Gartner: Sales of Smartphones Grew 20% in Q3 2014
According to Gartner, worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, however, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3 percent to reach 301 million units. “Sales of feature phones declined 25 percent in the third quarter of 2014 because the difference in price between feature phones and low-cost Android smartphones is reducing further,” said Roberta Cozza, research director at Gartner...
Infineon and UMC Announce Manufacturing Agreement for Automotive
HSINCHU, Taiwan –The semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced the extension of their manufacturing partnership into power semiconductors for automotive applications...
Wintek to cut Employees and Transform into LED and Food Biotechnology
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Touch panel maker Wintek was once one the main suppliers for Apple, but placed a bet that failed after the Cupertino-based group selected a rival touchscreen technology in late 2012, the company said on December 12, its board had agreed to lay off 2,360 employees in its latest restructuring, after cutting 610 jobs earlier this month...
TSMC and Samsung Keep Competing in the Advanced Process
TAIPEI, Taiwan — TSMC and Samsung keep competing in the advance process, manufacturing of Apple's A9 processor is reportedly underway in Samsung's Austin, Texas plant, according to Korea's ET News (via The Verge). Samsung is suggested to be handling the bulk of the orders for the A9 using its 14nm chip process, with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) contributing a supplementary supply...
Wintek Announces Layoffs, Withdraws from Touch Business
TAIPEI, Taiwan－Unable to sustain continued loses, Taiwanese touch panel company, Wintek, this week dismissed large numbers of employees. In the future, Wintek will only have 300 employees in Taiwan, which is only 6% of its former labor force...
Powerchip: Internet is the Driving Force of Semiconductor
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Powerchip Technology held its 20th anniversary party on Thursday, the company's CEO Huang Chong-ren pointed out that the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected car will be the major driving force of semiconductor industry within five years...
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