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Tuesday 11 March 2025
Early order rush lifts MediaTek's to best -ever Feb sales despite sequential decrease
MediaTek has reported revenue of NT$46.17 billion (US$1.4 billion) for February 2025, representing an increase of nearly 20% year over year and the largest sum recorded for this time...
Wednesday 5 March 2025
China's subsidies ignite chip demand surge—but can it last?
China's recent trade-in subsidy program, aimed at boosting the consumer electronics market, has significantly impacted the supply chain. For Taiwanese IC design firms, it has sparked...
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Arm Holdings to establish base in Malaysia amid talent challenges and MYR25 billion semiconductor boost
Malaysia announced Arm Holdings Plc's imminent deal to establish a base in Malaysia, highlighting the importance of political stability and transparent policies. However, the country's...
Monday 3 March 2025
MWC 2025: MediaTek and Qualcomm face off in the race for 6G supremacy
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 is to kick off in Barcelona, Spain. Each year at MWC, the two leading IC design companies, MediaTek and Qualcomm, present the latest trends in...
Friday 21 February 2025
PC brands to hike US price as tariff pressures mount on chipmakers
Major PC brands have started raising prices on US-bound products, attributing the hikes to tariff pressures. The industry's strategy has shifted from stockpiling inventory ahead of...
Thursday 20 February 2025
MediaTek's profits hold steady, but bonuses shrink—global tech team expansion a key factor
MediaTek has announced its annual February bonus payout, but unlike past years, the 2025 edition has drawn less enthusiasm. While salary adjustments met expectations, many employees...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
China's subsidy boosts flat-screen TV sales, while chipmakers face mixed demand
China recently unveiled a series of subsidy policies targeting consumer electronics and home appliances to stimulate domestic consumption. Beyond the central government's efforts,...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
Arm shows signs of transformation into chip development; cloud ASIC becomes primary battlefield
Recent market rumors suggest that Arm is entering the chip development battleground, with Meta's cloud computing chip as its first product. Many are concerned that this indicates...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
South Korea to invest US$700 million to build domestic On-Device AI chip 'Dream Team'
Despite aspirations to become a comprehensive semiconductor powerhouse, South Korea's global semiconductor market share remains at a mere 3%. The government is launching a major initiative...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Taiwan 4Q24 IC output value increases
Taiwan's total IC industry output value—including IC design, IC manufacturing, IC packaging, and IC testing—was NT$1.49 trillion (US$45.5 billion) in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Intel reboots foundry business with UMC and MediaTek alliance amid restructuring rumors.
Collaborating with MediaTek and other UMC-affiliated IC design companies is opening up new opportunities for the money-losing Intel Foundry.
Monday 17 February 2025
DIGITIMES exclusive: Inside MediaTek's SiPh strategy and the shift toward heterogeneous integration
MediaTek, a global leader in IC design, has strengthened its presence in the ASIC market by capitalizing on its Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) technology. As traditional electronic...
Friday 14 February 2025
Arm's rumored chip design push raises questions over its neutral industry role
UK-based semiconductor IP giant Arm is reportedly expanding its efforts in chip design, with plans to release its first self-developed processor as early as summer 2025. Reports indicate...
Friday 14 February 2025
IC design firms navigate price cuts and capacity expansion amid uncertain market demand in 2025
Due to the continuous expansion of China's mature process capacity and the ongoing requests from downstream customers for price reductions, the industry is very curious about the...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Chinese IC firms may shift 14nm orders to SMIC following TSMC's enforcement of BIS whitelist
TSMC has notified several Chinese IC design companies that their chips at 16/14 nanometers or smaller nodes lack "approved OSAT" status on the US BIS whitelist and proper certification...