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Wednesday 13 November 2024
Peripheral IC firms eye growth in 2025 on AI server demand
Rising AI server shipments are reportedly prompting peripheral chip manufacturers to project substantial operational growth in 2025.
Wednesday 13 November 2024
GIS expands fingerprint recognition market in 2025 amid industry's moderate growth in second half of 2024
Touch panel manufacturer GIS has faced significant operational challenges in 2024. Despite a rebound in consolidated revenue during the third quarter, the company's product mix resulted...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Apple's OLED MacBook Air faces delay as suppliers push back on pricing demands
Apple's planned release of the OLED MacBook Air faces potential delays, primarily due to pricing challenges and market dynamics. The transition from LCD to OLED panels significantly...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Taiwan advances quantum tech research for defense and industry applications
AI, biomedicine, quantum computing, innovative semiconductor materials, and advanced semiconductor manufacturing are shaping up as pivotal areas for Taiwan's future research and development,...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
BeiDou chip developer enters supply chains of top-5 Chinese handset brands
CETC Chips Technology has disclosed that its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (DBS) SoCs have been adopted by China's top-5 handset vendors for multiple midrange to high-end smartphone...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Weltrend sees AI server demand driving growth in 4Q24
Weltrend Semiconductor, a specialist in USB power delivery (PD) controller chips, anticipates strong AI server demand to drive its shipment performance in the fourth quarter of 202...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
China subsidy programs boost short lead-time orders for home appliance chips
According to sources at IC design houses, China's subsidies aimed at boosting replacement demand have managed to generate short lead-time orders for household appliance application...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Five key impacts of TSMC's 7nm AI chip sales halt to China
TSMC has reportedly notified Chinese customers that shipments of AI-related chips made with 7nm or below processes will be halted. Additionally, any AI chip projects initiated after...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
AUO and Innolux see October revenue slips amid off-season slowdown
As the display panel industry enters its traditional off-season following the peak inventory demand period, major manufacturers reported lower revenues for October. AUO experienced...
Monday 11 November 2024
Himax results exceed expectations, driven by automotive IC revenue and Chinese orders
Himax Technologies exceeded third-quarter 2024 expectations, fueled by strong automotive IC revenue from Chinese orders. Despite a revenue decline and lower gross margin, the company...
Monday 11 November 2024
Rohm anticipates first loss in 12 years due to weak EV and China demands
According to Nikkei, Rohm's performance for the first half of fiscal year 2024 (April to September 2024) has significantly underperformed expectations, resulting in a loss...
Monday 11 November 2024
South Korean OLED TV panel shipments forecast to jump in 2024
South Korean media TheElec reports, citing Sigmaintell data, that OLED TV panel shipments are set to reach 6.48 million units in 2024, representing a 22% increase from the...
Monday 11 November 2024
India-based Tessolve acquires German IC design house
Tessolve, an India-based semiconductor engineering firm owned by Hero, the world's largest two-wheeler brand, has acquired German-based IC design house Dream Chip Technologies. This...
Monday 11 November 2024
Tata in talks with Singapore for semiconductor cooperation
During a visit to India, a senior Singapore government official confirmed ongoing discussions with India's Tata Group regarding semiconductor development cooperation. This initiative...
Monday 11 November 2024
Weekly news roundup: TSMC's Arizona milestone looms as global chip industry navigates political, technical crossroads
Semiconductor Week in Review (Nov 3 - 9): The semiconductor industry faces a transformative moment as TSMC readies its Arizona fab's politically-charged December opening and Intel's...