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Wednesday 5 September 2018
China panel makers embrace IGZO technology, says Digitimes Research
Most of the recent 8.5G-10.5G TFT LCD production lines planned by China-based flat panel makers come with or retain the ability to produce indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) TFT LCD...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Semicon Taiwan 2018 opens with 680 exhibitors
The annual Semicon Taiwan tradeshow has kicked off in Taipei running from September 5-7, with this year's theme focusing on advanced manufacturing and testing technologies for artificial...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
NXP acquires OmniPHY to accelerate autonomous driving and vehicle networks
NXP Semiconductors has disclosed it has acquired OmniPHY, a provider of automotive Ethernet subsystem technology. OmniPHY's expertise includes automotive Ethernet, a technology that...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
China semiconductor fab capacity to reach 20% worldwide share in 2020, says SEMI
Front-end fab capacity in China will grow to account for 16% of the world's semiconductor fab capacity in 2018, according to SEMI. The share will increase to 20% by the end of 2020...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Coretronic Robotics conducting POC field tests for smart drones
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics, a robot-manufacturing arm of BLU maker Coretronic, is currently conducting POC (proof of concept) field tests for its smart drone products designed...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Morris Chang to deliver speech at forum marking 60th year of IC development
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang will deliver his first keynote speech after retiring in June 2018 at the "IC60 Master Forum" to be held on September...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Eight-inch fab capacity remains tight, says UMC president
Eight-inch fab capacity remains tight, whereas there is an excess of 12-inch fab capacity, according to SC Chien, co-president for pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC).
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Chipmakers slowing down transition to sub-10nm technology
With sub-10nm node manufacturing requiring huge capex, a number of foundries have slowed down their investment pace while fabless chipmakers stick with 14/12nm products for cost reasons...
Monday 3 September 2018
TSMC ex-employee charged with trade secrets theft
A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) employee has been charged with stealing secrets from the pure-play foundry.
Monday 3 September 2018
Wafer thinning needed to boost silicon power devices performance
Wafer thinning technology is expected to play an increasingly crucial role in Taiwan's power discrete device supply chain, as the technology can work well to lower resistance and...
Monday 3 September 2018
FocalTech files infringement complaint against Novatek
FocalTech Systems has filed a lawsuit with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court against fellow LCD driver IC company Novatek Microelectronics, alleging Novatek's integrated driver...
Monday 3 September 2018
Eight-inch foundries face unclear order visibility in 4Q18
Eight-inch IC foundries have seen order visibility become unclear for the fourth quarter of 2018, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Friday 31 August 2018
Taiwan to solicit US investors in AI, IC, biotech
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will send a delegation September 6-17 to the Silicon Valley and Boston seeking to solicit potential investors there to invest in...
Friday 31 August 2018
Young Fast core panel business to swing back to profits in 2H18
Touch panel solution provider Young Fast Optoelectronics expects its core business to swing back to profits in the second half of 2018 as it is enhancing its presence in the industrial...
Friday 31 August 2018
GIS to volume produce new in-display fingerprint sensors in 2H18
Touch panel supplier General Interface Solution (GIS) is expected to kick off shipments of its third-generation ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensors in the second half of 2018...