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Monday 26 March 2018
MOSFET packager GEM to expand capacity by 30-50% at China plant
Taiwan-based GEM Services, a backend house dedicated to MOSEFET chips and power modules, plans to expand monthly production capacity at its plant in Hefei, China by 30-50% to better...
Friday 23 March 2018
Android smartphones vendors turning to in-display fingerprint scanners
Smartphone vendors in the Android camp are rushing to incorporate in-display fingerprint recognition technology into their 18:9 all-screen models as they have turned conservative...
Friday 23 March 2018
Galaxy S9+ materials cost US$43 more than previous versions, says IHS Markit
The new Samsung Galaxy S9+ equipped with 64GB of NAND flash memory (model number SM-G965U1) carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of US$375.80, much higher than for previous versions...
Friday 23 March 2018
Samsung intros 10nm AP for high-end smartphones
Samsung Electronics has announced the availability of its latest application processor (AP), the Exynos 7 Series 9610, built using the company's 10nm FinFET process.
Friday 23 March 2018
Sharp to expand IGZO, OLED panel production capacity
Sharp reportedly will realign its LCD panel production lines in 2018 with plans to ramp up the output of IGZO and OLED panels, and at the same time to pare down LTPS and a-Si panel...
Friday 23 March 2018
OSE lands backend orders for USB PD chips
Memory backend specialist Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) has obtained new orders for USB PD (power delivery) chips from Weltrend Semiconductor, according to industry source...
Friday 23 March 2018
IC designers gaining from strong demand for AI-based ASICs
The growing application of AI to terminal devices has triggered a new wave of IC design and IP resources reorganization, with device makers showing increasing demand for ASICs, either...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Apple to enter trial production of new iPhone series in 2Q18, say sources
With Apple reportedly to make 3D sensing a standard for its 2018 series iPhone devices, trial production of the new series is expected to kick off in the second quarter of 2018 at...
Thursday 22 March 2018
MediaTek dismisses report about takeover talks with Broadcom
MediaTek has dismissed a Taiwan media report that claimed the company had been approached by Broadcom about a takeover.
Thursday 22 March 2018
Lite-On Semi reports profit growth for 2017
Lite-On Semiconductor's board of directors has approved plans to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.60 (US$0.06) for 2017 when it reported NT$1.80 in EPS.
Thursday 22 March 2018
MediaTek to see 2Q18 sales driven by Helio P60 shipments to China
Taiwan-based IC designer MediaTek is expected to report strong sales in the second quarter of 2018 and see its revenues, gross margins and net earnings for the year to rebound, thanks...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
GlobalWafers posts record profit for 2017
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a supplier of semiconductor silicon wafers, saw its net profits climb to a record high of NT$5.275 billion (US$180.7 million) in 2017. EPS for the year...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Apple next-generation 5.85-inch OLED iPhone MBOM much lower than iPhone X, says Digitimes Research
Apple plans to launch a new 5.85-inch OLED iPhone this year as an upgrade to the existing iPhone X, but the vendor has managed to reduce the new device's initial manufacturing bill...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
China Big Fund unlikely to invest in SAS
Rumors have claimed China's Big Fund is looking to invest in Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) in order to secure wafer supply, but sources close to the semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
IC distributor Supreme Electronics upbeat about 2018 revenues
Taiwan-based Supreme Electronics, which mainly distributes memory products and display panels for Samsung Electronics, expects its revenues to pick up steadily starting in the second...