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Friday 25 November 2016
ASE, VisEra obtain packaging orders for under-glass fingerprint sensors from Synaptics, says report
Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and VisEra Technologies have both landed packaging orders for under-glass fingerprint sensors from Synaptics, according to a...
Friday 18 November 2016
Egistec October revenues surge
Taiwan-based fingerprint sensor supplier Egis Technology (Egistec) has reported October revenues surged 84.7% on month to NT$301 million (US$9.4 million).
Tuesday 1 November 2016
FocalTech pre-tax profits climb to 4-quarter high
IC design house FocalTech Systems has reported pre-tax profits of NT$104 million (US$3.3 million) for the third quarter of 2016, the highest in four quarters.
Monday 24 October 2016
More than 30 IC design houses to vie for fingerprint sensor market in 2017
More than 30 IC design houses will vie for the growing fingerprint sensor market in 2017 due to the increasing penetration of the identification chips in the high-end smartphone segment,...
Thursday 20 October 2016
TSMC receives FPC fingerprint sensor orders, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received orders from Fingerprint Cards (FPC) with production set to kick off in the first quarter of 2017, according to a recent...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Huawei diversifying fingerprint sensor supply sources
China-based Huawei Devices has diversified its fingerprint sensor suppliers to include Goodix Technology and Silead, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Goodix preps for IPO
IC design house Goodix Technology has filed an application to hold an IPO in China and expects to be listed on October 17.
Tuesday 20 September 2016
ASE a major SiP backend provider for Apple, say sources
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), through its Shanghai-based subsidiary Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), has obtained SiP (system-in-package) backend orders for Wi-Fi,...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Taiwan fingerprint sensor suppliers set to post strong 3Q16
Taiwan-based fingerprint sensor suppliers including Egis Technology (Egistec), Elan Microelectronics and FocalTech Systems are set to post brisk sales for the third quarter of 2016...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Digitimes Research: China firms to share up to 30% of 2016 global fingerprint sensor shipments
Due to fast growing use of smartphone-based mobile payment services in the China market, both international and domestic vendors, including white-box ones, have adopted fingerprint...
Thursday 18 August 2016
Fingerprint sensor penetration in smartphone market to rise above 50% in 2017
The penetration rate for fingerprint-recognition sensors in the smartphone market will rise above 50% in 2017 from about 40% in 2016, according to industry observers. The ratio reached...
Thursday 11 August 2016
Elan looks to up to 22% revenue growth in 3Q16
Elan Microelectronics expects its third-quarter revenues to register a 16-22% sequential increase, driven by continued growth in shipments of touchscreen controllers and rising fingerprint...
Wednesday 10 August 2016
Fingerprint sensor orders filling 8-inch fab capacity
Foundries have seen a ramp-up of orders for fingerprint-recognition sensor chips which are filling their 8-inch fab capacity, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 9 August 2016
Truly Opto-Electronics to ship 10 million fingerprint sensor modules in 3Q16
China-based Truly Opto-Electronics is expected to ship 10 million fingerprint sensor modules in the third quarter of 2016 and ramp up shipments to 45 million units for all of the...
Friday 22 July 2016
Innolux cooperates with Next Biometrics to develop flexible fingerprint sensor
Innolux has cooperated with Norway-based Next Biometrics Group ASA to develop the world's first flexible fingerprint sensor based on Next's active thermal sensing technology, according...