Last update: Friday 26 April 2013 [120 news items]
MediaTek places additional orders with UMC on emerging market demand
Aug 31, 14:48
IC design house MediaTek, in view of increasing orders for its handset SoC solutions from China, India and other emerging markets, has released additional orders to United Microelectronics...
Aug 24, 10:55
Taiwan-based testing company Sigurd Microelectronics plans to buy back three million shares of its common stock at a price range between NT$15 (US$0.52) and NT$25 per share from August...
IC testers KYEC, SCT suffer large sequential decrease in 2Q11 profits
Aug 24, 01:00
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor (SCT), providers of IC testing services, saw net profits for the second quarter of 2011 drop 52.0% and 31.0% seq...
May 26, 01:00
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has obtained orders from Ramtron International, a supplier of non-volatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), according to the chip assembly and...
May 19, 01:10
IC testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) expects a rebound in the second half of 2011 following a weaker-than-expected second quarter. Orders have picked up since mid-May, according...
IC testing firm KYEC cautious about 2Q11
Apr 11, 15:04
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has expressed concerns that it may experience a particularly weak second quarter of 2011, as clients turn cautious about placing orders due to shortages...
Chipbond, KYEC team up for power IC packaging and testing
Mar 3, 01:05
LCD driver-IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which specializes in chip probing and final test services, have signed a memorandum...
SPIL reportedly seeking to buy KYEC shares from UMC
Jan 6, 01:45
Industry rumors have circulated that Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is in talks with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) about a takeover of UMC's holdings in testing...
Wafer probing service companies see stronger orders from IDMs
Jan 5, 01:20
Wafer probing service companies King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Ardentec will see better than expected revenues in the first quarter of 2011 despite the period being the...
Outsourcing of IC backend services growing
Dec 30, 12:38
IDMs including Microchip Technology, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments (TI) have all increased outsourcing for their backend production since the fourth...
KYEC expects IDM orders to boost sales in 2011
Dec 30, 01:20
IC backend testing and assembly firm King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects more than 30% of its revenues to come from international IDM clients in 2011, up from 25% in 2010,...
IC testing firms report mixed November results
Dec 9, 02:10
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have announced slides in November 2010 revenues from the previous month, while Ardentec saw November sales grow about 2% on...
MediaTek reportedly negotiating new prices with UMC and backend service providers
Nov 29, 12:29
MediaTek is reportedly negotiating with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) as well as backend service providers including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware...
Taiwan testing firms turn focus to outsourcing orders from IDMs
Nov 22, 12:33
Taiwan's King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec are expected to focus on gaining more outsourcing from international IDMs in 2011, according to...
KYEC expects sales to bottom out in November
Nov 12, 01:05
Although wafer probing service provider King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) is not seeing strong sales momentum thus far in the fourth quarter of 2010, the company expects revenues...
KYEC, Ardentec October sales down on-month
Nov 9, 11:47
Wafer probing service providers King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Ardentec have both reported slight decreases in October 2010 sales from the previous month.
Ardentec and Sigurd 1Q-3Q10 net profits jump, KYEC turns profitable
Nov 2, 12:04
Ardentec and Sigurd Microelectronics both saw significant on-year growth in their net profits for the first three quarters of 2010, while fellow IC testing firm King Yuan Electronics...
KYEC, Ardentec 3Q10 revenues almost flat on quarter
Oct 15, 11:37
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) turned in NT$3.794 billion (US$124 million) in third-quarter 2010 revenues, almost flat from the NT$3.791 billion posted in the second quarter, according...
KYEC, Ardentec, Sigurd expect 4Q10 revenues to slightly dip
Sep 27, 10:33
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec, three Taiwan-based providers of IC testing services, expect their revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 to decrease...
KYEC adopts Verigy tools for logic IC testing
Sep 7, 13:45
Verigy recently announced that King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has ordered and installed several of its V93000 SOC testers with pin-scale digital cards for testing high-volume semiconductors...
KYEC, Thailin 2Q10 profits climb
Aug 23, 15:28
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Thailin Semiconductor saw their consolidated revenues and profits climb significantly on quarter in the second quarter of 2010, according to data...
Chip backend firms to see revenues rebound in August
Aug 18, 14:25
Chip packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and testing specialists King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics...
IC testing company KYEC purchases NT$600 million of equipment
Stockwatch - Jul 23, 17:10
IC testing company King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has acquired a total of 17 sets of equipment for NT$593.59 million (US$18.47 million) from Verigy, according to a company filing with...
IC testing houses see record sales in June 2010
Jul 8, 12:43
Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have both reported record consolidated revenues for June, joining fellow King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) that saw its June sales reach an all-time...
KYEC 2Q10 revenues exceed market expectations
Newswatch - Jul 6, 14:07
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which specializes in IC testing, has reported its highest monthly revenues ever at NT$1.31 billion (US$41 million) in June 2010. Revenues for the second...
IC packaging and testing house KYEC looks to modest revenue gains in 3Q10
Jun 18, 15:57
IC packaging and testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) expects its revenues to grow at a single-digit rate in the third quarter of 2010 due to a high base recorded in the second...
KYEC, Sigurd enjoy robust April sales
May 11, 14:41
IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both report sequential revenue growth for April 2010, boosted by strong demand from chip cus...
KYEC and Sigurd see flat revenues in 1Q10, but Ardentec sales grow
Newswatch - Apr 9, 16:18
IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both saw revenues for the first quarter of 2010 remain almost flat sequentially, whereas peer Ardentec enjoyed...
IC testing firms KYEC, Ardentec positive about 2Q10
Mar 22, 16:25
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec are both seeing increased demand for LCD driver ICs, communications chips and power management (PWM) ICs, with order visibility being clear...
Seasonality not impacting 1Q10 revenues as much as expected, say IC testing houses
Mar 2, 12:18
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec all expect their first-quarter revenues to stay flat or drop by single digits sequentially, as customers have not...
UMC teams up with three others to seek government funding for MEMS project
Jan 28, 12:01
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has teamed up with Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) to jointly...
IC testing firm KYEC to see strong 1Q10
Jan 22, 15:28
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is estimated to see revenues decrease by less than 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2010, compared to drops of 10% or more usually seen in previous...
KYEC secures NT$19 billion syndicated loan
Jan 18, 14:01
Chip testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which had originally looked for a five-year syndicated loan of NT$13 billion (US$408.8 million), has managed to secure a total of NT$19.6...
KYEC and Aptos cooperate to offer turnkey backend services
Jan 7, 16:30
IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Aptos Technology, which specializes in backend services for the production of NAND flash chips and devices, have signed a memorandum...
IC testing firm KYEC says no capex growth for 2010
Dec 11, 16:07
IC testing company King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) plans to scale down its capex for 2010 to below NT$2 billion (US$61.92 billion) from the NT$2.3 billion in 2009, in a move...
China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
Mobile + telecom | 7min ago
Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
Bits + chips | 12min ago
Digitimes Research: Global LED tube shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
LED | 37min ago
Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
Green energy | 50min ago
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:53
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:39
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | May 21, 21:27
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | May 21, 20:41
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | May 21, 20:15
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | May 21, 20:03
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | May 21, 19:59
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | May 21, 19:58
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | May 21, 19:55
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | May 21, 19:13
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:27
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:58
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:48
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:37
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:36
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:35
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:03
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.