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Tuesday 3 January 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek unlikely to launch 3nm mobile SoCs in 2023
MediaTek and Qualcomm will have to think more about whether to follow in the footsteps of Apple to have their mobile SoCs fabricated by TSMC using 3nm process technology in 2023,...
Friday 30 December 2022
Suppliers see part of new iPhone orders deferred to 1Q23
IC and component suppliers have seen parts of orders for the iPhone 14 series deferred to the first quarter of 2023, according to industry sources.
Thursday 29 December 2022
TSMC to scale up 3nm chip output in mid-2023
TSMC is expected to ramp up substantially its 3nm chip output starting mid 2023 to fulfill orders from multiple customers, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Wednesday 28 December 2022
Taiwan III-V IC suppliers see different market prospects for 2023
Taiwan's compound semiconductor foundry houses and epi-wafer suppliers show different views about when market demand will rebound in 2023, after seeing their shipments of handset-use...
Wednesday 28 December 2022
IC design houses cautious about Android smartphone shipments in 2023
With Samsung Electronics likely to adjust downward its smartphone sales goal for 2023, Oppo, Vivo and other China-based brand vendors are also expected to see their Android smartphone...
Monday 12 December 2022
MediaTek faces difficulty rivaling Qualcomm in flagship mobile AP market
With Samsung Electronics still reorganizing its Exynos processor product line, the Android handset AP market has become a two-horse race between Qualcomm and MediaTek, and how the...
Friday 9 December 2022
US, Taiwan IC design houses cutting wafer starts at China foundries
US and Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers have increasingly moved to scale down wafer starts at China-based foundries, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 30 November 2022
MediaTek eyeing closer tie with Samsung
MediaTek is eyeing a closer tie with Samsung Electronics to mitigate the impact of falling demand from China-based smartphone vendors, according to market sources.
Thursday 24 November 2022
Component suppliers remain conservative about demand for Android smartphones
Sales of Android smartphones including the latest flagship ones have been a disappointment with demand unlikely to pick up until the middle of 2023, according to sources at suppliers...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Amkor, SPIL share orders for new Qualcomm smartphone SoC
Qualcomm has contracted both Amkor Technology and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) to provide backend services for its just-unveiled flagship smartphone SoC, according to industry...
Thursday 10 November 2022
MediaTek poised to ramp up flagship market share with Dimensity 9200 SoCs
MediaTek is set to aggressively ramp up its share of the flagship smartphone AP market with its newly launched Dimensity 9200 SoC, despite overall handset market demand remaining...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Mobile IC backend specialists brace for weak 4Q22
Backend houses specializing in smartphone application processors (AP) are bracing for a disappointing fourth-quarter 2022 and probably first-quarter 2023, as inventory correction...
Monday 31 October 2022
Handset market faces worst headwinds in a decade, says MediaTek CEO
The mobile phone market has always had its ups and downs, but the current sharp decline in demand is probably a major headwind that has been never seen over the past decade, with...
Monday 31 October 2022
Win Semi expects over 10% revenue drop in 4Q22
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors, which saw its revenue drop 26% sequentially in the third quarter of 2022, expects to post another sequential revenue decline of 11-13% in the fourth...
Friday 21 October 2022
Inventory correction for Android phones nears end
Inventory correction for Android smartphones may come to an end later in the fourth quarter, but the market outlook for 2023 remains vague, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC...