The report finds the Taiwanese fabless IC industry's shipment value grew sequentially to about USD480 million in the third quarter of 2017. When it comes to the application of fabless ICs, the share of ICs used in consumer electronics were slightly higher than in the communications for the first time since second quarter of 2015. Although shipment value of the Taiwanese fabless IC industry declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2017, the industry is anticipated to have grown 4.6% year-on-year in 2017.