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Thursday 14 April 2022
Taiwan PWM IC firms expect more 8-inch fab capacity to boost sales
Production schedules at 8-inch fabs have begun to loosen recently, as display driver IC suppliers and other analog chip providers are cutting down their wafer start orders, leaving...
Thursday 14 April 2022
Taiwan firms eyeing bigger presence in industrial MCU market
With IDMs such as Infineon and STMicroelectronics experiencing prolonged delivery lead times for industrial MCUs, Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are looking to fill the growing supply...
Thursday 14 April 2022
NetApp upbeat about growth in Taiwan data storage industry
US-based data storage and management solution provider NetApp has shown optimism about growth in Taiwan's data storage industry, as the company registered a 90.3% on-year increase...
Thursday 14 April 2022
Rising foundry quotes and weaker Taiwan dollar to buoy TSMC, others
TSMC and other Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are expected to enjoy another year of revenue and profit increases in 2022, as their price hikes since late 2020 have pushed the average...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Global semiconductor equipment sales surge 44% in 2021, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44% to an all-time record of US$102.6 billion from US$71.2 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Foundry PSMC sees 1Q22 gross margin exceed 50%
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 51% in the first quarter of 2022, when net profits grew 6.8% sequentially...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Taiwan deals with economic espionage crime at the national security level
Taiwan's legislature is about to amend the National Security Act (NSA) to cover "economic espionage crime." Experts say the move is to strengthen law enforcement on strategic technology...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Edwards working with chipmakers to cut carbon emissions
Edwards, which makes vacuum pumps and advanced exhaust systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, is working closely with the world's major foundries to reduce carbon emissions...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
From cassette tapes to Industry 4.0: How corporate venturing charts TDK's way forward
Remember TDK, the familiar logo appearing on those audio cassette tapes? While one might be quick to associate the Japanese electronics manufacturer with a bygone era, TDK remains...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Eight-inch IC fab capacity set to surge 21% to mitigate supply-demand imbalance, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024 to hit a record high of 6.9...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Taiwan networking device makers remain upbeat about 2022
Taiwan-based networking device makers, including Sercomm, Arcadyan and Accton Technology, remain upbeat about their sales this year, as they still enjoy brisk order visibility despite...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Porsche unveils first car assembled outside Europe
Porsche unveiled the very first unit manufactured outside Europe at the end of March. The carmaker established a local joint venture with Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby in 2020...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Foundries see fab capacities stay fully utilized
Despite growing concerns about end-market demand slowdowns, pure-play foundries continue to see their fabs fully utilized with no major cutbacks in customer orders, according to industry...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Taiwan DDI makers facing demand uncertainty in 2Q22
Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers, most of whom have reported brisk sales results for the first quarter of 2022, are bracing for a challenging second quarter amid demand uncertainty,...