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Wednesday 16 May 2018
HTC to launch blockchain phone Exodus
HTC has announced that it is ready to launch its first blockchain-enabled phone, Exodus, which will support a number of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Lightning Networks, Ethereum...
Tuesday 15 May 2018
Global DRAM revenues increase 5.4% in 1Q18, says DRAMeXchange
Sales in the global DRAM market rose 5.4% sequentially to a record high of US$23.08 billion in the first quarter of 2018, driven by a rally in the memory prices, according to DRAMe...
Tuesday 15 May 2018
Taiwan startups gearing up to tap blockchain market potentials
Taiwan-based blockchain startups OwlTing and Star Bit Innovation are proceeding at full throttles with deployments in new tech sectors to capture the growing application business...
Thursday 10 May 2018
TSMC April revenues down 21% on month
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$81.87 billion (US$2.74 billion) for April 2018, down 21% sequentially but up 44% on year.
Tuesday 8 May 2018
TSMC 7nm process to attract more orders from China for AI chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 7nm FinFET process has obtained orders for the production of AI-capable SoCs from a number of China-based chip firms, such as Huawei's...
Friday 20 April 2018
OSAT firms see flip-chip package orders eroded by digital coin price swings
Taiwan OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) firms are facing headwinds in striving for flip-chip packaging orders for cryptocurrency mining ASICs, as the sharp price...
Friday 20 April 2018
Global semiconductor packaging materials market reaches US$16.7 billion in 2017
The global semiconductor packaging materials market reached US$16.7 billion in 2017, according to a report by SEMI and TechSearch International. While slower growth of smartphones...
Friday 20 April 2018
TSMC cuts revenue outlook for 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its revenue growth forecast for 2018 to 10% from the previously-estimated 10-15%, citing weaker-than-expected smartphone...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Taiwan IC designers asked to defer shipments of mining chips
Taiwan-based IC design houses have received requests from customers in the cryptocurrency mining sector to defer shipments of mining ASICs amid lackluster replacement demand for mining...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Rising component and material costs to put pressure on gross margin
IC foundries, and PC and handset manufacturers continue to encounter rising costs of components and materials, and will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in 2018,...
Friday 13 April 2018
Greatek enjoys robust demand for auto MCUs
Taiwan-based logic IC packaging firm Greatek Electronics, an affiliate of Powertech Technology (PTI), has seen orders for MCUs ramp up from its IDM clients while enjoying strong demand...
Tuesday 10 April 2018
TSMC March revenues surge
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues for March 2018 of about NT$103.7 billion (US$3.55 billion), up 60.4% sequentially and 20.8% on...
Friday 30 March 2018
TSMC revenues to rebound in March
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its March revenues rebound to over NT$100 billion (US$3.43 billion), driven by a ramp-up of 16nm and 12nm chip...
Thursday 29 March 2018
ASRock rolls out AMD Radeon graphics cards
ASRock has introduced the first series of its Phantom Gaming-branded graphics cards based on AMD's chips in Thailand, focusing on the mainstream price segment and it will sell them...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Yen Sun reports strong profits for 2017 thanks to car-use fans
Cooling fan and home appliance maker Yen Sun Technology has announced its 2017 financial results with consolidated revenues growing 5.51% on year to come to NT$2.42 billion (US$82.64...