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Tuesday 15 August 2023
Heterogeneous integration for automotive AI chips reportedly driving IC analysis demand
AI chips reportedly being developed by Tesla using heterogeneous integration are driving up demand for IC verification analysis services, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 15 August 2023
CIS backend houses express caution about 2H23
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, VisEra Technologies, and Xintec, all of whom are in the CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend sector, have expressed caution regarding their market prospects...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Southeast Asia receives investment from the panel supply chain amid US-China tensions
Amid escalating US-China tensions, compaines in both Taiwan and China are eyeing investment opportunities in South and Southeast Asia. Taiwan's AUO is expanding into Vietnam, while...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Taiwan IC industry output value to fall over 10% in 2023
The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), citing data from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), forecasts that the output value of Taiwan's integrated...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Intel, Synopsys expand partnership
Intel and Synopsys have reached an agreement to expand their IP and electronic design automation (EDA) strategic partnership by developing a portfolio of IP on Intel 3 and Intel 18A...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Auto chip prices unlikely to drop in Europe
Automotive-grade IC prices are unlikely to drop in the short term, as production costs are rising and major European suppliers are increasing investments in expanding their manufacturing...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
IC design houses brace for weak 2H23
Given the rising uncertainty in end-market demand, many Taiwanese IC design companies are bracing for a particularly weak second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 15 August 2023
TSMC should be able to keep its new overseas JV fabs profitable
Market observers view TSMC's overseas expansion strategy with skepticism, which also presents some opportunities for the pure-play foundry. Despite the fact that its wholly owned...
Monday 14 August 2023
IDM said to offer fast-track services for automotive mmWave radar entrants
Millimeter wave radar sensors hold significant potential in future cars. Therefore, the competition between major IDMs has become more intense, even with chip shortages. Supply chain...
Monday 14 August 2023
ADI invests more than US$1 billion in Oregon site expansion
Analog Devices recently celebrated its investment of more than US$1 billion to expand its wafer fab in Beaverton, Oregon. The Beaverton site, which was constructed in 1978, is ADI's...
Monday 14 August 2023
WPG sees profit exceed guidance in 2Q23
IC distributor WPG has reported operating profits increased 27% sequentially to NT$2.47 billion (US$77.2 million) in the second quarter, with net profits jumping over 200% on quarter...
Monday 14 August 2023
Compeq expects substantial revenue growth in 3Q23
HDI PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing anticipates a significant sequential growth in third-quarter revenue. The company saw its July revenue hit an eight-month high of NT$6.03...
Monday 14 August 2023
Qualcomm reportedly halts chip development using Intel's 20A node
Qualcomm has has reportedly stopped chip development using Intel's 20A node, which may pose a challenge to the R&D and mass production of Intel Foundry Services' (IFS) highly-anticipated...
Friday 11 August 2023
Chinese analog IC suppliers still feeling the pinch of TI price cuts
China's suppliers of analog chips are still feeling the impact of Texas Instruments (TI) reducing prices for its products in the Chinese market, prompting them to cut into diverse...
Friday 11 August 2023
China's SiC semiconductor development grows into polarization
As the Chinese government becomes cautious about how it subsidizes the country's SiC semiconductor development, the gap between leading SiC companies and those falling behind has...