
SMIC Announces 28nm Process Technology Has Been Adopted Into Smartphones.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest semiconductor foundry, today announced its 28nm process technology that is used for manufacturing Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processors, has been successfully adopted into mainstream smartphones...

Wearables Urge Samsung to Expand Its OLED Capacity
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Samsung Display is planning to invest US$3 billion to increase its AMOLED production capacity in Vietnam. This will expand the influence of the rapidly growing wearable device and flexible display markets. Samsung Display last year invested US$1 billion to set up an OLED panel module factory in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam, which began operations in the first quarter of this year...

Faraday Announces President Change and Income Falls 6.5%
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Faraday Technology Co., a fabless ASIC and silicon IP provider on August 6 said net income last quarter dropped by 6.5 percent quarter-on-quarter and 13 percent year-on-year to NT$179 million, or NT$0.43 per share, as clients’ inventory adjustments dragged down its gross margin, which fell to 44...

Precision Silicon to Merge Episil Semiconductor
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Precision Silicon Group, a major supplier of silicon epitaxial used in semiconductor chips and solar cells, on August 6 said its board approved a merger with Episil Semiconductor Wafer Inc. through a share swap...

Taiwan 4G+ Experimental Network Take Root for 5G Era
TAIPEI, Taiwan - 4G+ experimental network is officially opened yesterday at the opening ceremony held by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affair (MOEA). The experimental network provides the interoperability testing for smartphone, chips, terminal, small cells and Wi-Fi products, meanwhile, telecom companies would use it to test emerging 4G services...

ASUS Announces Availability of Latest ZenFone and ZenPad in New Delhi
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih today announced the pricing and availability of ZenFone 2 Deluxe, ZenFone 2 Laser, ZenFone Selfie, ASUS ZenPad 7.0 and ASUS ZenPad 8.0 for users in India, at ZenFestival event held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India...