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Thursday 16 January 2020
Filtration solution provider Filtrafine eyeing bigger presence in semiconductor field
Taiwan-based Filtrafine, which provides filtration and purification solutions for industries demanding chemical wastewater and gas treatment, is eyeing a bigger presence in the chipmaking...
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Taiwan IC design houses ramping up output for 1Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses have started ramping up their output for their customers' new products slated for launch mainly in China during the end of the first quarter and the...
Wednesday 15 January 2020
ASE reportedly enters supply chain for mmWave 5G iPads, iPhones
Taiwan's backend leader Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reportedly broken into the supply chain for Apple's mmWave 5G iPhones and 5G iPads with its substrate-based FC_AiP...
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Semiconductor firms showcase innovations at Nepcon Japan 2020
Nepcon Japan 2020 runs from January 15-17 in Tokyo with exhibitors showcasing their latest IC innovations covering packaging technologies, materials, equipment, sensors and PCBs for...
Tuesday 14 January 2020
Taiwan IT components exports to remain robust in 2020 thanks to 5G and AI
Although World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) both expect the US, Japan and Europe to suffer from weakening economy in 2020, several Taiwanese industrial...
Tuesday 14 January 2020
IC analysis firms to see strong 2020 on robust 5G chips demand
Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (iST), Sporton International and Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek), all dedicated to semiconductor materials analysis, IC test and...
Tuesday 14 January 2020
OmniVision set to raise quotes for diverse CIS devices by 10-40%
OmniVision Technologies will raise its quotes for various CMOS image sensors (CIS) by 10-40% in 2020 to counter ever-expanding demand for application to handsets, notebooks, smart...
Monday 13 January 2020
Highlights of the day: SMIC may beat TSMC to HiSilicon orders
TSMC is clearly the leader in the pureplay foundry sector, but its Chinese competitor SMIC may be able to make some gains in the 14nm...
Monday 13 January 2020
Trusval to gain from increasing demand for green process equipment
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment maker Trusval Technology saw its 2019 revenues rise 24.04 % on year to NT$1.245 billion (US$41.64 million) thanks partly to providing functional...
Monday 13 January 2020
EDA firm Ansys beefs up workorce in Taiwan
Ansys has increased its R&D workforce in Taiwan by 50% to support its local chipmaking partners, according to Roger Lee, company country manager for Taiwan.
Monday 13 January 2020
IC materials distributor Topco ends 2019 with record revenues
Semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific ended 2019 with revenues soaring past NT$30 billion (US$1.003 billion) for the first time ever to a record high of NT$31.7 billion,...
Monday 13 January 2020
SMIC likely to snatch HiSilicon chip orders from TSMC
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) with its 14nm FinFET process manufacturing is likely to obtain orders from HiSilicon, which has been among the major clients...
Friday 10 January 2020
TSMC posts record 2019 revenues
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its revenues grow by a slight 3.7% in 2019, while revenues at fellow companies United Microelectronics (UMC)...
Friday 10 January 2020
China only region to register pure-play foundry market growth in 2019, says IC Insights
With the rise of the fabless IC companies in China over the past 10 years, the demand for foundry services has also risen in the country. According to IC Insights, the China market...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Global 5G mobile chip supply remains constrained
The global supply of 5G mobile chips remains constrained, due to tight 7nm manufacturing process capacities at foundries, according to industry sources.