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Friday 3 November 2017
Opto, sensor and discrete ICs to reach record US$75 billion in 2017, says IC Insights
More than a dozen product categories in optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discretes semiconductors (O-S-D) are on track to set record-high annual sales this year, according...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Sony to expand CIS presence in car electronics market
Sony has been strengthening its high-end CMOS image sensor (CIS) development and is looking to expand its presence in the car-use electronics market. The efforts are expected to bear...
Wednesday 18 October 2017
Goodix obtains fingerprint sensor orders for new Huawei devices
Goodix Technology has obtained fingerprint sensor orders from Huawei for the newly-unveiled Mate 10 devices, according to the China-based IC design house.
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Xintec to swing to profit in 4Q17, says report
Image sensor packaging specialist Xintec is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2017 with revenues likely to increase around 30% sequentially to nearly NT$1.3...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Himax reportedly supplying WLO chips for iPhone X face ID
Fabless IC firm Himax Technologies has begun shipments of chips based on wafer-level optics (WLO) technology to Apple, according to industry sources. The solution is reportedly a...
Monday 2 October 2017
ShunSin obtains orders for fingerprint sensor modules from China
ShunSin Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) specializing in assembly and test of system-in-package (SiP) modules, has obtained new orders...
Friday 29 September 2017
Lextar releases IR LED dual-recognition biometric sensor module
Lextar Electronics has released PR88M32, an infrared (IR) LED biometric sensor module that it says can recognize human faces and iris. With a thickness of 1.4mm, the sensor module...
Tuesday 26 September 2017
MEMS sensor demand for smartphones, automotive surging
MEMS sensor demand for smartphones and automotive applications has been surging, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC backend houses, which have enjoyed a ramp-up of orders placed...
Thursday 21 September 2017
GIS to foray into ultrasonic fingerprint sensor solutions in 2018
Touch panel specialist General Interface Solution (GIS) plans to enter volume production of ultrasonic fingerprint sensor olutions in 2018 targeting Android-based smartphone vendors...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
LPWAN offers two-way communications for data collection, remote control
From the control of household electric appliances at home to the monitoring of satellites in the outer space, grasping more data and expanding management depth and width are the exact...
Tuesday 19 September 2017
LPWAN reduces maintenance and operation costs of IoT devices with long life cycles
The value of emerging smart IoT (Internet of Things) applications can be shown based on low power wide area networks (LPWAN) that boast high safety, low cost and easy management,...
Tuesday 12 September 2017
Asix, Pixart to post double-digit revenue growths in 3Q17
Network IC design house Asix Electronics and CMOS image sensor supplier Pixart Imaging are expected to post double-digit sequential growths in third-quarter revenues, according to...
Wednesday 6 September 2017
Egistec posts record August revenues
Fingerprint sensor supplier Egis Technology (Egistec) has announced August consolidated revenues grew 34.6% sequentially to a record high of NT$544 million (US$18.1 million).
Wednesday 6 September 2017
SilTerra unveils 180nm ultra low leakage technology to position in IoT sensor hub IC market
SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian home grown leading semiconductor wafer foundry, today unveiled its latest 0.18-micron CMOS based Ultra Low Leakage (180nm ULL) process technology...
Friday 25 August 2017
Opto Tech to expand sensor chip capacity by 10%
Opto Tech will invest NT$200-300 million (US$6.6-9.9 million) to expand production capacity for semiconductor-based sensor chips by 10%, with the expansion to be completed by the...