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Wednesday 16 March 2016
Cadence launches complete IC packaging design and analysis solutions for fan-out WLCSP
Cadence Design Systems has announced the availability of foundry-proven IC packaging design and analysis solutions for advanced fan-out wafer-level chip scale packaging (WLCSP) and...
Tuesday 15 March 2016
Hinge maker Syncmold to hand out cash dividend of NT$4.50 for 2015
Hinge/stand maker Syncmold Enterprise plans to deal out cash dividends of NT$4.50 for 2015, in which the company posted an EPS of NT$5.28.
Tuesday 15 March 2016
SEMI reports 2015 semiconductor equipment sales of US$36.5 billion
SEMI has reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$36.53 billion in 2015, representing an on-year decrease of 3%. Total equipment bookings...
Tuesday 15 March 2016
Competition in smartphone chipset solutions market to heat up in 2H16
Competition in the smartphone chipset solution market is expected to heat up in the second half of 2016 when major players including Qualcomm, MediaTek, Spreadtrum Communications...
Monday 14 March 2016
PCB maker Zhen Ding expects slow sales in 2016
PCP and flexible PCB supplier Zhen Ding Technology Holding expects its sales and profits to grow marginally in 2016 due to a slowdown in global demand for PCB products, according...
Monday 14 March 2016
Front-end fab equipment spending to rise 3.7% in 2016, says SEMI
Front-end fab equipment spending (including new, used and in-house) is projected to increase 3.7% to US$37.2 billion in 2016, and will rise another 13% in 2017 to US$42.1 billion,...
Monday 14 March 2016
Imec opens new 300mm cleanroom
Nanoelectronics research center imec has announced the opening of a new 300mm cleanroom. With this 4,000-square meter new facility, imec's semiconductor research cleanrooms now totals...
Monday 14 March 2016
Global large-size panel shipments in 4Q15 up on quarter, down on year, says IDC
There were 217 million large-size TFT-LCD panels shipped globally in the fourth quarter of 2015, increasing 5.0% on quarter but decreasing 7.6% on year, according to IDC.
Friday 11 March 2016
Elan to deal out cash dividend of NT$2 for 2015
IC design house Elan Microelectronics plans to deal out a cash dividend of NT$2 for 2015. The company posted pre-tax profits of NT$911 million (US$27.69 million) or a pre-tax EPS...
Friday 11 March 2016
Smartphone chipset solution vendors eyeing orders for system chips
Smartphone chipset solution providers have recently stepping up efforts to win more orders for system chips, including image signal processors, modems, and RF (radio frequency) chips,...
Friday 11 March 2016
TSMC to see Greater China customers account for 50% of 2016 revenues
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see 50% of its 2016 revenues generated from orders placed by its fabless customers based in China...
Friday 11 March 2016
MediaTek sees IoT as long-term growth opportunity
MediaTek has stepped up its efforts to expand the company's IoT business. Although the unit will contribute less than 5% to 2016 revenues, the company expects revenues generated from...
Thursday 10 March 2016
WPG posts 15% revenue increase in February
IC distributor WPG has announced consolidated revenues for February 2016 increased 15.2% from a year earlier to NT$30.82 billion (US$937 million).
Thursday 10 March 2016
Tripod posts slight growth in February revenues
PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.96 billion (US$89.8 million) for February 2016, up 0.8% on year.
Thursday 10 March 2016
Parade to deals out cash dividend of NT$5.02 for 2015
Mixed-signal IC design house Parade Technologies plans to deal out a cash dividend of NT$5.02 for 2015, on posted net profits of NT$1.144 billion (US$34.84 million) or NT$15.30 per...