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Wednesday 1 August 2018
MediaTek expects revenues to slip in 2018
MediaTek expects to post a slight decrease in revenues for 2018, when combined shipments of its smartphone- and tablet-use SoCs will also register a mild drop. However, gross margin...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Silicon wafer shipments set another record high
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments reached their highest levels for the second consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2018, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan startups should focus on 3 major directions, says Bob Lin, co-founder of Acorn Campus
Co-founder of Acorn Campus Ventures Bob Lin started six businesses, three of which succeeded and the others failed. In addition to being an angel investor, Lin is also the author...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers to see 3Q18 gross margins rise significantly
Taiwan MOSFET makers including Excelliance MOS, Sinopower Semiconductor, Advanced Power Electronics (APEC) and Niko Semiconductor are expected to see their gross margins and profits...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Foundries seeing chip demand for Android phones slow down
While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to ramp up shipments of new-generation iPhone CPUs starting in September, the company and other foundry houses...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Nuvoton posts record revenues, profits for 2Q18
Taiwan-based MCU supplier Nuvoton Technology has reported net profits of NT$261 million (US$8.53 million) on revenues of NT$2.68 billion for the second quarter of 2018. Both results...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan small, medium LCD panel shipments to dip 2% in 3Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of small- to medium-sized LCD panels by Taiwan makers increased at a smaller than expected 5.2% sequential growth to 313 million units in the second quarter of 2018, as...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Faraday expects to post 25% revenue growth in 3Q18
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post revenue growth of 25% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018 thanks to growing...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Hong Kong FPCB maker Compass shifting operations to Xiamen
As a veteran flexible PCB maker, Hong Kong-based Compass Technology has made moves that will relocate its headquarters to Xiamen, a booming IT hub in the southeast coast of China.
Monday 30 July 2018
ASE Industrial likely to post 20% revenue growth in 3Q18
ASE Industrial holding, the parent company of IC backend houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), is expected to report revenue...
Monday 30 July 2018
Google seeking to democratize AI, machine learning applications
Google is actively proceeding with new deployments in the development of AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and applications, including directly converting images into texts...
Monday 30 July 2018
Touch panel TPK swings to loss in 2Q18
Touch panel maker TPK Holding has reported net loss of NT$227 million (US$7.43 million) for the second quarter of 2018 after having maintained profitable operations for the past seven...
Friday 27 July 2018
FPCB maker Flexium to kick off 5G transmission module shipments in 3Q18
Taiwan flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect will gradually deliver shipments of 5G-related products in the third quarter of 2018, which is expected to serve the firm's new...
Friday 27 July 2018
AUO large-sized panel shipments to continue to grow in 3Q18
Having wound up profits for its performance in the second quarter of 2018, AU Optronics (AUO) expects shipments of its large-sized panels to grow 4-6% sequentially in the third quarter...
Friday 27 July 2018
AMD, Nvidia 2H18 revenue growth may weaken on crypto mining chill
Major GPU chipmakers AMD and Nvidia are expected to see their revenue performance lose some growth momentum in the second half of 2018, as demand for crypto mining graphic cards remains...