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Monday 16 July 2018
Compound IC makers see bright 2H18 on robust Apple demand for 3D sensors
As Apple is expected to mass incorporate 3D sensors into its new portable devices to power face ID, Taiwan suppliers of III-V compound semiconductors and 3D sensing components and...
Friday 6 July 2018
Win Semi 2Q18 revenues meet guidance
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors saw its second-quarter revenues increase 2.3% sequentially to NT$4.57 billion (US$149.5 million) which met its guidance of a low single-digit sequential...
Thursday 7 June 2018
Win Semi, VPEC report on-month increases in May revenues
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors and epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) both saw their revenues register sequential increases for the third consecutive...
Monday 7 May 2018
Taiwan GaAs foundries expanding capacity on robust VCSEL demand
VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) has emerged as a crucial light source component for 3D sensors increasingly applied to smartphones and other consumer electronics devices,...
Wednesday 2 May 2018
GaAs epitaxial wafer maker LandMark sees profits up on year in 1Q18
GaAs and laser diode (LD) epitaxial wafer maker LandMark Optoelectronics has reported net profit of NT$181 million (US$6.096 million) for the first quarter of 2018, down 20% on quarter...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Win Semi looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2Q18
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post double-digit on-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2018.
Friday 30 March 2018
IntelliEPI to expand epi-wafer capacity by 50-60% in 2018
Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which supplies epi-wafers to the electronics and optoelectronics industries, is expected to see its overall production capacity expand...
Thursday 29 March 2018
Visual Photonics VCSEL epi wafer pending Apple validation
Taiwan-based Visual Photonics Epitaxy's (VPEC) VCSEL epi wafers are still pending validation by Apple, and joining the VCSEL 3D sensor supply chain for iPhones and other Apple consumer...
Monday 26 March 2018
Taiwan 3D sensor supply chain to gain more from new iPhones
As Apple has reportedly decided to continue using 3D sensor-based face recognition in its new iPhone devices in 2018, Taiwan suppliers in the 3D sensor supply chain, including those...
Monday 5 March 2018
Compound semiconductor suppliers set to benefit from 5G
Taiwan suppliers of compound semiconductor devices are poised to gain significant growth momentum from the increasing market demand for radio frequency (RF) and power amplifier (PA)...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
GaAs foundry Win Semi posts record revenues and profits for 2017
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported net profits of NT$3.72 billion (US$126.6 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$17.09 billion for 2017. Both results hit record-high...
Friday 5 January 2018
Win Semi 4Q17 results higher than expected
GaAs foundry house Win Semiconductors has reported better-than-expected sales for fourth-quarter 2018 as well as the entire year of 2017, buoyed by increased shipments of VCSEL (vertical-cavity...
Wednesday 13 December 2017
Win Semi to buy HBT production equipment from Avago
GaAs foundry house Win Semiconductors has signed a MoU to purchase a batch of HBT (heterojunction bipolar transistor) production equipment from its strategic partner Avago Technologies...
Monday 4 December 2017
Taiwan players in 3D sensor supply chain to see lucrative market in 2018
With Android-based smartphones vendors expected to incorporate 3D sensors into their smartphone models following Apple's adoption of TrueDepth facial recognition system of iPhone...
Monday 4 December 2017
Changelight orders MOCVD sets from Aixtron
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Xiamen Changelight has placed an order with Germany-based Aixtron SE for several sets of AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD equipment for producing...