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Thursday 17 November 2022
Polish startup IS-Wireless joins forces with Taiwanese company to deliver robust 5G private networks
IS-Wireless, a European 5G Open RAN mobile network provider, announced in a press release that it is introducing an integrated solution to the US, EU, and Asia markets with FiduciaEdge,...
Thursday 17 November 2022
AI may dominate mobile SoC competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek
Qualcomm highlights AI technology breakthroughs in its latest flagship mobile SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 unveiled at Snapdragon Summit 22, suggesting that AI computing capability will...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Amkor, SPIL share orders for new Qualcomm smartphone SoC
Qualcomm has contracted both Amkor Technology and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) to provide backend services for its just-unveiled flagship smartphone SoC, according to industry...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
UMT remains upbeat about demand for LEO satellites
High-frequency microwave device maker Universal Microwave Technology (UMT) remains optimistic about demand for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites despite major customers' shipment pull-in...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
India gearing up for indigenous 5G telecom gear manufacturing
For 3G and 4G, Indian operators depend on foreign telecom gear for their wireless services. However, Indian companies are trying to change that by developing and manufacturing indigenous...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers to ramp up capex in 2023
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected to continue ramping up their capital expenditures (capex) next year to build additional production capacities for ABF substrates,...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Robust demand for high-end SoCs buoys probe card maker MPI profits
Robust demand for high-end mobile SoCs, networking ICs and HPC chips has buoyed MPI's profit performance, with the probe card maker's net profit for the first three quarters of this...
Monday 14 November 2022
TSMC ecosystem partners for IC design services stay unscathed amid headwinds
TSMC and its ecosystem partners in Taiwan, especially silicon IP and IC design services providers, remain able to embrace revenue gains for the fourth quarter and 2023, while most...
Thursday 10 November 2022
MediaTek poised to ramp up flagship market share with Dimensity 9200 SoCs
MediaTek is set to aggressively ramp up its share of the flagship smartphone AP market with its newly launched Dimensity 9200 SoC, despite overall handset market demand remaining...
Thursday 10 November 2022
India to encourage import substitution for 5G telecom gear
India expects to unveil its home-grown 5G telecom gear in early 2023, and is reportedly considering requiring local telecom operators to procure the indigenously-made 5G telecom ge...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Taiwan semiconductor equipment output value to exceed US$3.13 billion in 2022
The annual output value of Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry is expected to be well over NT$100 billion (US$3.13 billion) in 2022, given that the output value for the first...
Monday 7 November 2022
Foundry, backend houses see capacity utilization fall further on more LTA cancellations
In response to sharp order cuts by downstream clients, an increasing number of smaller IC designers in Taiwan, especially those focusing more on PC-related chip solutions, have canceled...
Thursday 3 November 2022
SEMICON China Forum: Find ways out under US trade ban
High-profile semiconductor industry leaders in China recently gathered at the just-ended SEMICON China Executive Summit seeking to find ways out for China's future IC development...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
MediaTek may raise chip prices in 2023
MediaTek may raise its chip prices next year to reflect rising manufacturing costs, according to industry sources.
Monday 31 October 2022
Handset market faces worst headwinds in a decade, says MediaTek CEO
The mobile phone market has always had its ups and downs, but the current sharp decline in demand is probably a major headwind that has been never seen over the past decade, with...