China only region to register pure-play foundry market growth
January 16, 2020
Rise of China-based fabless IC suppliers offers increased opportunities for foundries, IC Insights states in a recent report.
Gartner: Worldwide semiconductor revenue declined 11.9% in 2019
January 14, 2020
Intel reclaimed top spot in global semiconductor market; Samsung moved to no. 2.
Diodes updates on Lite-On acquisition
January 09, 2020
Since the initial announcement of the acquisition back in August, 2019, all customary closing conditions have been met, including approval by the Lite-On shareholders. In conjunction, Diodes has been working through the final process of securing the required regulatory approvals in both Taiwan and China.
Taiwan PCB production increases to USD 21.9bn in 2019
December 31, 2019
According to statistics from the TPCA (Taiwan Printed Circuit Association), the production value of Taiwanese PCB companies in Mainland China during Q3/2019 amounts to NT$ 185.7 billion (approx. USD 5.9 billion).
LCD TV panel shipments forecasted to decrease
December 23, 2019
For the first time since 2011, worldwide LCD TV panel shipments are expected to decline in 2020, falling by 7 percent to total 265 million
PLDA plans new hiring in Asia to support increased presence
December 16, 2019
PCI Express and high-speed interconnect solutions provider, PLDA, is augmenting its presence in the APAC region, focused on expanding their R&D, Sales and Support staff.
USI's looking to accelerate expansion - acquires Asteelflash
December 13, 2019
It looks like we’re ending 2019 with a bang. One of the worlds biggest EMS providers wants to acquire one of Europe’s largest electronics manufacturers.
Revenue ranking of global top 10 IC design companies
December 06, 2019
The newest analysis from TrendForce shows that several U.S.-based IC design companies experienced continually expanding losses in 3Q19 revenue because of the ongoing China-U.S. trade war and because Huawei had yet to be removed from the Entity List.
ACM Research aiming for R&D facility in Shanghai
December 02, 2019
ACM Research Inc., provider of single-wafer wet cleaning equipment, has begun the bidding process to acquire land rights in the Shanghai, Lingang region.
Panasonic to sell its chip business to Taiwanese company
November 28, 2019
Panasonic Corporation says that it will transfer the semiconductor business – mainly operated by Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions – to Nuvoton Technology, a Taiwan-based semiconductor company under the umbrella of Winbond Electronics group, in a stock and asset transfer agreement.
MediaTek, Intel partnering on 5G technology
November 25, 2019
MediaTek has announced an ongoing collaboration with Intel to bring MediaTek's new 5G modem to PCs, for deployment in key consumer and commercial laptop segments.
Demand for preemptive 3Q19 DRAM shipment rises
November 21, 2019
According to DRAMeXchange, demand-side inventory in 2H19 has returned to relatively healthy levels. Furthermore, some vendors pulled their quarterly product shipment forward in an effort to avoid potential negative impacts from Trump’s impending tariffs.
Intel to reclaim No.1 semiconductor supplier ranking in 2019
November 19, 2019
IC Insights says that only three among the top-15 semiconductor suppliers are forecasted to show growth this year.
IAR Systems opens office in Taiwan
November 06, 2019
Swedish IAR Systems, a supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, says the company is expanding in Asia with the opening of an office in Taipei, Taiwan.
MEMS and sensors fab capacity to grow 25% through 2023
October 29, 2019
Total worldwide installed capacity for MEMS and sensors fabs is forecast to grow 25% to 4.7 million wafers per month from 2018 to 2023, driven by explosive demand across communications, transportation, medical, mobile, industrial and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications, says SEMI.
Lite-On shareholders approve the Diodes deal
October 29, 2019
Lite-On Semiconductor held a special meeting for its shareholders on October 25, 2019 during which the proposed acquisition by Diodes and the associated Share Swap Agreement were approved.
Winbond, Karamba Security forge partnership
October 23, 2019
Karamba Security, a provider of embedded cybersecurity for connected machines, announced it is collaborating with Winbond Electronics, a supplier of semiconductor memory solutions.
Wafer capacity by feature size shows rapid growth at <10nm
October 18, 2019
Leading-edge processes (<28nm) took over as the largest portion in terms of monthly installed capacity available in 2015. By the end of 2019, <28nm capacity is forecast to represent about 49 percent of the IC industry’s total capacity.
Data Respons reports on record high quarterly results
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October 17, 2019
Data Respons presented figures for Q3 showing both solid revenue growth and a good margin increase. The company reports 35 percent growth in operating income and 68 percent growth in the operating profit, reaching an EBITA margin of 12.1 percent in the third quarter.
