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Thursday 7 July 2022
OLED DDI supply remains tight with stable prices in 2H22
OLED display driver ICs (DDI) remains in relatively tight supply with prices expected to stay put in the second half of the year, and suppliers are pinning their hopes on the chip...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
IC design houses brace for weak 3Q22
IC design houses are bracing for a particularly weak third-quarter 2022 while also having difficulty negotiating lower foundry quotes, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Thursday 30 June 2022
SEMI, Foxconn, UMC release Auto IC Master scheme to integrate ecosystem
SEMI, Foxconn Technology and UMC have jointly released the SEMI Auto IC Master program designed to provide complete automotive chip solutions through effective and close partnerships...
Monday 27 June 2022
GF, SMIC may bear the brunt of consumer chips demand downturn
With declining chip demand for consumer devices and new capacities gradually coming online, foundry houses could hardly sustain full utilization of their fab capacities, but it is...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Large-size DDI demand unlikely to rebound until end-2022
Large-size display driver ICs (DDI) demand is unlikely to pick up until the end of 2022, as continuous inventory adjustments at clients and production reductions by panel makers are...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Realtek, several other chipmakers to weather headwinds in 2H22
Worsening inflation and other macro headwinds will likely result in a particularly weak second half of 2022 for many end-market sectors. Still, Realtek Semiconductor and several other...
Friday 17 June 2022
Taiwan DDI suppliers eye OLED DDI orders from Samsung
More Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers are expected to obtain OLED DDI orders from Samsung Electronics in 2023, as the Korea-based vendor's supply shortfall will worsen, according...
Friday 10 June 2022
Novatek remains upbeat about OLED DDI demand
Despite concerns that the OLED display driver IC (DDI) market may be hit by disappointing smartphone sales, Novatek Microelectronics vice chairman Steve Wang said the company remains...
Thursday 9 June 2022
Novatek steps up product diversification
Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics has stepped up its product diversification efforts, looking to expand beyond its core DDI business, according to company vice...
Monday 23 May 2022
IC designers eyeing demand from emerging AIoT markets
Taiwan-based IC-design houses are eyeing emerging AIoT application markets to help sustain future sales as chip demand from the traditional sectors such as handsets and notebooks...
Friday 20 May 2022
IC design houses bracing for cutback in orders from China handset brands
Taiwan-based IC design houses particularly LCD driver IC firms continue to see their China-based handset clients decelerate their pace of orders, bracing for a potential cutback in...
Tuesday 17 May 2022
DDI prices under strengthening downward pressure
LCD display driver IC (DDI) prices, particularly those for handsets, are poised to fall further in the second quarter of 2022, and even handset-use OLED DDI prices are likely to fall...
Monday 16 May 2022
Novatek, Realtek eyeing more foundry capacity for non-consumer chips
Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are seeking more capacity support from foundry partners TSMC and UMC to fulfill new orders...
Monday 9 May 2022
Novatek lowers sales outlook for 2Q22 as consumer demand weakens
Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) supplier Novatek Microelectronics has estimated its second-quarter 2022 revenues, gross margins and net profits to slightly fall sequentially...
Tuesday 3 May 2022
UMC may resume 14/12nm nodes for new-gen car, networking chips
Taiwan-based foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is very likely to resume its 14/12nm process production soon at the request of major clients who are keenly eyeing next-generation...
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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