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Tuesday 2 November 2021
Specialty memory maker ESMT upbeat about ASP growth in 2022
Specialty memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) expects its gross margin to stay high at above 40% in the fourth quarter of 2021, with the prospect that...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Infineon focuses on SiC power component development for EVs
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle (EV) market is driving the growth of power semiconductors. It has also increased the introduction of third-generation silicon carbide (SiC)...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Bosch announces investments in Germany and Malaysia to boost chip capacity
Bosch, the major automotive supplier, announced that the company would invest more than EUR 400 million (approximately US$464 million) at its factories in Dresden and Reutlingen,...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
DDI vendors may see gross margins eroded by rising production costs
Taiwan's display driver IC (DDI) suppliers will likely post sequential decreases in gross margins through the first quarter of 2022, as they encounter more difficulties in passing...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
GaN and SiC compete in the EV market
Third-generation gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors are competing for use in power devices in future cars. While SiC has taken the lead thanks to Tesla,...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Samsung Electronics launches above 90-inch non-LCD TVs, LG Electronics to follow suit in 2022
Samsung Electronics launched a 98-inch 4K Neo QLED TV at an ex-factory price of KWR19.1 million (US$16,215) in August 2021, much lower than the retail price of KRW70 million for a...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Harvatek steps into heterogeneous integration packaging with YoungTek Electronics
LED packaging service provider Harvatek has stepped into heterogeneous integration packaging and packaging of LED devices integrated with ICs, through cooperation with IC testing...
Monday 1 November 2021
Realtek to sustain robust shipments of networking chips through 1H22
Taiwan-based networking chip supplier Realtek Semiconductor expects its shipment growth momentum to persist into the first half of 2022 after posting impressive revenue and profit...
Monday 1 November 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Indonesia wants to impose more bans on exporting raw resources
After banning exporting raw nickel to protect and promote local industries, Indonesian president Joko Widodo hinted that he will ban other exports of raw materials next year. The...
Monday 1 November 2021
Semiconductors to stay a seller's market through 1H22
After lasting for almost two years, global semiconductor shortage is on track to ease as the pandemic continues to subside in many countries, and semiconductor demand is expected...
Monday 1 November 2021
STMicro 3Q21 revenue reflects strong global chip demand
STMicroelectronics (ST) recently released its third-quarter financial results. Revenue in 3Q reached US$3.19 billion with a net income of US$474 million. Despite being slightly lower...
Friday 29 October 2021
HP eyeing a more resilient supply chain
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has formed a task force dedicated to strengthening its supply chain resilience, looking to further diversify its supplier base and manufacturing locations, according...
Friday 29 October 2021
Primax expects double-digit revenue growth in 4Q21
Peripheral and component supplier Primax Electronics expects its fourth-quarter 2021 revenues to register a double-digit sequential growth, as part of shipments of audio solutions...
Friday 29 October 2021
IC backend quotes to stay favorable to OSATs in 2022, says ASE
ASE Technology expects market conditions in 2022 to remain favorable to it and other OSATs, and is upbeat about its ASP growth next year as automotive chips wirebonding business and...
Friday 29 October 2021
Wireless power revolutionizes car manufacturing: Interview with Solace Power CEO Neil Chaulk
The automobile industry is going through some fundamental changes. More and more technology companies are eyeing the electric vehicle (EV) market, planning either to build their own...