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Tuesday 20 June 2017
GlobalWafers teaming up with Ferrotec to expand 8-inch wafer supply
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers is teaming up with Ferrotec to ramp up new 8-inch wafer capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu.
Thursday 1 June 2017
IoV and self-driving cars fuel demand for automotive electronics
The growing level of automobile digitalization, especially advances in IoV technologies, is introducing booming opportunities for automotive electronic devices and parts and this...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Sensor and actuator sales take off as price erosion eases
After several years of low and inconsistent growth rates primarily because of intense pricing pressure, the market for semiconductor sensors and actuators finally caught fire in 2016...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
CHPT 1Q17 profits jump 70%
IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Technology (CHPT) has reported net profits jumped 70% from a year earlier to NT$188 million (US$6.3 million) in the first quarter...
Friday 24 March 2017
Shanghai QST enjoys robust MEMS sensor shipments
MEMS sensor startup Shanghai Quality Sensor Technology (QST) saw its shipments jump five-fold in 2016 compared to the previous year, driven by the fast-growing market for accelerators,...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
ASE obtains ISO 26262 for its Kaohsiung site
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has obtained the ISO 26262 certification from TUV Nord for its Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan facility, according to the packaging and testing...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
TDK to acquire InvenSense for US$1.3 billion
TDK and InvenSense have entered into a definitive agreement wherein TDK agrees to acquire all outstanding InvenSense shares for cash at US$13.00 per InvenSense share, for a total...
Thursday 15 December 2016
InvenSense EIS solution adopted by Oppo
InvenSense, a provider of MEMS sensors, has announced its electronic image stabilization (EIS) solution adopted for the recently-released Oppo R9S and R9S Plus smartphones.
Wednesday 16 November 2016
SMIC, IMECAS cooperate on MEMS R&D and foundry
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS) have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement...
Thursday 20 October 2016
Revenue growth sounding strong for suppliers of packaged MEMS microphones, says IHS
Knowles, Goertek and AAC ranked as the top three global suppliers of packaged MEMS microphones for 2015, according to IHS Markit.
Wednesday 21 September 2016
China SITRI 8-inch fab ready for MEMS manufacturing
The government-sponsored Shanghai Industrial Technology Research Institute (SITRI) has its 8-inch wafer fab targeted specifically at the manufacture of MEMS parts with volume production...
Monday 5 September 2016
UMC, APM team up for MEMS foundry services
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced it is teaming up with dedicated MEMS foundry Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) to provide enhanced MEMS manufacturing services...
Monday 5 September 2016
UMC forges strategic partnership with APM to enhance MEMS Service capabilities
United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC; TWSE: 2303) ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, and dedicated MEMS foundry Asia Pacific Microsystems, Inc. (APM),...
Friday 22 July 2016
Sensor sales keep hitting new records but price erosion curbs growth, says IC Insights
Despite strong double-digit percentage increases in annual unit shipments, semiconductor sensor sales growth has become uncharacteristically lethargic because of steep price erosion...
Friday 15 July 2016
Auto MEMS sensor shipments rise in 2015 even as revenue stalled, says IHS
Although shipments of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors used in automotive applications grew 8.4% in 2015, revenues were flat compared to the previous year reaching US$2.7...