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Friday 22 March 2019
New TSMC 8-inch fab to fulfill robust automotive chip orders
TSMC's new 8-inch wafer fab to be built in Tainan will have its capacity mostly fulfill robust orders for automotive chips from STMicroelectronics and other dedicated chipmakers,...
Monday 17 December 2018
Taiwan IC distributors look to IoT, 5G for 2019 growth
With the AI and 5G markets set to flourish, chip demand for HPC, IoT and cloud servers is expected to enjoy substantial growth in 2019, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC dist...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
IC distributor Edom cautious about 1H19
Edom Technology is cautious about the outlook for semiconductor demand in the first half of 2019, citing unclear visibility of orders for handsets and other consumer electronics de...
Thursday 22 November 2018
Leadframe maker Jih Lin gearing up for capacity expansion
Taiwan-based leadframe supplier Jih Lin Technology has established a new headquarters in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, and is looking to build additional production capacities at its...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
MCU makers see 4Q18 shipments affected by US-China trade spats
Taiwan-based major MCU makers including Holtek Semiconductor expect their shipments for the fourth quarter of 2018 to be affected by the uncertainty in terminal market demand amid...
Friday 5 October 2018
Taiwan firms eyeing automotive MOSFET processing orders from IDMs
As international IDMs are moving at full throttles to develop lucrative high-voltage automotive MOSFETs, Taiwan mid-end and back-end supply chain players are gearing up to win long-term...
Monday 17 September 2018
Taiwan IC distributors enjoy seasonal pick-up in communication IC demand
A seasonal pick-up in communication IC demand is set to boost revenues at Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG and WT Microelectronics in the third quarter of 2018, according...
Monday 30 July 2018
Testing firm Ardentec expands presence in automotive field
Taiwan-based Ardentec has seen revenues generated from orders for automotive MCUs account for 22-25% of its overall revenues, and the company is eyeing new orders for auto sensors...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Edom likely to post 30% revenue growth in 3Q18
Taiwan-based IC distributor Edom Technology is expected to report about 30% revenue growth sequentially for the third quarter of 2018, thanks to a ramp-up of orders for new smartphones...
Friday 29 June 2018
China semi capex to be larger than Europe and Japan combined in 2018, says IC Insights
IC Insights has forecast that China-headquartered companies will spend US$11.0 billion in semiconductor industry capex in 2018, which would represent 10.6% of the expected worldwide...
Wednesday 2 May 2018
Taiwan makers enjoy stable consumer MCU orders from IDMs
With major international IDMs including STMicroelectronics failing to ease the prolonged lead time for MCU shipments, Taiwan-based MCU makers will continue to benefit from the ensuing...
Wednesday 25 April 2018
Worldwide semiconductor revenues increase 21.6% in 2017, says Gartner
Driven by strong growth in the memory market, worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$420.4 billion in 2017, a 21.6% increase from 2016 revenues of US$345.9 billion, according...
Monday 2 April 2018
Taiwan leadframe suppliers to raise prices 10-15% in 2Q18
Taiwan-based leadframe suppliers plan to raise their prices 10-15% in the second quarter of 2018 to reflect tight supply, according to sources at IC backend houses.
Thursday 29 March 2018
Automotive IC market to top US$40 billion in 2018, says Digitimes Research
The global market scale for automotive semiconductors is estimated to surpass US$40 billion in 2018 after surging 11% on year to US$35.7 billion in 2017 from US$32.2 billion, according...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Macronix NOR chips adopted for new STMicro MCU
Macronix International has announced that STMicroelectronics is using Macronix International's 8-bit I/O serial NOR flash memory for ST's new STM32L4+ microcontroller discovery kits...