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Friday 26 February 2016
EDA, IC design service companies positive about 1Q16
EDA and IC design service companies have been approached by many of their customers for design services despite seasonality, and have expressed optimism about their performance in...
Friday 26 February 2016
TV, STB chip order visibility extends through 2Q16
Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed an influx of short lead-time orders for TVs, set-top boxes (STB), as well as over-the-top (OTT) devices and peripherals, with order visibility...
Thursday 25 February 2016
China, Taiwan IC firms ramp 16nm chip orders at TSMC
China- and Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, HiSilicon Technologies and Spreadtrum Communications have placed 16nm chip orders with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Thursday 25 February 2016
North American semiconductor equipment industry posts January 2016 book-to-bill ratio of 1.08, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.32 billion in orders worldwide in January 2016 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.08,...
Thursday 25 February 2016
PCB maker Tripod sees earnings up 10% on year in 4Q15
PCB maker Tripod Technology saw its net profits decline 13.12% on quarter but up 9.88% on year to NT$824 million (US$24.76 million) in the fourth quarter of 2015. The earnings translated...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
MediaTek increases orders to TSMC
With its business scope expanding on the acquisition of several fellow Taiwan-based IC companies, MediaTek has significantly scaled up its orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.7 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased facility equipment from M+W High Tech Projects Taiwan and United Integrated Services (UIS) for a total of about NT$2.72...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
Handset baseband IC market decreases 5% in 2015, says Strategy Analytics
The global cellular baseband processor market declined 5% on year to US$21.1 billion in 2015, according to Strategy Analytics. Shipments of LTE baseband chips exceeded one billion...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
ARM unveils Cortex-A32 processor for embedded and IoT applications
ARM has announced the Cortex-A32 processor IP designed for 32-bit embedded and IoT applications.
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Semiconductor capital spending declines in 2015, says IC Insights
According to IC Insights, total worldwide semiconductor industry capital spending is forecast to show low single-digit growth in 2016 after registering a 1% decline in 2015. Last...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Several Taiwan IC design houses ready for virtual reality boom
Etron Technology, Elan Microelectronics and C-Media Electronics are already engaged in the development of chips for virtual reality (VR) devices gearing up for the market boom. However,...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
MediaTek expands wearables portfolio with MT2511 for health and fitness devices
MediaTek has announced the MT2511, the company's first bio-sensing analog front-end (AFE) chip designed for health and fitness devices. The MT2511 enables bio signal acquisition through...
Monday 22 February 2016
ASE, KYEC make equipment purchases
IC packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) have both announced equipment purchases via their respective company filings...
Monday 22 February 2016
Huawei introduces its first PC powered by Intel chips
At the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016, Huawei has unveiled its first ever PC, the Huawei Matebook, which is a 2-in-1 device powered by a sixth-generation Intel Core m-series...
Monday 22 February 2016
MediaTek expands flagship mobile-SoC lineup
The MediaTek Helio P20 system-on-chip has been announced as the latest addition to the company's top-tier Helio family of mobile processors.