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Monday 12 November 2018
PC chip suppliers to see weaker sales in 4Q18
Most Taiwan-based PC-related IC suppliers are expected to see their sales retreat by a double-digit in the fourth quarter of 2018, affected by the short supply of CPUs from Intel,...
Monday 12 November 2018
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2018
Having posted a sequential gain of 13.9% in the third quarter of 2018, shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decrease 4.6% in the fourth quarter...
Monday 12 November 2018
Opto firms urged to smartize operations, leverage Taiwan ICT prowess
Taiwan's optoelectronics industry players must pursue the development of smart optoelectronics and leverage the prowess and advantages of the country's ICT industry to find a solid...
Monday 12 November 2018
ASE Technology October revenues slip
ASE Technology Holding, the parent company of IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), has reported October consolidated...
Monday 12 November 2018
MediaTek October revenues fall nearly 10%
MediaTek saw its October revenues decline nearly 10% sequentially to NT$20.84 billion (US$675.6 million).
Monday 12 November 2018
TSMC October revenues up 7%
A ramp-up of chip orders for Apple's new iPhone devices boosted Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) October revenues to the second-highest monthly levels in the contract...
Friday 9 November 2018
WT Micro net profits hit record high in 3Q18
IC distributor WT Microelectronics has reported net profits of NT$990 million (US$32.3 million) for the third quarter of 2018, up 59% sequentially and 29% on year, and hitting a record...
Friday 9 November 2018
SMIC to move FinFET process to risk production in 1H19
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to move its first-generation FinFET process technology to risk production in the first half of 2019.
Friday 9 November 2018
MediaTek gaining ground in global ASIC market
Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is developing at full throttle ASICs for customers, posing increasing competition pressure to IC design service providers including Global Unichip and Alchip...
Friday 9 November 2018
HannStar Display posts profits for 3Q18
HannStar Display has reported net profits of NT$530 million (US$17.3 million) on net sales of NT$4.1 billion for the third quarter of 2018, with EPS coming to NT$0.16.
Friday 9 November 2018
Qualcomm investments to generate vast benefits for Taiwan, say officials
Increasing investments by Qualcomm in Taiwan coupled with collaborative efforts between the US-based chipmaker and Taiwan's networking device makers in the 5G area will create a production...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Qualcomm to better partner with TSMC for HPC chips fabrication
Qualcomm is expected to significantly enhance its partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the production of high-performance computing (HPC) chips for...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Global heavyweight clients touting adoption of TSMC 7nm node
Global heavyweight customers of TSMC are rushing to highlight the foundry giant's 7nm process support as a major booster for their new products, the latest case being AMD announcing...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Taiwan small- and mid-size panel shipments to continue to drop in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels by Taiwan makers are expected to continue to decline 11.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, having seen such shipments suffered...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Qualcomm, Goodix to dominate smartphone fingerprint sensor market in 2019
Qualcomm and MediaTek's China-based subsidiary Goodix Technology are expected to dominate the supply of fingerprint sensors for Android-based smartphones in 2019. This may prompt...