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Thursday 29 December 2022
Server supply chain migrating to North America and Southeast Asia, according to DIGITIMES Research
The US-China trade war, decarbonization, and geopolitical factors have been the driving forces behind a partial migration of server production lines out of China to Taiwan, Southeast...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Korea's chip output falls most since global financial crisis
South Korea's semiconductor production in November fell by the most since the global financial crisis, weighing on the nation's industrial output and pointing to a further cooling...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Taiwan IC design houses actively cooperate to develop AI-based image-related solutions
Taiwan-based IC design houses have been cooperating to develop AI-based IC solutions related to image processing, according to industry sources, in order to address the large demand...
Thursday 29 December 2022
WPG, WT Micro see inventory turnover drop
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics in Taiwan have seen their inventory turnover return to 60 days, but uncertainty still looms over the semiconductor market in 2023, according...
Thursday 29 December 2022
AUO sets up joint R&D center with NCKU
AU Optronics (AUO) has teamed up with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) to establish a joint R&D center n Tainan, southern Taiwan to develop advanced display technologies,...
Wednesday 28 December 2022
Japanese chipmakers keen on expanding capacity for car power devices
Japan's semiconductor firms including Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage and JS Foundry are actively expanding investments in building new capacities for power devices to meet...
Wednesday 28 December 2022
DIGITIMES Research worldwide notebook shipment update – November 2022
Global top-5 notebook brands, excluding Apple, saw their combined shipments slip 6% on month and close to 50% on year in November.
Wednesday 28 December 2022
Taiwan III-V IC suppliers see different market prospects for 2023
Taiwan's compound semiconductor foundry houses and epi-wafer suppliers show different views about when market demand will rebound in 2023, after seeing their shipments of handset-use...
Wednesday 28 December 2022
IC design houses cautious about Android smartphone shipments in 2023
With Samsung Electronics likely to adjust downward its smartphone sales goal for 2023, Oppo, Vivo and other China-based brand vendors are also expected to see their Android smartphone...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Apple faces US$98 million in back taxes in Japan, Nikkei says
Apple faces about US$98 million in back taxes in Japan, a bill that appears to be tied to bulk sales of duty-free devices to foreign tourists, Nikkei reported.
Tuesday 27 December 2022
SK Hynix to showcase memory products at CES 2023
SK Hynix has disclosed it will showcase a number of its core and brand-new products at CES 2023 taking place in Las Vegas from January 5-8.
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taiwan OSATs poised to slightly cut quotes for 2023
Taiwan's OSATs are expected to slightly cut packaging or testing quotes for 2023 to bolster their capacity utilization rates, with price ranges up for negotiation with clients to...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Samsung reportedly to expand wafer fab capacity despite global economic downturn
Samsung Electronics reportedly has decided to increase its wafer fab capacity by around 10% though the global economic downturn will continue in 2023.
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taiwan's big three IC design houses see challenges in 2023
Mediatek, Novatek, and Realtek, Taiwan's three major IC design houses, all remain conservative in their 2023 outlook, since the overall visibility is not clear. What is clear is that...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taisic to expand production capacity for SiC substrates
Taisic Materials, a subsidiary of the Kenmec group specializing in silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, plans to triple its number of crystal growth furnaces to supply Foxconn's newly...