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Friday 4 March 2016
Holtek to deal out cash dividend NT$3.57 for 2015
Microcontroller IC design house Holtek Semiconductor plans to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$3.57 (US$0.107) for 2015.
Friday 4 March 2016
President-elect vows to safeguard Taiwan semiconductor industry
The Taiwan government must form a "national team" in cooperation with local enterprises to meet increasing challenges amid the rising supply chain from China, president-elect...
Friday 4 March 2016
Smartphone AP suppliers to team up with TSMC to compete with Qualcomm-Samsung in 10nm chip market
Smartphone-use application processor (AP) makers in Taiwan and China are teaming up closely with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to compete with Qualcomm-Samsung...
Thursday 3 March 2016
Panel equipment vendors see booming orders from China
As China-based TFT-LCD panel makers will expand production capacities in 2016-2018 in line with China's 13th Five-year Development Plan, Japan-based equipment vendors Tokyo Electron...
Thursday 3 March 2016
SPIL says management on the same page regarding ASE takeover bid
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has published a statement in Taiwan's local newspapers saying management is on the same page with the company's chairman Bough Lin regarding...
Thursday 3 March 2016
Taiwan earthquake causing aftershocks in LCD panel market
With Taiwan LCD panel maker Innolux experiencing damage on production equipment producing 39.5-inch TV applications, some customers are shifting their orders to 40- and 43-inch panels,...
Thursday 3 March 2016
MediaTek 1Q16 sales expected to meet guidance
Despite postponed deliveries of some chips from its foundry, MediaTek is expected to meet its sales guidance for the first quarter of 2016, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Digitimes Research: CEC Panda LCD may become less competitive in China smartphone panel market if Foxconn bails out Sharp
If Foxconn Electronics bails out Sharp, China-based Nanjing CEC Panda LCD Technology is likely to be at a disadvantage competing for smartphone panel orders from China-based vendors,...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Sage Microelectronics buys Initio Corporations controller division to strengthen its position over Taiwan and Chinese based IC rivals
Sage Microelectronics has been recently active as well and has acquired Taiwan based IC vendor Initio Corporation.
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Digitimes Research: China panel makers striving to develop flexible AMOLED
Viewing that Samsung Display and LG Display have started volume production of flexible AMOLED panels for use in smartphones and other mobile devices, China-based panel makers BOE...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
FocalTech looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2016
Despite China's saturated smartphone market, FocalTech Systems is looking to post a double-digit revenue increase in 2016, according to company chairman Genda Hu.
Tuesday 1 March 2016
CEVA and Spreadtrum expand partnership for LTE SoCs
CEVA, a licensor of signal processing IP for smart, connected devices, and Spreadtrum Communications, a fabless semiconductor company in China with advanced technology in 2G, 3G,...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Large-size panel shipments decrease in January, says WitsView
There were 57.47 million large-size TFT-LCD panels shipped globally in January, decreasing 16.8% on month, according to WitsView.
Friday 26 February 2016
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 820 processor powers Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
Samsung Electronics' recently-announced Galaxy S7 and S7 edge feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with integrated Snapdragon X12 LTE modem for up to 33% faster 4G+ LTE download...
Friday 26 February 2016
Taiwan PCB output value increases 1.8% in 2015
The production value of PCBs produced by Taiwan-based companies in Taiwan and China rose 1.79% on year to NT$573.2 billion (US$17.3 billion) in 2015, according to the Industrial Economics...