SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) is essential to navigation systems of mobile robots and there are various depth sensors used in SLAM including 2D and 3D LiDARs, stereoscopic...

Along with fast growing demand for compound and Si-based ICs used in automotive sensor modules, Taiwan-based GaAs epitaxial wafer makers WIN Semiconductors, Advanced Wireless Semiconductor...

Android-camp handset vendors including Samsung Electronics are expected to follow in the footsteps of Apple in incorporating direct time-of-flight (dToF) CMOS image sensors (CIS)...

First-tier smartphone brands such as Apple and Samsung Electronics have begun adopting time of flight (ToF) technologies in their new smartphones, which is expected to boost the penetration...

US-based II-VI is expected to enter the supply chain for Apple's next-generation iPhones by fabricating VCSEL chips for time-of-flight (ToF) LiDAR scanners, according to industry...

Backend houses Xintec and ShunSin Technology have both enjoyed strong orders for processing 3D sensing components and 5G power amplifier modules with SiP technology, respectively,...

Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects to post a revenue increase of 20-30% in 2021 as shipments for new orders and new clients will ramp up steadily, particularly in the second half...

Taiwan's top test interface specialist Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and TSMC's re-invested backend house Xintec are both optimistic about their revenue prospects for fourth-quarter...

Component shipment momentum for iPhone 12 series continues to strengthen, with order visibility for VCM (voice coil motor) components for iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max models clear through...

IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and 3D sensor components packager Xintec have posted impressive revenue gains for the first three quarters of 2020...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductor and its backend partners including Elite Advanced Laser (eLaser) are engaged in production of VCSEL chips for ToF-based LiDAR scanner for the iPhone...

LeddarTech, a Canadian-based developer of environmental sensing solutions for use in ADAS (advanced driver assistance system) and AV (autonomous vehicles), sees strong prospects for...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and other Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor players are ramping up their output for new smartphones, with order visibility for the fourth quarter strengthened,...

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has been stepping up its deployment in the...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors continues to enjoy a strong influx of orders for 5G PA and VCSEL components with clear order visibility through the fourth quarter, despite no orders...

CIS and 3D sensor packaging specialist Xintec saw its revenues for August 2020 climb 21.2% sequentially and 23.44% annually to a record high of NT$740 million with revenues for the...

Taiwan's III-V semiconductor supply chain players including Win Semiconductors and Visual Photonics Expitaxy (VPEC) are poised to benefit from growing demand for RF, PA and ToF LiDAR...

System-in-package (SiP) demand will grow further on a wide range of applications enabled by the emerging 5G, AI and HPC technologies in 2021, according to industry sources.

LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology, now mostly applied to the automotive electronics sector, is expected to be increasingly adopted for consumer electronics applications,...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reiterated its third-quarter 2020 revenues will post a sequential growth of 4-6% with gross margin staying at over 40%, despite uncertainty in...

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics has developed a navigation solution based on 3D LiDAR SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) technology for autonomous mobile robots, according...

Automotive PCB specialist Dynamic Electronics expects a faster recovery in demand for electric vehicles (EV) and automotive ADAS systems to drive up its revenues for the third quarter...

Taiwan's leading backend house ASE Technology is expected to start volume production of ToF (time of flight)-based LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensing modules in the second...

Many first-tier international automotive components makers have been keen on collaborating with LiDAR developers trying to increase economies of scale for LiDAR devices, but high...

With analog sales of US$10.2 billion and a 19% market share, Texas Instruments held a firm grip on its position as the leading supplier of analog devices in 2019, according to IC...