Semiconductor Sales Expected to Reach $354B in 2015, 4% Increase
Acording to Gartner, worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $354 billion in 2015, a 4 percent increase from 2014, but down from the previous quarter's forecast of 5.4 percent growth. "Concern is mounting about semiconductor revenue growth in 2015 as system suppliers start to grapple with the rapid depreciation in value of global currencies relative to the U...
Hua Hong Semiconductor Achieves Mass Production of the New-Gen 700V BCD Process
Hua Hong Semiconductor announced that it has achieved mass production of its new-generation ultra-high voltage 0.5um 700V BCD series process platform with over 98% yield. This process platform mainly focuses on the applications of green energy such as AC-DC converters and LED lighting...
TrendForce Sees More Worries than Hope in Q2 Panel Market
The latest panel price report from WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds the prices for TV panels of mainstream sizes will hold steady in April as Chinese brand vendors are stocking up for Chinese Labor Day sales. Though panel prices are kept to a certain level, brand vendors have revised their shipment downwards and may later face inventory pressure...
Acer CEO Throws Ceremonial First Pitch at the Blue Jays’ home Game
To celebrate the renewal of Acer’s partnership with Toronto Blue Jays, Acer Corporate President and CEO Jason Chen threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Blue Jays’ home game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 21 in Canada...
HomeGrid Forum and Allion Labs to Hold G.hn Plugfest At Taipei
HomeGrid Forum has announced that it will be holding a plugfest and information session day in Taipei, Taiwan on May 14, 2015. The event, to be held at Allion Labs, HomeGrid’s Accredited Test House (ATH), will give members an opportunity to learn more about the organisation’s certification process and the tools used for the testing...
AUO May be One of Display Suppliers of Apple iPhone 7c
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to Taiwan's Economic Daily reported that AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) has signed a supply contract with Apple to Supply 4-inch LCD display panels for Apple iPhone 7c, scheduled to ship in the first quarter next year...