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Thursday 7 December 2017
Phison and Kingston collaborate to accelerate transition to PCIe
Phison Electronics expects its latest duo of PCIe 3.0 NVMe controllers, E7 and E8, to continue to drive the next wave of SSD evolution for Kingston's SSD line as the massive transition...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
10G and larger FPD capacity to grow at 59% CAGR to 2022, says IHS Markit
With BOE, China Star, LG Display and Foxconn expected to build seven new 10.5G fabs by 2020, 10G and larger fab flat panel display (FPD) capacity is expected to grow at a compound...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Smartphone chips suppliers to see gross margins rebound in 2018
Smartphone chip solution providers including MediaTek, Spreadtrum Communications and Qualcomm are expected to see their gross margins rebound in 2018, as smartphone vendors are incorporating...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Realtek reports increased revenues for November
Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.764 billion (US$125.42 million) for November 2017, representing a 2.25% increase on month and 12.59% increase on ye...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Global MOSFET suppliers seeking capacity support from Taiwan, China players
With global shipments of electric cars seen to grow sharply in 2018, the supply of vital components, particularly high-voltage MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Wireless charging solution providers to benefit from iOS 11.2
Taiwan-based wireless charging solution providers, including Generalplus Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Nuvoton Technology and ENE Technology, are expected to see their sales increase...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Digitimes Research: LCD vendors play catch-up with OLED competitors
Global TFT LCD panel makers are expected to be able to accelerate the development of profiled all-screen panels to compete more effectively with the single dominating AMOLED all-screen...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Panel makers ramping up production of all-screen displays
Flat panel makers including Innolux, AU Optronics (AUO) and BOE Technology are ramping up their production of profiled all-screen displays in response to rising demand from the smartphone...
Monday 4 December 2017
Flexible PCB maker Ichia reports steady November sales
Flexible PCB and chassis maker Ichia Technologies has reported steady sales for November, buoyed by increased shipments of flexible PCB products to the automobile sector. Sales for...
Friday 1 December 2017
Touch panel maker JTouch declares bankruptcy
Unable to sustain the fierce price competition from China-based players, Taiwan-based touch panel maker JTouch has declared bankruptcy and will lay off all its employees in the next...
Friday 1 December 2017
China NOR flash maker GigaDevice launches strategic investment in SMIC
China-based NOR flash supplier GigaDevice Semiconductor has announced subscribing to HK$532.5 million (US$68.43 million) worth of new shares issued by Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Friday 1 December 2017
Global semiconductor industry continues upward trend in 3Q17, says IHS Markit
The semiconductor industry continued its upward trend in the third quarter of 2017, notching a 12% sequential growth to US$113.9 billion with strength across all application markets,...
Friday 1 December 2017
Apple plans new inexpensive 9.7-inch iPad for 2018, says sources
Apple is considering a new inexpensive 9.7-inch iPad priced at around US$259 for 2018, according to sources from related upstream suppliers, which added that the device should be able...
Friday 1 December 2017
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2017
Vendors moved up smartphone AP shipments ahead of China's National Day Golden Week holiday, buoying third-quarter 2017 shipments to come to 172 million units, up 24.3% on quarter,...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Taiwan IC design houses may see more consolidation in 2018
Taiwan-based established IC design houses are likely to become acquisition targets due to increasing competition and ongoing consolidation within the industry, according to industry...