Taiwan-based second-tier pure-play foundries, such as Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), will see their gross margins hike...
Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask, which already raised its prices by 10-30% in the first half of 2021, plans to initiate another price hike next year to reflect its tight supply, according...
MediaTek has already struck deals for capacity support over the next one or more years with pure-play foundries, looking to maintain its leading position in the 5G smartphone processor...
The global IC shortage is unlikely to ease until Texas Instruments scales up its output, according to sources in the notebook industry, which see supply-side constraints caused mainly...
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has secured long-term orders for power management ICs from MediaTek, and has struck a new contract also for the manufacture of PWM ICs...
Taiwan-based foundries and IC design houses are looking to expand their presence in the automotive electronics sector, where chip demand is set to grow robustly, according to industry...
AP Memory Technology, a subsidiary of Powerchip Technology specializing in customized DRAM memory designs and IPs, has reported net profits of NT$676 million (US$24.2 million) on...
Pure-play foundries will remain encouraged to raise their quotes in 2022, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC).
The supply of specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory chips will still fall short of demand in 2022, due to supply-side constraints, according to industry sources.
China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (aka the Big Fund) continues to pour money into China's domestic fab toolmakers, looking to rev up the development of China's...
Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could...
Specialty DRAM design specialist Etron Technology has signed an agreement with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) under which the foundry will provide it sufficient fab...
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) will be expanding production capacity for 28nm and above process technologies by 2024, which will considerably boost its overall...
IC design houses will likely see their sales and profits eroded by rising foundry costs later this year, as their downstream customers are increasingly reluctant to accept higher...
