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Friday 6 January 2017
Global Unichip posts record December revenues
IC design service company Global Unichip saw its December revenues rise 19.6% sequentially to a record high of NT$1.15 billion (US$35.8 million).
Friday 6 January 2017
CES 2017: New Asustek smartphones still feature 14nm Qualcomm chips
Asustek at the ongoing CES trade show in Las Vegas has introduced two new smartphones, the ZenFone AR and ZenFone 3 Zoom, both featuring Qualcomm's 14nm Snapdragon chips instead of...
Friday 6 January 2017
BT selects MediaTek to provide chips for home wireless networks
MediaTek at the ongoing CES trade show in Las Vegas announced that its Wi-Fi adaptive network technology has been selected to power BT's Whole Home Wi-Fi system, a self-configuring...
Thursday 5 January 2017
IC distributor Supreme to post over 40% revenue growth in 2016
Supreme Electronics, a major IC distributor for Samsung Electronics, is expected to post more than 40% revenue growth for 2016, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 January 2017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chips to ship in commercial devices in 1H17
Qualcomm has announced its 10nm Snapdragon 835-series processors will ship in commercial devices in the first half of 2017. The chips reportedly will draw adoption from Samsung Electronics,...
Thursday 5 January 2017
Testing company KYEC looks to handset chips, auto IC and CMOS image sensors for 2017 growth
Testing company King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) expects to continue benefiting from continued robust demand for handset ICs, automotive-related chips and CMOS image sensors, company...
Thursday 5 January 2017
Global chip sales rise 7% in November, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$31 billion for November 2016, an increase of 7.4% from the November 2015 total of US$28.9 billion and 2% more than the October 2016 total...
Wednesday 4 January 2017
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers step into other product lines
First-tier China-based touch panel makers, in view of decreased orders for projected capacitive touch solutions (out-cell) used in smartphones due to increasing adoption of in-cell...
Wednesday 4 January 2017
PCB inspection equipment firm Machvision posts record 2016 revenues
Automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment specialist Machvision has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$805 million (US$24.9 million) for 2016.
Wednesday 4 January 2017
Faraday sells security control business to Novatek
IC design service provider Faraday Technoloy and Novatek Microelectronics, a supplier of LCD driver ICs and TV SoC solutions, have reached an agreement under which Novatek will acquire...
Wednesday 4 January 2017
Ichia revenues fall 17% in 2016
Flexible PCB and handset component maker Ichia Technologies has reported consolidated revenues of NT$541 million (US$16.7 million) for December 2016, down 8% sequentially but up 7%...
Tuesday 3 January 2017
TSMC 7nm ready for customer tape-outs in 2Q17, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has moved to qualify its more advanced 7nm FinFET technology, which will be ready for customer tape-outs in the second quarter of...
Friday 30 December 2016
Qualcomm, Meizu sign 3G/4G global patent license agreement
Qualcomm and Meizu Technology have announced they have reached a patent license agreement whereby Qualcomm grants Meizu a worldwide royalty-bearing patent license to develop, manufacture...
Friday 30 December 2016
PWM IC vendor Leadtrend sees sales growth
Power management (PWM) IC vendor Leadtrend Technology has seen its sales continue to gain momentum recently as the company's PWM ICs have found the way into the supply chains of Sony's...
Friday 30 December 2016
EPA passes environmental impact assessment for TSMC 10nm facilities
Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has approved an environmental impact assessment on land designated for construction of 10nm production facilities by Taiwan...