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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...
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Opto Tech, Tyntek rely on silicon sensor chips for growth
LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Opto Tech and Tyntek expect silicon sensor chips to be the main source of business growth in the future and therefore have expanded production...
Tuesday 10 July 2018
Sensor solutions supplier AMS brings face recognition to Android phones
Austria-based sensor solutions supplier AMS has announced that its low-power IR VCSEL laser emitter, the PMSIL, is enabling the world's first implementation of user face recognition...
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...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Global image sensor shipments to top US$15 billion in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Global shipments of CMOS as well as CCD image sensors will exceed US$15 billion in value in 2020, Digitimes Research estimates. The shipment value increased by over 15% on year to...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Taiwan maker offers smart mattresses to detect sleep quality
Sleep quality detection entails big business potentials, prompting Taiwan makers to develop smart mattresses or wearable devices installed with sleep sensing systems to collect relevant...
Monday 25 June 2018
Magnetic sensor market sees growing adoption of xMR technologies, says Yole
Magnetic sensors have been historically dominated by Hall-effect technology. However, this situation has evolved over time, with increasing penetration of xMR technologies, namely...
Monday 25 June 2018
Infineon unveils magnetic sensors based on TMR technology
Infineon Technologies is launching its first magnetic sensors based on TMR technology. Infineon will present the new Xensiv TLE5501 angle sensor family at the Sensor+Test 2018 fair...
Friday 22 June 2018
Taiwan OSAT firms suffer unclear order visibility for 3Q18
After experiencing lackluster revenue and profit performances in the first half of 2018, Taiwan OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) players still see unclear visibility...
Friday 22 June 2018
Silicon Optronics to start biochip shipments in 2H18
As the world's No. 3 supplier of CMOS image sensors for security and surveillance purposes, Silicon Optronics (SOI) will be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) in July 2018...
Tuesday 19 June 2018
Competition for in-display fingerprint sensor market heating up, says Digitimes Research
Competition in the in-display fingerprint sensor market is heating up as more IC design-houses, smartphone vendors and other companies are jumping into the bandwagon in order to get...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Wireless technologies to comprise 55% of connectivity IC shipments in 2018, IHS says
Driven by the colossal Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity, wireless technologies - including wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth, cellular and low-power wireless - will...
Friday 8 June 2018
Opto Tech, Tyntek expanding Si-based sensor chip capacities
LED chip makers Opto Tech and Tyntek are expanding production capacities for Si-base sensor chips and will bring additional capacities into operation in July and September 2018 respectively,...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
IoV, AI and embedded computing are essential to the development of autonomous driving
American and European market trends have always steered automotive industry developments. The same is true for the new generation self-driving vehicle sector, where American and European...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Opto Tech expanding capacity for silicon-based sensor chips
LED chip maker Opto Tech, in order to meet increased orders for silicon-based sensor chips mainly consisting of photo diode and photo transistor chips, is expanding monthly production...