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Wednesday 26 December 2018
Compound semiconductor suppliers to see power amplifier demand from 5G in 2019
While 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...
Thursday 6 December 2018
Business of 5G seen to bring only symbolic benefits for GaAs firms in 2019
Applications of 5G will generate only symbolic rather than substantive economic benefits to suppliers of wireless compound semiconductor components devices such as radio frequency...
Thursday 6 December 2018
Compound semiconductor firms see unclear order visibility for 1Q19
Compound semiconductor firms are conservative about order visibility for the first quarter of 2019 due partly to Apple cutting orders amid weaker-than-expected sales of new iPhones,...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Win Semi, VPEC October revenues increase
GaAs 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...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Win Semi cuts capex outlook
Pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has revised downward its capex target this year to between NT$5 billion (US$161.4 million) and NT$6 billion after posting...
Monday 23 July 2018
Win Semi expects to post 10% revenue decrease in 3Q18
Taiwan-based Win Semiconductors expects to report an around 10% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2018, citing weaker-than-expected demand due...
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...
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...
Monday 7 May 2018
Taiwan GaAs foundries expanding capacity on robust VCSEL demand
VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) has emerged as a crucial light source component for 3D sensors increasingly applied to smartphones and other consumer electronics devices,...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Win Semi looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2Q18
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post double-digit on-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2018.
Monday 23 April 2018
IDMs, Taiwan IC firms gearing up to develop car-use SiC power devices
With silicon carbide (SiC) emerging as an increasingly popular third-generation semiconductor material for car-use power devices and 5G networks, international major IDMs such as...
Thursday 29 March 2018
Visual Photonics VCSEL epi wafer pending Apple validation
Taiwan-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...
Monday 26 March 2018
Taiwan 3D sensor supply chain to gain more from new iPhones
As 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...
Monday 5 March 2018
Compound semiconductor suppliers set to benefit from 5G
Taiwan suppliers of compound semiconductor devices are poised to gain significant growth momentum from the increasing market demand for radio frequency (RF) and power amplifier (PA)...
Friday 5 January 2018
Win Semi 4Q17 results higher than expected
GaAs foundry house Win Semiconductors has reported better-than-expected sales for fourth-quarter 2018 as well as the entire year of 2017, buoyed by increased shipments of VCSEL (vertical-cavity...