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Thursday 16 August 2018
TSMC sees pickup in orders for mining ASICs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its design services partners have recently seen orders for cryptocurrency mining chips pick up, as major crypto mining machine...
Tuesday 14 August 2018
CHPT supplies probe cards for mining ASICs
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has obtained probe card orders for the production of 7nm mining ASICs developed by Canaan Creative, according to industry sources. The orders will...
Thursday 9 August 2018
CHPT to enter DRAM probe card field
Wafer test solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) is looking to tap into the DRAM probe card field to compete with FormFactor and Micronics Japan Company (MJC).
Monday 6 August 2018
Apple reportedly among affected 7nm clients in TSMC virus incident
The computer virus outbreak at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has raised concerns about its impact on the foundry house's shipments particularly its 7nm chip output...
Friday 3 August 2018
Innosilicon Bitcoin ASIC built using Samsung low-power FinFET technology
Innosilicon, which designs and develops cryptocurrency mining ASIC products, has announced its Terminator Sha256 Bitcoin mining ASIC series utilizes Samsung Foundry's advanced low-power...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Faraday expects to post 25% revenue growth in 3Q18
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post revenue growth of 25% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018 thanks to growing...
Thursday 19 July 2018
Bitmain to launch IPO in Hong Kong Stock Exchange
China Bitcoin ASIC supplier Bitmain plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong early 2019 at the latest, and is seeking a pre-IPO financing of US$1 billion to boost...
Thursday 19 July 2018
AI-based xPUs proliferating as new growth driver for IC supply chains
With the advent of the 5G era, artificial intelligence (AI) applications will be in full swing, prompting chipmakers to develop multiple xPU chips beyond Intel's CPU and Nvidia's...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Crypto mining system to see short-term order surge because of flooding in China, says report
Graphics cards and ASIC mining systems are expected to see a short-term surge in orders from the cryptocurrency mining sector as Sichuan province, where over 70% of the mining systems...
Friday 29 June 2018
Graphics card prices expected to drop in July
The cryptocurrency mining chill has weakened demand for graphics cards, with suppliers planning to axe prices trying to clear their inventory. Sales of ASIC mining systems have also...
Monday 25 June 2018
TSMC dominance in 7nm process enhanced with InFO package
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is enjoying a sweeping dominance in the 7nm process space, as it has entered volume production of APs for new iPhones set to hit...
Monday 11 June 2018
GPU, ASIC supply chains see dim prospects for crypto mining
Affected by the abrupt fading of crypto mining craze starting in April 2018, suppliers of mining graphic cards are plagued by increasingly high inventories, and players in the supply...
Friday 11 May 2018
SMIC to start risk production of 14nm FinFET process in 1H19
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), the largest China-based foundry house, will kick off risk production of its 14nm FinFET process and venture into the AI (artificial...
Wednesday 2 May 2018
Faraday enjoys strong orders for NRE designs
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, an ASIC design service and IP provider, has enjoyed robust orders for non-recurring engineering (NRE) designs. The company has reported sales generated...
Monday 30 April 2018
MediaTek expects to post up to 20% revenue growth in 2Q18
MediaTek expects to post revenue growth of 12-20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2018, below market watcher estimates of 20% and more.