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Friday 9 February 2018
Globalfoundries 22FDX process to attract more orders, says company executive
After securing orders from STMicroelectronics, Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) process is being evaluated by hundreds of potential customers looking to use a more advanced fully-depleted...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Intel unveils Xeon D-2100 processors for edge and IoT devices
Intel has introduced the new Intel Xeon D-2100 processor, a system-on-chip (SoC) processor architected to address the needs of edge applications and other data center or network applications...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Silicon Motion obtains SSD controller orders from Micron, Intel
Silicon Motion Technology has begun shipping its SATA3 SSD controllers for Micron's Crucial MX500 SSD series and second-generation PCIe NVMe controllers for Intel's 760p series, the...
Thursday 8 February 2018
AUO sees 6-8% increase in global LCD panel supply, demand in 2018
The global LCD panel market is expected to be stable in 2018 with a 6-8% annual increase estimated in both supply and demand, and the average size of panels shipped in the year will...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Challenges, expectations abound for LCD sector in 2018, says AUO chairman
For the TFT-LCD panel industry, the year 2018 is "the best of times" and "the worst of times," full of challenges and expectations at the same time, Paul Peng, chairman of AU Optronics...
Thursday 8 February 2018
China IC backend houses vying for orders for mining ASICs
Major China-based OSAT companies including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), Tongfu Microelectronics and Tianshui Huatian Technology are all gearing up to compete...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Winbond, Macronix January revenues decrease
Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential decreases in January revenues of 2.2% and 1.1%, respectively.
Thursday 8 February 2018
Silicon wafer shipments increase 10% in 2017
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 10% in 2017 when compared to 2016 area shipments, while silicon revenues grew 21% on year, according to SEMI.
Thursday 8 February 2018
Compeq January revenues down 21% on-month
PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.53 billion (US$155 million) for January 2018, down 20.6% on month but up 17.1% on year.
Thursday 8 February 2018
China smartphone vendors begin to step up component purchases
Demand for parts and components by first-tier China-based smartphone vendors has rebounded recently, and some supply chain makers have reportedly landed short lead-time orders from...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Unigroup Spreadtrum RDA sees fresh momentum
China-based Unigroup Spreadtrum RDA, a merger of IC designers Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics under Tsinghua Unigroup, is poised to perform better in the smartphone...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Innolux to commercialize AM mini LED products by year-end 2018
Innolux is set to commercialize its new active matrix (AM)-based mini LED products by the end of 2018, according to Ting Chin-lung, senior vice president and head of the technology...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
CPT January revenues dip as panel prices flop
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has reported decreased consolidated revenues for January due to declines in LCD panel prices. January revenues totaled NT$2.594 billion (US$88.74 million),...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Global spending on semiconductors increases markedly in 2017, says IHS
In a clear sign of recovery from a disappointing downturn just two years ago, global spending on semiconductors rose to a five-year high in 2017, spurred by a hike in the pricing...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Novatek expects to post 10-14% revenue decrease in 1Q18
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to see its first-quarter revenues decrease 10-14% sequentially as a result of seasonality.