74 news items tagged Visual Photonics Epitaxy
Chipmakers, supply chain firms revving up for 5G opportunities
Wednesday 31 July 2019With HiSilicon, Broadcom and other fabless chip vendors gearing up to tap growing demand for 5G infrastructure chipsets, their Taiwanese silicon-based or compound semiconductor foundry...
VPEC ramps up shipments of VCSEL devices for handset applications
Thursday 11 July 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is expected to see significant revenue increases for the third quarter of 2019 as it has started intensive shipments...
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for 3D sensor market boom
Tuesday 9 July 2019Foundries including Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), fabless chipmaker Himax Technologies,...
VPEC ramping up VCSEL wafer production
Thursday 13 June 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has kicked off volume production for vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) components, and is expected to...
CHPT successfully tapping into satellite PCBs segment
Tuesday 16 April 2019Taiwan-based IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) will see efforts in developing its new product line of aerospace PCBs pay off gradually, as its PCBs...
Huawei momentum boosts March sales for Taiwan suppliers
Tuesday 9 April 2019A surge in orders for Huawei's new smartphones and 5G base stations boosted March revenues at several Taiwan-based ecosystem partners, such as backend firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC)...
VPEC reportedly enters supply chain for Samsung mobile devices
Wednesday 13 February 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has entered the supply chain for Samsung's new mobile devices featuring biometric technology slated for launch in...
Compound semiconductor suppliers to see power amplifier demand from 5G in 2019
Wednesday 26 December 2018While being positive about the medium- and long-term prospects of the 5G industry, most Taiwan's compound semiconductor makers, with respect to the short-term outlook, expect stronger...
VPEC gearing up for chip demand for 5G devices
Tuesday 4 December 2018Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is gearing up for robust component semiconductor demand for 5G infrastructure and devices, according to the Taiwan-based company specializing...
Win Semi, VPEC October revenues increase
Wednesday 7 November 2018GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors saw its October revenues rebound slightly while revenues at epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) climbed 35.3% on mon...
Visual Photonics VCSEL epi wafer pending Apple validation
Thursday 29 March 2018Taiwan-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...
Taiwan 3D sensor supply chain to gain more from new iPhones
Monday 26 March 2018As 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...
VPEC, Epistar to produce 6-inch VCSEL wafers
Monday 22 January 2018Microelectronics and optoelectronics epitaxial wafer maker Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) and LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar are ready to start production of 6-inch VCSEL...
VCSEL suppliers set for brisk sales in 2018
Monday 25 December 2017Taiwan-based VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) device providers, including Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), Epistar, Advanced Wirelss Semiconductor (AWSC) and Global...
Taiwan players in 3D sensor supply chain to see lucrative market in 2018
Monday 4 December 2017With Android-based smartphones vendors expected to incorporate 3D sensors into their smartphone models following Apple's adoption of TrueDepth facial recognition system of iPhone...
Win Semi August revenues increase
Wednesday 6 September 2017GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.42 billion (US$47.2 million) for August 2017, up 17.4% on year and 3.6% sequentially.
Win Semi posts revenue growth in April
Friday 5 May 2017GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.25 billion (US$41.5 million) for April 2017, up 10.2% on year and 5.9% sequentially. The April revenues...
Win Semi, VPEC to post brisk 2Q17 results
Tuesday 7 February 2017GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors and epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are set to enjoy brisk sales in the second quarter of 2017 as customers roll out...
VPEC to book record EPS for 2015, says report
Thursday 21 January 2016Taiwan-based Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs pi-wafers made to fabricate power amplifiers (PA) for consumer technology products such as smartphones...
AWSC, VPEC June revenues rise
Monday 13 July 2015GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) saw its June revenues soar, while GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) enjoyed record high...
GaAs IC firms look to strong growth in 2H15
Tuesday 19 May 2015GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are set to report significant...
VPEC aims at 50% global market share
Monday 22 July 2013Taiwan-based Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), which supplies GaAs epi-wafers for fabricating power amplifiers (PA), aims to increase its global market share to 50% from the current...
Win Semi, VPEC December sales rise
Monday 7 January 2013GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a supplier of GaAs epi-wafers, have both reported sequential growth in sales for December 2012.
GaAs firms to see sales rebound in 4Q12
Friday 26 October 2012GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors, and GaAs wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are expected to see their sales...
GaAs firms post mixed September revenues
Thursday 4 October 2012Taiwan-based GaAs foundry WIN Semiconductors had consolidated revenues of NT$901 million (US$30.4 million) growing on month by 7.15%, while fellow makers Advanced Wireless Semiconductor...