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Friday 19 July 2019
TSMC to enter new growth phase in 5G era
Foundry chipmaker TSMC is looking to enter a new phase of growth when 5G commercialization kicks off, market observers believe.
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for 3D sensor market boom
Foundries including Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), fabless chipmaker Himax Technologies,...
Monday 17 June 2019
Winbond to open new fab in southern Taiwan by 2021
Winbond Electronics expects to start operating a new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan by 2021, when the DRAM and flash memory chipmaker has its in-house developed...
Wednesday 12 June 2019
HiSilicon sees growth trapped by US Huawei ban
HiSilicon, Huawei's chip design subsidiary, will likely fail to beat MediaTek and become the largest Asia-based fabless chipmaker in 2019 as its shipment growth will be affected negatively...
Friday 31 May 2019
Nanya expects ramp-up in server DRAM shipments starting 4Q19
Nanya Technology expects to see its server DRAM shipments start ramping up substantially in the fourth quarter of 2019. The product segment will account for about 10% of the company's...
Thursday 30 May 2019
MediaTek unveils 5G mobile SoC
At the ongoing Computex Taipei 2019, MediaTek has unveiled its new 7nm 5G SoC for flagship smartphones slated for launch in 2020.
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Nuvoton invests in chipmaker Autotalks
Microcontroller design specialist Nuvoton Technology has acquired an around 7.14% stake in Israel-based Autotalks, a developer of vehicle-to-vehicle communications chips, for US$20...
Monday 27 May 2019
SMIC to delist from NYSE
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced plans to delist its American depositary shares (ADS) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The decision was made...
Friday 24 May 2019
Antitrust ruling against Qualcomm seen beneficial to rival chipmakers
A recent US court verdict ordering Qualcomm to renegotiate patent licensing deals with customers in accordance with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Act may cripple its dominance...
Thursday 23 May 2019
Himax develops AI-based visual sensor for notebooks
Himax Technologies has introduced its ultra-low power, AI-based visual sensor for notebooks, with the solution already certified by Quanta Computer.
Friday 17 May 2019
Unisoc 5G modem chip validated, to be made on TSMC 7nm node
Unisoc's Ivy 510 5G modem chip has been validated for 5G NR sub-6 GHz signaling, and will be fabricated by TSMC on the 7nm node for official application in the starting year of 5G...
Monday 13 May 2019
Himax likely to stay unprofitable in 2Q19
Fabless chipmaker Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue increase of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter following a 14.5% drop in the first quarter. Gross margin is forecast...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Samsung eyeing top spot among logic chipmakers
Samsung Electronics will be making significant efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of its logic IC business, and is also eyeing to become the world's largest logic chipmaker...
Monday 29 April 2019
ASE, CHPT gearing up production for HiSilicon 7nm EUV chip
IC backend house ASE Technology Holding and wafer probe card specialist Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) are both engaged in the supply chain for HiSilicon's next-generation flagship...
Friday 26 April 2019
Macronix 1Q19 profits fall to 11-quarter low
Mask ROM and flash memory chipmaker Macronix International has reported net profits for the first quarter of 2019 fell 95% sequentially and 92% on year to an 11-quarter low of NT$142...
Research Report Database
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research