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Thursday 7 July 2016
AUO revenues down on year in June
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues for June 2016 reached NT$27.48 billion (US$848.25 million), up 2.6% on month but down 10.1% on year. Consolidated revenues for...
Thursday 7 July 2016
LCD driver IC vendor Novatek sales down in June, upbeats for 3Q16
LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics saw its revenues decline 3.5% on month and 10.8% on year to NT$3.737 billion (US$115.35 million) in June.
Thursday 7 July 2016
Elan reports revenue increase for June
Elan Microelectronics has announced consolidated revenues for June 2016 increased 4.8% sequentially and 10.7% on year to NT$542 million (US$16.7 million).
Thursday 7 July 2016
Generalplus, Sonix 2Q16 revenues rise over 50%
Consumer IC design houses Generalplus Technology and Sonix Technology both saw their second-quarter revenues increase more than 50% sequentially.
Thursday 7 July 2016
Chip orders for Android phones slowing down
IC orders placed by Android phone makers, mainly those in China, have slowed down recently, according to industry sources.
Thursday 7 July 2016
Global semiconductor sales up slightly in May, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$26.0 billion for the month of May 2016, an increase of 0.4% compared to the previous month's total of US$25.9 billion, but a decrease...
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Growing popularity of VR/AR devices to boost component demand
The growing availability of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices will offer growth opportunities for a number of component suppliers, including sensors, infrared...
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Himax 2Q16 EPS exceeds guidance
Himax Technologies' revenues and gross margin for the second quarter met the high end of its guidance given in May, while EPS exceeded the guided range of US$0.085-0.105, according...
Wednesday 6 July 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$4.6 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) spent a total of NT$4.585 billion (US$141.7 million) on machinery equipment from KLA-Tencor, Screen Semiconductor Solutions and Tokyo...
Tuesday 5 July 2016
Realtek June revenues fall
Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor saw its June revenues fall to the second-lowest levels for 2016 at NT$3.04 billion (US$94.3 million).
Tuesday 5 July 2016
Taiwan IC design houses ramping orders at foundries
Foundries have seen their Taiwan-based fabless clients step up their pace of orders as they anticipate a seasonal pick-up in demand, according to industry sources.
Monday 4 July 2016
Phison set to post another year of record sales, says report
Consolidated revenues at NAND flash device controller supplier Phison Electronics are expected to register another sequential increase in 2016 after climbing to a record NT$37.18...
Monday 4 July 2016
Digitimes Research: China IC production value to rise 15% in 2016
China's IC industry production value is forecast to rise 15% to US$66.64 billion in 2016, according to Digitimes Research.
Friday 1 July 2016
Robust SSD demand to buoy related IC revenues in 3Q16
Robust SSD demand will buoy related IC suppliers' revenues in the third quarter of 2016. Companies including Phison Electronics, Silicon Motion Technology and Realtek Semiconductor...
Friday 1 July 2016
Rambus to acquire memory business from Inphi
Rambus announced on June 30 it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the memory interconnect business from Inphi for US$90 million in cash. The acquisition includes all assets...