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  • Computex 202: Acer to showcase Windows 8 tablet PCs

    IT + CE | 33min ago

  • Flytech inaugurates factory in northern Taiwan

    IT + CE | 1h 49min ago

  • Tontek to post over 30% sales growth in 2Q12

    Before Going to Press | 1min ago

  • Lowering Sandy Bridge prices expected to boost PC demand in emerging markets, say motherboard makers

    Before Going to Press | 28min ago

  • Young Fast medium-size thin-film touch panels to grow 50% sequentially in 2Q12

    Before Going to Press | 33min ago

  • On-Bright expects 2Q12 sales to rise 50-60%

    Before Going to Press | 37min ago

  • UMC revenues to grow through 3Q12, says CEO

    Before Going to Press | 47min ago

  • Taiwan market: More China-based handset vendors to launch sub-NT$4,000 smartphones in 3Q12

    Before Going to Press | 49min ago

  • High Windows 8 licensing fee makes prices of ultrabook difficult to drop, say Taiwan makers

    Before Going to Press | 50min ago

  • Samsung, LG and Huawei mulling plans to ramp up in-house production of LTE solutions

    Before Going to Press | 52min ago

  • AUO to ship AMOLED panels to Sony and HTC in June, say sources

    Before Going to Press | 1h 40min ago

  • TPV sees LCD TV shipments down 32.6% on year in 1Q12

    Before Going to Press | 1h 51min ago

  • China anti-dumping investigation against US, South Korea polysilicon suppliers would hurt local downstream players

    Before Going to Press | 2h 6min ago

  • New MacBook may be launched as early as July, say Taiwan makers

    Before Going to Press | 2h 10min ago

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UMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new facilities at 12-inch fab

IC MANUFACTURING | May 24, 16:26

United Microelectronics (UMC) on May 24 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the fifth and sixth phase (P5 and P6) construction of its 12-inch plant located...

NAND flash prices hope for rebound in 3Q12

MEMORY CHIPS | May 24, 14:21

While contract prices for NAND flash have continually dropped due to oversupply arising from weak demand, prices may rebound in the third quarter of 2012...

TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%

PASSIVE, PCB, OTHER IC COMPONENTS | May 24, 01:35

Demand for TCXOs has been rising due to increasing sales of smartphones, tablet PCs and 4G LTE wireless telecommunication systems. To accommodate demand,...

TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues

PASSIVE, PCB, OTHER IC COMPONENTS | May 24, 01:05

Quartz crystal device maker TXC believes second-quarter 2012 revenues to be better than the first quarter's. According to Peter Lin, president of TXC, the...

HTC Thunderbolt

Driver IC shipments to the smartphone segment are increasing

LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment

IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | May 24, 11:04

LCD driver makers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have seen shipments of their high resolution LCD driver ICs for smartphone applications begin to pick up in May, after a poor performance in terms of revenues...

FEI Products - Vion Plasma Focused Ion Beam
Global smartphone industry, 2012 forecast
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