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Thursday 15 June 2017
Topco to see revenues peak in 3Q17
IC materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to see its revenues peak for 2017 in the third quarter driven by robust demand for silicon wafers and photoresist solutions,...
Thursday 15 June 2017
Spreadtrum to launch 5G chip as early as 2H18
Spreadtrum Communications has assigned hundreds of staff to accelerate R&D of 5G chips, according to company ATP VP Yi Kang.
Thursday 15 June 2017
PWM IC backend firm GEM Services to post single-digit revenue growth in 2017
Taiwan-based GEM Services, a backend house focusing exclusively on the power management semiconductor market, is forecast to post single-digit revenue growth in 2017 driven by strong...
Thursday 15 June 2017
China market: CSOT begins construction of 6G flexible AMOLED lines
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has begun construction of a 6G flexible LTPS-AMOLED plant in Wuhan, Hubei province. The new plant is slated for commercial production...
Wednesday 14 June 2017
Globalfoundries launches 7LP FinFET process
Globalfoundries has announced the availability of its 7nm leading-performance (7LP) FinFET semiconductor technology, delivering a 40% generational performance boost to meet the needs...
Wednesday 14 June 2017
Global 2016 handset baseband market increases 5%, says Strategy Analytics
The global handset baseband processor market grew 5% on year to reach US$22.3 billion in 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung LSI, Spreadtrum and HiSilicon...
Wednesday 14 June 2017
Global flat panel players ramping all-screen panel production
Major flat panel players worldwide are ramping up production of 18:9 all-screen panels for smartphone applications as prices of these panels are currently set at a 10-15% premium...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Lite-On Semi posts revenue growth in May
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has reported consolidated revenues for May 2017 increased 3.9% sequentially and 7.4% on year to NT$971 million...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
MediaTek launches Ultra HD TV SoC
MediaTek has announced the availability of its new MediaTek MT5597 SoC, an Ultra HD TV SoC supporting Dolby Vision and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG).
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Toppan welcomes partnership with China firms
Toppan Printing welcomes the potential for China-based companies to become partners, according to the Japan-based photomask vendor. Toppan is looking to work closely with China-based...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Digitimes Research: China striving to raise IC self-sufficiency
China is striving to substantially improve the self-sufficiency rate for ICs in the nation. With strong government support, manufacturing capacities at China-based IC foundries and...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Niche-IC distributors post brisk May sales
Taiwan-based Answer Technology (ANStek), Edom Technology, Sunnic Technology & Merchandise, and Supreme Electronics, all of which distribute mainly niche-market ICs, enjoyed brisk...
Monday 12 June 2017
WPG Holdings revenues drop 6% on year in May
WPG Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$42.493 billion (US$1.41 billion) for May 2017, representing a 2.72% increase on month and 6.06% drop on year.
Monday 12 June 2017
Packaging can extend physical limits of semiconductors, says TSMC chair
Moore's Law will reach its physical limits in 8-10 years, but the development of advanced packaging technology will help extend innovations, according to Morris Chang, chairman of...
Monday 12 June 2017
Topco Scientific revenues drop 4% on year in May
Topco Scientific has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.933 billion for May 2017, representing a 2.99% increase on month and 4.01% drop on year.