Last update: Friday 6 July 2012 [17 news items]
Jul 6, 01:45
Orders from Japan-based AKM Semiconductor have boosted sales at Thailin Semiconductor, which saw a 17.7% sequential increase in the second quarter of 2012.
Second-tier packaging and testing firms post sales growth in 1Q12
Apr 11, 14:16
Revenues at Taiwan's second-tier packaging-and-testing houses Giga Solution, Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries and Thailin Semiconductor all registered single-digit...
AKM to outsource more backend processing, says president
Nov 24, 15:52
Japan-based Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM), a supplier of mixed-signal ICs for consumer, automotive and communications applications, is looking to raise its backend orders to partners...
ChipMOS to expand logic IC business
Nov 24, 01:05
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies has revealed plans to place a greater emphasis on logic chips, expecting sales ratio for the segment to expand to 20-25% within the...
ThaiLin to provide long-term IC testing services for Japan-based AKM
Nov 23, 01:00
ThaiLin Semiconductor, a Taiwan-based provider of memory and logic IC testing services, on November 22 signed with Japan-based Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) for testing the latter's...
IC testing firm Thailin to control packaging house ChipMOS Shanghai
Apr 25, 15:58
IC testing house Thailin Semiconductor will spend US$39.95 million to take up the control of ChipMOS Technologies (Shanghai) through the purchase of Modern Mind Technology, which...
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...
Taiwan DRAM backend firms post mixed results for May
Jun 4, 13:22
Memory backend service providers Walton Advanced Engineering and Thailin Semiconductor both saw their revenues increase at a 2% range sequentially in May 2010, while peer company...
Most memory backend houses post revenue gains in April
May 7, 14:20
Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Thailin Semiconductor have posted sequential revenue growth for April 2010, but Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) saw...
Memory backend houses seeing strong demand for DDR3 chips
Mar 3, 13:59
Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering (WAE) and Thailin Semiconductor are all expected to see a strong March, as the memory backend service providers have landed...
IC testing house Thailin to see losses narrow in 3Q09
Sep 28, 14:18
Thailin Semiconductor has said it expects to see losses narrow in the third quarter thanks to increasing demand for logic IC testing. The Taiwan-based IC testing house has seen logic...
Thailin may remain unprofitable in 2Q09 on weak memory testing, says general manager
May 20, 11:41
IC testing company Thailin Semiconductor has estimated that revenues for the current quarter will increase at least 20% sequentially thanks to growing demand for LCD controller ICs,...
DRAM production cutbacks lead to lower utilization at packaging and testing firms in early 2009
Jan 7, 17:08
Memory IC packaging and testing houses ChipMOS Technologies, Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC), Power ASE Technology and United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) are said...
Thailin Semiconductor to expand logic IC testing business
Nov 10, 13:58
IC testing company Thailin Semiconductor has said that it will continue to expand its logic IC testing business with prospects adding one or two new clients in the first quarter of...
Power ASE leads in 1H08 profitability
Sep 1, 12:14
Despite a listless memory industry status in 2008, Power ASE Technology managed to maintain its gross margin above 40% in the first half of 2008 thanks to aggressive expansion of...
Flat revenue growth for Thailin in 2Q
Aug 19, 01:15
IC testing company Thailin Semiconductor Corporation (TLC) reported second quarter revenues of NT$564 million (US$18 million), up only a slight NT$6 million compared to the first...
Logic IC testing demand still outgrowing memory, says Thailin
Jun 4, 11:41
Thailin Semiconductor reiterated that demand from logic IC testing is better than memory. In light of solid demand from the segment, the company plans to add more equipment in the...
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 14min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Before Going to Press | 22min ago
AUO to supply LTPS panels for use in 2nd-generation Nexus 7, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 31min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 44min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 51min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 1h 12min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 1h 24min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 1h 25min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- 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
- 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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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
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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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.