Samsung Electronics has stepped up purchases of IC parts
from its Taiwan-based suppliers, including fingerprint sensor supplier
Egis Technology (Egistec) and RF component specialist Richwave
Technology, and other fabless firms specializing in LCD driver ICs,
touchscreen controllers, and other chips components for use in
smartphones, according to industry sources.
Egistec,
which used to supply fingerprint sensors to Samsung's entry-level and
mid-range smartphones, has obtained orders for high-end and flagship
models from the Korea-based vendor, said the sources.
Egistec
has also started shipping fingerprint sensors to its new customers
based in China, the sources said. Egistec will be striving to expand the
number of its China-based customers in 2018, since orders from Samsung
reportedly account for over 50% of the company's revenues.
Richwave
with its new-generation RF solutions reportedly will enter the supply
chain of Samsung's high-end smartphone line, the sources noted. Orders
placed by Samsung are expected to buoy Richwave's sales performance
through the end of 2017 or even 2018, the sources said.
In
addition, Samsung, which used to source analog chips from mainly
Richtek Technology - now a unit of MediaTek - has begun to diversify its
analog suppliers. Champion Microelectronic has grabbed analog chip
orders from Samsung, with the orders set to boost the company's revenues
during the second half of 2017, the sources indicated.
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