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Wednesday 7 September 2016
Novatek sees revenues up on month in August
LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics has reported revenues of NT$4.094 billion (US$131.49 million) for August, up 7.3% on month but down 7.33% on year.
Wednesday 7 September 2016
ASE optimistic about SiP, demand for mid- and high-end smartphones
Chip demand for mid- and high-end smartphones is set to be higher than expected in 2016, while demand for SiP (system-in-package) remains robust, according to Advanced Semiconductor...
Wednesday 7 September 2016
BMC chip provider Aspeed reports record revenues for August
Baseboard management controller (BMC) chipset provider Aspeed Technology saw its revenues grow 15.4% on month and 41% on year to a record high of NT$132 million (US$4.21 million)...
Wednesday 7 September 2016
IC testing device provider CHPT reports increased sales for August
IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Technology (CHPT) has reported revenues of NT$256.14 million (US$8.226 million) for August, up 5.44% on month and 53.99% on year...
Tuesday 6 September 2016
Elan August revenues hit 26-month high
Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics saw its August revenues climb to the highest since May 2014, buoyed by rising shipments of touchscreen controllers and fingerprint sensors.
Tuesday 6 September 2016
Phison posts record August revenues
Taiwan-based Phison Electronics, which supplies controller solutions for memory devices, has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$4.45 billion (US$141.8 million) for August...
Monday 5 September 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers focus on in-cell development on TDDI technology
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), at the Touch Taiwan 2016 taking place in Taipei during August 24-26, showed that they...
Monday 5 September 2016
Innolux, AUO benefit from TV panel price hikes
Due to tight supply and Samsung Electronics' large demand, September quotes for 40- and 43-inch LCD TV panels have risen by over US$10 per panel from August and, as Innolux is the...
Monday 5 September 2016
MediaTek rumored to receive RFQ for wireless charging chip from Apple, says paper
Apple reportedly has issued a request for quotation (RFQ) to MediaTek recently for wireless charging chips for an iPhone case, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...
Monday 5 September 2016
Fujitsu licenses Nantero technology to produce NRAM
Fujitsu Semiconductor and Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor have reached an agreement with US-based Nantero to license Nantero's technology for NRAM, non-volatile RAM using carbon nanotubes,...
Monday 5 September 2016
Realtek posts revenue growth in August
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.46 billion (US$109.83 million) for August 2016, up 9.2% sequentially and 34.7% on year...
Monday 5 September 2016
Memory-IC design house AP Memory launches tender offer for rival Zentel
Taiwan-based mobile-DRAM design specialist AP Memory Technology has announced plans to acquire 50-100% of local rival Zentel Electronics, which is focused more on specialty DRAM products...
Monday 5 September 2016
ALi partnering with Wyplay to obtain Skyworth orders
Set-top box (STB) solution provider ALi has announced it is partnering with France-based Wyplay, a software solutions company for TV operators, to provide Wyplay's Frog Turnkey solution...
Monday 5 September 2016
Foundry capacity utilization to drop in 4Q16
TSMC and other pure-play foundries will see their capacity utilization to fall in the fourth quarter of 2016, with second-tier foundry players under pressure to fill their capacity,...
Friday 2 September 2016
Taiwan approves MediaTek US$192 million investment in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved two investment projects in China proposed by MediaTek totaling US$191.75 million.