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Monday 11 December 2017
IC distributor ANSTek sees bright prospect for 1H18
Taiwan semiconductor sales agent Answer Technology (ANSTek) expects bright business prospects for the first half of 2018, as it has secured high-end, lucrative product lines including...
Monday 11 December 2017
Elan revenues increase 12.65% on year in November
Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$634 million (US$21.13 million) for November 2017, representing a 2.17% drop on month and 12.65% increase on year.
Monday 11 December 2017
Tech infringement lawsuits casting clouds on China memory sector
China's memory industry is moving at full throttle to develop its own production technology, but its development pace is likely to be dragged down by emerging trade secrets and technology...
Monday 11 December 2017
MediaTek reports decreased revenues for November
MediaTek has announced revenues of NT$20.739 billion (US$691.23 million) for November, down 1.3% on month and 11.8% on year. For the first 11 months of 2017, revenues totaled NT$219.56...
Friday 8 December 2017
China gets big boost in semiconductor equipment localization
China has taken a big stride forward in the localization of semiconductor equipment needed to support domestic chip production, as some major equipment makers have achieved technological...
Friday 8 December 2017
TSMC Nanjing fab to start volume production in May 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will see its 12-inch wafer fab in Nanjing, China start volume production in May 2018, more than one quarter ahead of its original...
Friday 8 December 2017
Component demand for iPhone X weakening, say sources
Despite having enjoyed a surge in orders for the iPhone X in September and October, sources from the upstream component supply chain saw their shipments for iPhone devices weaken...
Friday 8 December 2017
Larger flat panel capacity to grow at 59% CAGR to 2022, says IHS Markit
With BOE Technology, China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSTO), LG Display and Foxconn Electronics expected to build seven new 10.5G factories by 2020, 10G and larger flat panel...
Thursday 7 December 2017
Power chip packager GEM sees record revenues for 4Q17
Taiwan power semiconductor packaging and testing specialist GEM Services is expected to see its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017 hit a new quarterly high of NT$800 million...
Thursday 7 December 2017
TV panel prices to stabilize in 1Q 18, says firm
Global TV panel prices are expected to stabilize in the first quarter of 2018 after dropping slightly in December 2017, according to China-based marketing research firm Sigmaintell...
Thursday 7 December 2017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 introduces new architectures for AI, immersion
Qualcomm Technologies has introduced the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 mobile platform designed for immersive multimedia experiences including eXtended reality (XR), on-device artificial...
Thursday 7 December 2017
Phison and Kingston collaborate to accelerate transition to PCIe
Phison Electronics expects its latest duo of PCIe 3.0 NVMe controllers, E7 and E8, to continue to drive the next wave of SSD evolution for Kingston's SSD line as the massive transition...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
10G and larger FPD capacity to grow at 59% CAGR to 2022, says IHS Markit
With BOE, China Star, LG Display and Foxconn expected to build seven new 10.5G fabs by 2020, 10G and larger fab flat panel display (FPD) capacity is expected to grow at a compound...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Smartphone chips suppliers to see gross margins rebound in 2018
Smartphone chip solution providers including MediaTek, Spreadtrum Communications and Qualcomm are expected to see their gross margins rebound in 2018, as smartphone vendors are incorporating...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Realtek reports increased revenues for November
Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.764 billion (US$125.42 million) for November 2017, representing a 2.25% increase on month and 12.59% increase on ye...