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Wednesday 14 August 2019
Unimicron to boost capex in 2020 to deepen ABF substrate deployment
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has set aside a capex of approximately NT$16.2 billion (US$514.5 million) for 2020, up from NT$9.2 billion for 2019, to strengthen...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Gudeng revenues hike over 50% in July
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solution products and wafer handling equipment, saw its revenues climb...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
ASE to buy new factory building to optimize capacity deployment
Taiwan's top backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has decided to purchase a new factory building in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to provide more space for warehousing...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
ADLINK's data extraction solution enables networking in PCB drilling, connecting isolated legacy equipment
With the ongoing adoption of Industry 4.0 initiatives, manufacturers are endeavoring to equip their production machinery with network connectivity, providing highly precise, efficient...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Apex sees revenues, profit hit record high in 2Q19
PCB maker Apex International has reported record high revenues and profit for the second quarter of 2019, buoyed by an influx of new orders and effective production cost control.
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Tripod Tech seeing customers step up pace of orders
PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology has seen short lead-time orders from customers ramp up recently, and expects the pull-in of orders to carry on until later in the third quarter...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
MediaTek July revenue slip
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its July revenues slip 0.98% sequentially to NT$20.69 billion (US$658.2 million).
Monday 12 August 2019
Compeq order visibility for 4Q19 unclear
PCB firm Compeq Manufacturing has said its order visibility for the fourth quarter of 2019 remains unclear, although the pull-in of orders from clients still maintains a robust pace...
Monday 12 August 2019
TSMC gearing up for another semiconductor supercycle
The global semiconductor market is set to enter a dynamic new phase of growth, as the era of 5G network looms around the corner. TSMC, the world's largest pure-play foundry, is also...
Monday 12 August 2019
TSMC revenues slip in July
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported July consolidated revenues slipped 1.3% sequentially but grew 14% on year to NT$84.76 billion (US$2.7 billion).
Monday 12 August 2019
GlobalWafers turns conservative
Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers has turned conservative about its sales outlook this year, citing unfavorable macro factors affecting semiconductor demand.
Monday 12 August 2019
Taiwan LCD TVs – 2Q 2019
Taiwan's LCD TV shipments grew 14.4% sequentially, but dropped 6.4% on year to arrive at 7.16 million units in the second quarter of 2019.
Friday 9 August 2019
Highlights of the day: AMD to see rising share of server market
AMD is expected to grab a larger share of the server market thanks to its newly launched EPYC server processor platform...
Friday 9 August 2019
Samsung narrows Intel global chip market lead in 2Q19, says IHS
Intel in the second quarter maintained its position as the world's largest semiconductor supplier, although second-placed Samsung managed to narrow the gap due to renewed vigor in...
Friday 9 August 2019
Diodes to acquire Lite-On Semi
Diodes and Lite-On Semiconductor (LSC) have entered into an agreement that provides for the acquisition of the Taiwan-based discrete and analog chipmaker by the US vendor, according...