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Thursday 21 February 2019
Himax expects sales drop in 1Q19
Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue decline of 14-19% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, when the fabless chipmaker expects its LCD driver IC sales generated from...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Infineon stepping up outsourcing to Taiwan makers
Infineon will be stepping up its outsourcing of commodity products to Taiwan-based foundries and backend houses, while keeping the production of its differentiated products that generate...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
China smartphone AP shipments to drop 25% in 1Q19, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China vendors in fourth-quarter 2018 declined 10% on quarter with system manufacturers adjusting shipment targets downward. As system...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Taiwan makers facing competition from China for car-use PCBs
Taiwan-based PCB makers are facing fierce price competition from China-based rivals in the mid-range to entry-level segments of the car-use electronic component industry, but in the...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
IC packager Xintec expects revenues to pick up in 2Q19
Image sensor packaging specialist Xintec expects a significant sequential revenue pickup in the second quarter of 2019 due mainly to faster inventory adjustments at 3D sensor supply...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
TSMC to pay NT$10 cash dividend in 2019
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has decided to distribute a total of NT$10 (US$0.32) cash dividend per share this year.
Wednesday 20 February 2019
MEMS environment sensing hub under development for diverse applications
Along with rampant IoT development, MEMS-based sensing solutions will be increasingly applied to diverse segments such as smartphones, wearable electronics devices, and automotive...
Tuesday 19 February 2019
Zhen Ding revenues plummet in January
Zhen Ding Technology, reportedly among the flexible PCB suppliers for Apple's iPhones, saw its revenues for January 2019 plummet 20.57% on month and 38.02% on year to NT$7.50 billion...
Tuesday 19 February 2019
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2018
Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China in fourth-quarter 2018 declined 10% quarter over quarter with system manufacturers adjusting shipment targets downward.
Tuesday 19 February 2019
Taiwan small- to mid-size panel shipments to decline in 1Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels by Taiwan makers are expected to decline 11.6% sequentially and 28.5% on year in the first quarter of 2019, according to Digitimes Res...
Tuesday 19 February 2019
Taiwan large-size panel shipments to drop 8% in 1Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panels by Taiwan-based makers (excluding Sharp) reached 62.38 million units in the fourth quarter of 2018, down 3.7% sequentially,...
Tuesday 19 February 2019
CIS backend firm Kingpak to post 10-15% revenue growth in 2019
CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend service provider Kingpak Technology is expected to enjoy revenue growth of 10-15% in 2019 with higher profits than year-ago levels, according to market...
Monday 18 February 2019
VIS to see revenues rebound in 2Q19
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to see its revenues rebound to sequential growth in the second quarter of 2019, as the visibility of its...
Monday 18 February 2019
MCU firm Holtek expects robust sales growth in India
Microcontroller unit specialist Holtek Semiconductor expects to see sales generated from the India market to grow robustly in 2019.
Monday 18 February 2019
MediaTek revenues fall to 11-month low
IC design house MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$16.24 billion (US$527.1 million) for January 2019, down 24.1% sequentially and reaching the lowest in 11 months.