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Wednesday 4 July 2018
IC distributor Supreme seeing demand pick up
Taiwan-based Supreme Electronics, which distributes mainly memory devices and display panels for Samsung Electronics in Greater China, has seen demand for smartphones pick up on se...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
IC designers to benefit from release of new smart speakers in 2H18
Global shipments of smart speakers and other voice-activated smart home devices by brand vendors are expected to double in 2018 from 2017, drastically driving up demand for related...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Panel sizes for automotive, gaming and industrial applications getting larger, says Digitmes Research
The sizes of LCD panels used in automotive, gaming and industrial PC (IPC) applications are becoming larger and larger, as flat panel as well as end-device vendors are aiming to ramp...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
HSPB should first promote Taiwan image and industry in bid to foray into India market, say experts
Hsinchu Science Park Bureau (HSPB) is actively pushing forward the Taiwan government's New Southbound Policy, endeavoring to engage efforts across the industry, government, academics...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Taiwan PCB firms fined for environmental infractions in China
PCB manufacturers Ichia Technologies and Career Technology have both been fined for violating environmental regulations in China.
Wednesday 4 July 2018
China court rules in favor of UMC in patent lawsuit against Micron
A Chinese court has ruled in favor of United Microelectronics (UMC) in a patent infringement lawsuit against Micron Technology, which would ban sales of the allegedly infringing products...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Lite-On Semi enjoys robust diode demand for industrial, servers
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has enjoyed robust diode demand for industrial control and server applications which will buoy the company's sales...
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Global web giants racing to develop chips in-house
Global web service giants including Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba are racing to conduct in-house development of chipset solutions, as part of their efforts to venture...
Tuesday 3 July 2018
MediaTek, Novatek to enjoy robust revenue growths in 3Q18
Taiwan-based first-tier IC-design houses MediaTek and Novatek Microelectronics are set to sustain continued revenue growths in the third quarter of 2018, powered by the release of...
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Global semiconductor sales increase 21% in May, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$38.7 billion for the month of May 2018, an increase of 21% from the May 2017 total of US$32 billion and 3% more than last month's total...
Monday 2 July 2018
UMC to deepen its roots in China
United Microelectronics (UMC), the second-largest Taiwan-based pure-play foundry, disclosed recently plans to list its HeJian-led China operations on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)...
Monday 2 July 2018
Apple decision on MediaTek modem chips unlikely soon, say sources
It remains to be seen whether Apple will commit to buying modem chips from MediaTek for its next-generation iPhone devices despite mounting speculations that the US vendor is considering...
Monday 2 July 2018
Synnex to acquire Convergys
Synnex Corporation and Convergys have announced they have reached a definitive agreement in which Synnex would acquire Convergys and integrate it with the former's Concentrix, a wholly-owned...
Friday 29 June 2018
UMC acquires 100% ownership of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor
Fujitsu Semiconductor and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced that the Taiwan-based foundry house will acquire all of the shares of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor...
Friday 29 June 2018
Panjit and ITRI join forces for car-use IGBT power module business
Taiwan-based Panjit International has signed contracts with Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to jointly establish pilot production lines for ITRI's IGBT smart...