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Thursday 1 November 2018
Global foundry industry forecast, 2019 and beyond
The production value of the global foundry industry is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6.2% to reach US$81.94 billion in 2023, the final year of a five-year forecast period, driven...
Thursday 1 November 2018
Realtek wins validation for auto chips
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has obtained validation for its automotive solutions, and expects its shipments to the auto sector to ramp up in 2019.
Thursday 1 November 2018
MediaTek expects revenues to fall in 4Q18
Mobile SoC supplier MediaTek expects to post a revenue decline of 4-12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, with about flat growth in gross margin.
Thursday 1 November 2018
TSMC opens 12-inch fab in Nanjing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held a ceremony on October 31 to mark the opening of its 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing, China. Company chairman Mark Liu and CFO...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
MCU makers see 4Q18 shipments affected by US-China trade spats
Taiwan-based major MCU makers including Holtek Semiconductor expect their shipments for the fourth quarter of 2018 to be affected by the uncertainty in terminal market demand amid...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Specialty IC foundry VIS cautious about 2019 chip growth
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has expressed caution about the IC market growth in 2019, citing the impact of the escalating US-China trade war and...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
ASE Technology expects another quarter of revenue growth
ASE Technology Holding, the parent company of IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), expects to post another sequential...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Rohm gearing up for industrial semiconductor market
Rohm Semiconductor aims to ramp up its revenues generated from the industrial sector to 15% in the next three years as it is striving to roll out efforts to compete against larger...
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Intel to outsource entry-level processor, chipset production
As its processor supply continues to fall short of demand, Intel reportedly has begun planning to outsource production for its entry-level Atom processors and some of its chipsets...
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Flexium posts EPS of NT$3.22 in 3Q18
Flexible PCB (FPCB) specialist Flexium Interconnect has reported earnings per share of NT$3.22 (US$0.11) for the third quarter of 2018, when net profits hiked over 500% sequentially...
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Global large-size LCD panel capacity to rise over 9% annually through 2020, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide production capacity for large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panels is projected to rise over 9% annually through 2020 resulting from continued capacity expansions by China-based...
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Cypress enters into JV with SK Hynix foundry unit
Cypress Semiconductor announced recently the company has entered into a joint venture with SK hynix system ic, a foundry spin-off of SK Hynix.
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Innovations count most for AI startups: Q&A with Xilinx president Victor Peng
While Intel and Nvidia have developed leading presence in the CPU and GPU fields, respectively, Xilinx has demonstrated solid innovation prowess in the FPGA space, constantly expanding...
Monday 29 October 2018
Micron opens DRAM backend fab in Taiwan
Micron Technology has announced the opening of a new plant in Taichung, central Taiwan that will be dedicated to providing backend services for the manufacture of DRAM memory.
Monday 29 October 2018
Cloud services to disrupt IC design process: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan GM Ken Sun
At the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum held in early October, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced the launch of OIP Virtual Design Environment...