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Monday 27 November 2017
Chroma ATE-invested firm receives ITRI technology transfer for semiconductor front-end process inspection
Innovative Nanotech, a firm with investment from Chroma ATE, has signed a contract with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) for nanoparticles monitoring technology tran...
Friday 24 November 2017
Digitimes Research: Global large-size LCD panel capacity to see 7% CAGR 2018-2022
The overall global production capacity for large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LDC panels is estimated to see an impressive CAGR of 7% in the next five years, driven by robust market...
Friday 24 November 2017
ChipMOS Shanghai to grab backend orders for China homegrown 3D NAND chips
ChipMOS Technologies (Shanghai), of which Tsinghua Unigroup is a major stakeholder, is expected to secure backend orders for 3D NAND flash chips developed by Yangtze River Storage...
Friday 24 November 2017
BOE 10.5G line to heat up competition in large-size panel sector
Global competition in the large-sized flat panel sector is entering a new phase as China's BOE Technology has announced plans to advance the official operation of its first, as well...
Friday 24 November 2017
China Big Fund planning second round of support for local IC sector
China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (known as the Big Fund) has raised an estimated CNY150-200 billion (US$22.8-30.4 billion) which will be spent for the...
Thursday 23 November 2017
MediaTek sells partial stake in Goodix
MediaTek has announced that through a HK-based investment arm, the company plans to dispose of part of its stake in China-based Goodix and transfer the shares to China's National...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Flat panel demand to grow 7.2% in 2018, says IHS Markit
Global demand for flat panel displays by area is forecast to grow 7.2% to 210 million square meters in 2018 compared to 2017, according to IHS Markit. That will be the biggest annual...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Global Unichip opens new office in Nanjing
Taiwan-based Global Unichip, a fabless ASIC design house, has announced the opening of a new branch office in Nanjing, China where its major foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Digitimes Research: China smartphone AP shipments to grow mildly in 4Q17
Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to reach 179 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, up 4.1% on quarter and 1.4% on year, according to...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
OSE looks to swing back to profitability in 2018
Memory backend specialist Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) is looking to return to profitability by the first half of 2018 due partly to increasing packaging and testing orders...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Smartphone panel prices stay flat in November
Prices of a-Si and LTPS smartphone panels will remain steady in November due to decreasing demand for 16:9 handset displays, according to China-based market consulting firm Sigmain...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Moore's Law can last two more process generations, says MediaTek chair
The Moore's Law that sets the pace of the semiconductor development can last two more generations, as the process technology may hit bottlenecks after advancing to 3nm node from the...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Xiaomi taps ex-MediaTek executive as investment partner
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology has appointed former MediaTek co-COO Jeffrey Ju as a partner of its industrial investment unit, sparking widespread concerns in Taiwan's...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Qualcomm suspends IIoT development projects with Taiwan IT players, say sources
Qualcomm may also temporarily suspend its cooperation with Taiwan-based IT players on the development of related Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications after it had decided...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Nova to see more orders from memory clients in 2018
Taiwan-based Nova Technology, an expert in integrating water, gas and chemical engineering systems for semiconductor, photonics and other high-tech sectors, is expected to capture...