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Wednesday 3 October 2018
IC packagers warming up to 5G opportunities
Globally leading IC designers are keen to develop 5G-related chipsets as the new generation mobile communications technologies are set to kick off commercial applications in 2020,...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
Chipmakers to gain from robust demand for smart voice-based devices
MediaTek is likely to land handsome orders for smart voice service chipsets from Amazon as the web giant is extending its built-in Alexa smart voice software to a variety of devices...
Friday 21 September 2018
AP Memory gearing up for transformation
AP Memory will be executing its business transformation between the fourth quarter of 2018 and first-half 2019, as the company is looking to improve its gross margin and profit performance,...
Friday 14 September 2018
Specialty IC foundry VIS cuts outlook following power blackout
Eight-inch IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has trimmed its financial guidance for the third quarter following a power blackout that hit one of its wafer fabs.
Wednesday 5 September 2018
FCBGA substrate supply tight on packaging demand for pre-5G chips
Taiwan IC backend service firms have seen increasing flip-chip packaging orders from China chipmaker HiSilicon now actively carrying out volume production of pre-5G chip products,...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Nanya set to post record 3Q18 revenues
Nanya Technology is expected to see its third-quarter revenues hit a record high, according to market watchers. The DRAM chipmaker saw its August revenues hit the third-highest quarterly...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
Powerchip to build 2 new 12-inch fabs in Taiwan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Technology has disclosed plans to construct two new 12-inch wafer fabs in Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$278 billion (US$9.05 billion).
Thursday 23 August 2018
TSMC to start making Qualcomm Snapdragon chips in 4Q18, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will start fabricating Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon 800 series SoC chips in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Nvidia May-July revenues backed by massive contracted GPU shipments
GPU chip leader Nvidia has managed to score better than expected revenues of US$3.123 billion for the second quarter ending July 29 of fiscal 2019 despite a significant shrinkage...
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...
Thursday 2 August 2018
China firm to debut in-house developed 3D NAND technology
Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) under China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup will participate in the upcoming Flash Memory Summit to reveal its in-house developed 3D NAND technology,...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Allegro, UMC sign long-term supply deal
Allegro MicroSystems, which develops high-performance power and sensing semiconductors, has signed a long-term deal with United Microelectronics (UMC) under which UMC will remain...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Apple, Qualcomm may make peace over 5G, supply chain speculates
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has revealed that new iPhone models for 2018 may not adopt its modem chip solutions amid a patent royalty row between them. But supply chain sources...
Friday 27 July 2018
Macronix net profits surge in 2Q18
Flash memory and mask ROM chipmaker Macronix International has reported net profits of NT$2.33 billion (US$76.1 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 24% sequentially and 278%...
Monday 23 July 2018
Nanya to buy 19% stake in backend firm
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has disclosed plans to acquire an about 19% stake in Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a backend house specializing in memory chips.
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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