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Friday 14 January 2022
Highlights of the day: By 2030, China will become champion in global semiconductor industry
Based on the recent report from SIA, the China semiconductor industry grew 30.6% in 2020. If the growth rate continues,...
Friday 14 January 2022
CB Insights: 1-2 unicorns born each day in 2021
CB Insights released its 2021 State of Venture Report on Jan 13, 2022, showing that, in total, 390 unicorns (startups with at least US$1 billion in valuation) were added last year...
Friday 14 January 2022
China reports robust semiconductor industry growth despite US sanctions
Although some of its key semiconductor industry players were put on the Entity List by the US government since 2019, China managed to register double-digit growth in the revenues...
Friday 14 January 2022
US pushing O-RAN equipment to replace China-made ones; but influence in O-RAN from China remains strong, says Digitimes Research
Open radio access network (O-RAN) technology was originally developed to provide telecom carriers flexibility and cost efficiency in network deployment, but it has become a weapon...
Thursday 13 January 2022
TSMC expects 7.4% sales growth in 1Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$16.6 billion and US$17.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, which is a 7.4% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 13 January 2022
China OSATs to cut prices for MCU packaging in 1H22
China-based OSATs, including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), plan to cut quotes for consumer MCU and other conventional chip packaging services in the first half...
Thursday 13 January 2022
BOE Technology, CSOT expanding production capacities for IT-, car-use panels
China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) are expanding production capacities for OLED and LTPS LCD panels for IT and automotive displays, according...
Thursday 13 January 2022
What motivates TSMC to spend big on capacity expansion
TSMC's planned US$100 billion in capex from 2021 to 2023 will not be sufficient to carry out its capacity expansion projects in Taiwan and overseas, market observers believe. The...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Aten International to increase production in Thailand
KVM device maker Aten International, to cope with changes in global economic situation and trading environment, will gradually decrease production in China to 25% of its total production,...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Global fab equipment spending to log record high in 2022, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to rise 10% on year to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth,...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
YMTC eyeing SSD orders from Samsung customers
China's Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has been promoting its Zhitai-branded consumer SSDs, and is eyeing orders from Samsung Electronics' local customers in China, according...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Global NOR flash supply to remain tight in 2022
NOR flash bit demand will continue to rise in 2022 while growth on the supply side remains limited, with tight supply of the memory to continue this year, according to industry sou...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see limited impact from power outage at Hua Hong fabs
A recent power outage at Hua Hong Semiconductor's wafer fabs located at the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai has so far had a limited impact on Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers' deliveries,...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
China chipmakers reportedly build additional output for power semiconductors
China-based chipmakers including China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro), Silan Microelectronics and StarPower Semiconductor have reportedly stepped up their capacity expansion...
Monday 10 January 2022
HTC to invest in China semiconductor investment funds
HTC has announced that its subsidiary HTC Electronics (Shanghai) will invest in two semiconductor industry funds in China to get access of chip supplies.