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Monday 15 July 2019
Backend house OSE posts record 2Q19 revenues
Memory backend specialist Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) saw its second-quarter revenues climb to a record high of NT$4.55 billion (US$146.4 million), driven by a pull-in...
Friday 12 July 2019
Phison sales stay flat in June
Flash controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has reported revenues of NT$3.344 billion (US$107.72 million) for June, down 0.3% both from a month and a year earlier.
Friday 12 July 2019
Taiwan top-3 IC designers to see rosy performances in 3Q19
Taiwan's top-3 IC designers MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are expected to enjoy strong shipment and revenue increases in the third quarter of 2019,...
Friday 12 July 2019
Topco says it sells Japan-sourced photoresist to clients only in Taiwan, China
Taiwan-based Topco Scientific, a distributor of semiconductor materials, has clarified that it will supply Japan-sourced photoresist and other related semiconductor materials to clients...
Friday 12 July 2019
ABF substrates makers see strong 2H19 demand for network, AI applications
Taiwan's makers of ABF-based IC substrates including Unimicron and Nan Ya PCB will see full capacity utilization for the product line through the second half of 2019 mainly thanks...
Friday 12 July 2019
Tripod sees record 2Q19 revenues
Taiwan-based PCB maker Tripod Technology saw its revenues grow slightly from a year ago to reach a record high in the second quarter of 2019 and expects the momentum to continue in...
Friday 12 July 2019
Korea DRAM suppliers show no sign of cutting production, but price increases to depend on inventory levels
There has been no sign indicating that Korea-based DRAM suppliers are cutting their output, despite recent speculation claiming Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are doing so, according...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Rafael Micro 2H19 revenues to surge 50% on shipments of 8K TV, STB chips
RF (radio frequency) IC designer Rafael Micro expects its revenues for the second half of 2019 to shoot up over 50% from the first half, driven by the growing shipments of 8K TV and...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Merck not yet mass-producing OLED photoresists in Taiwan
Merck is cooperating closely with Taiwan-based LCD panel makers in the development of photoresist products to be used in the manufacture of OLCD displays, and the company has not...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Global semiconductor equipment sales to contract 18.4% in 2019, says SEMI
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to drop 18.4% to US$52.7 billion in 2019 from last year's historic high of...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Uniflex expects to break even in 4Q19
Uniflex Technology is looking to break even in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to CEO of the flexible PCB specialist Yuan-chih Lee, who also disclosed plans to downsize its...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Compeq gives guardedly optimistic outlook for 2H19
PCB firm Compeq Manufacturing has expressed guarded optimism for its sales outlook for the second half of 2019, even though its sales performance for the first half was better than...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Vapor chamber to account for 50% of smartphone cooling module shipments in 2H19
With rising heat dissipation demand from major vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi for their 5G smartphones, half of cooling module shipments...
Thursday 11 July 2019
MediaTek June revenues rebound above NT$20 billion
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its June revenues rebound to over NT$20 billion (US$643.1 million).
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Panel and IPC makers call for more government support for innovation, integration
Top executives from Taiwan's flat panel and IPC industries have called for more government support in terms of policy commitment and funding to facilitate the development of innovative...