources
Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers are set for a better year in 2016 thanks to recent industry consolidation and new demand arising from the rising popularity of virtual reality (VR)...
Friday 25 March 2016
Probe card PCB maker Chunghwa Precision debuts on OTC market
Chunghwa Precision Test Technology (CPTT), a Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) subsidiary focusing on production of load board and probe card PCB products, made its debut on the Taiwan over-the-counter...
Friday 25 March 2016
IC orders for notebooks slow
IC orders for notebooks remain slow, according to sources at analog and other notebook-related chip suppliers, adding that shipments are unlikely to register substantial growth in...
Friday 25 March 2016
China market: LG Display tops TV panel suppliers in 2015, says Sigmaintell
LG Display, among TFT-LCD panel makers, shipped the most LCD TV panels in the China market in 2015, followed by Innolux, BOE Technology and Samsung Display, according to China-based...
Thursday 24 March 2016
IDC comments on Qualcomm server-chip venture in China
In a move that is likely to alleviate its strained relationship with Beijing and give new impetus to big data in one of China's poorer regions, Qualcomm has signed a strategic cooperation...
Thursday 24 March 2016
Taiwan FTC terminates ASE-SPIL takeover bid
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to terminate its review of an application submitted by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) to acquire additional Siliconware...
Wednesday 23 March 2016
US leads growing global industrial semiconductor market, IHS says
The industrial semiconductor market will post an 8% CAGR, as revenues rise from US$43.5 billion in 2014 to US$59.5 billion in 2019, according to IHS. Increased capital spending and...
Wednesday 23 March 2016
TSMC buys equipment from Applied, Lam
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from Applied Materials and Lam Research for a total of about NT$2.88...
Wednesday 23 March 2016
PCB maker Compeq posts profit growth for 4Q15
HDI-PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing has reported net profits of NT$954 million (US$24.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2015, up 2.85% sequentially and 24.6% on year. EPS for...
Wednesday 23 March 2016
IC design house Aspeed to hand out NT$8 in 2015 cash dividend
Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology plans to deal out a cash dividend of NT$8 for 2015, during which the company generated net profits of NT$340 million (US$10.48...
Tuesday 22 March 2016
Fingerprint sensors, facial recognition and biometric surveillance to propel biometrics market to US$30 billion by 2021, says ABI Research
The global biometrics market will reach more than US$30 billion by 2021, marking an impressive 118% increase from 2015, according to ABI Research. Consumer electronics, particularly...
Monday 21 March 2016
TSMC likely to raise 2016 capex
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to revise upward its capex for 2016 as equipment purchases thus far this year have been made in advance, according to industry...
Monday 21 March 2016
Taiwan IC design firms cautious about placing orders for 2Q16
Taiwan-based IC design houses are still reluctant to raise their wafer starts at foundry service providers given that end-market demand except demand from China's handset market remains...