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Friday 12 January 2024
Mobile phone IC shipments slowing down to begin 2024
Mobile phone IC shipments have already passed through the seasonal peak and are slowing down, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Friday 12 January 2024
Chinese pure-play foundry market to increase 9% in 2024
China's pure-play IC foundry industry is expected to resume growth in 2024, with utilization rates of 90% for 8-inch foundries and 78% for 12-inch foundries, according to ICWise,...
Friday 12 January 2024
Taiwan factory construction supply chain eyes bigger presence in global semiconductor industry
As TSMC expands its fabs internationally, others in Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain are also working together to extend their presence to other countries, seeking to support the...
Thursday 11 January 2024
MediaTek posts increased December revenue
Mega sales of MediaTek handset SoC Dimensity 9300 see the IC design company's revenue peak in December 2023.
Thursday 11 January 2024
Chinese compound semiconductor companies to fulfill domestic needs, aim overseas
Chinese companies China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro), United Nova Technology (UNT), and SICC have been scaling their compound semiconductor business by strengthening cooperation...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Global semiconductor industry to grow in 2024, says GlobalWafers
The semiconductor environment in 2024 remains complex, beginning slowly and subsequently gaining momentum, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson for silicon wafer company GlobalWafer...
Thursday 11 January 2024
CES 2024: Panel makers showcase microLED displays
The ongoing 2024 Consumer Electronics Show has enticed panel manufacturers to bring out their best technologies and innovative applications, and MicroLED, regarded as the next-generation...
Thursday 11 January 2024
MIIT to expand auto chip national standards to 70 items by 2030
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has announced plans to introduce the country's first set of national standards for automotive chips in 2025. The initial...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Prototype-ready Indian fabless startup aims to provide 70% of high-end features at 60% cost
A leading Indian fabless startup, which recently progressed its first chip to the prototype production stage at the foundry, plans to distinguish itself by targeting the mid-range...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Encore! SK Hynix boasts reusable CMP breakthrough
SK Hynix has successfully developed a "grinding pad reuse technology" for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) processes. It is expected to be introduced to the production line...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Oppo ditches chip design project, but retains Zeku architecture crew
In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), major cloud computing companies, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., are competing to invest in in-house chip design capability.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Taiwan MCU firms upbeat about demand from new USB PD interface
The release of the USB PD 3.1 specifications has prompted Taiwanese MCU manufacturers to expedite their involvement, according to market sources.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Navigating uncharted waters of the 'Silicon Era of Discovery'
In 1492, Queen Isabella of Spain drove out the Moors and supported Christopher Columbus in discovering the New World, evoking a pivotal moment in the Age of Discovery.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Chinese Academy of Sciences presents 'Big Chip', leveraging RISC-V Chiplets
The Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently published a paper in the journal Fundamental Research introducing their "Big Chip" archit...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
EgisTec aims to seize AI PC opportunities
AI PCs require high-speed computing that will stimulate related peripheral chip demand and specification upgrades, according to Lo Sen Chou, chairman of IC design house Egis Technology...