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Thursday 3 August 2023
Foxconn signs LOI with Karnataka for iPhone enclosure and semiconductor equipment projects
India's southern state of Karnataka said Foxconn intends to invest in the state for iPhone manufacturing and a semiconductor equipment project.
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Outlook for different applications, new product launches for 2024 to be highlighted at IC designers' upcoming investors conferences
In the wake of MediaTek releasing its sales outlook for the second half of the year at a recent earnings call conference, other iconic domestic peers will take turns holding similar...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Intel CEO: AI PC era to emerge in the fall of 2023, rivaling importance of Centrino
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said at a recent earnings call conference that AI PC will serve as a crucial inflection point for the PC market over the coming years that will rival the...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Nvidia, Apple, and Pixar establish 3D content OpenUSD Alliance
Nvidia, together with Apple, Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and the Linux Foundation's subsidiary, the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), recently announced the formation of the OpenUSD...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
VIS remains upbeat about long-term 8-inch foundry market outlook
Despite short-term headwinds, the long-term demand outlook for the 8-inch silicon wafer market remains resilient, according to specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Taiwan, US, and allies' over-emphasis on advanced node IC manufacturing faces blind spots
There is a big blind spot for Taiwan and all other countries dishing out CHIPS Act subsidies only to advanced-node semiconductor manufacturing capacities: innovations on mature nodes,...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
An analogy between semiconductor competition and World Baseball Classic
Semiconductor industry is extremely capital-intensive and technology-driven. Those players who hold dominant positions define the market. To illustrate this, I'll use the analogy...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Bosch opens semiconductor testing center in Malaysia
Bosch is expanding its semiconductor business further. The company has now opened a new testing center for chips and sensors in Penang, Malaysia, at a cost of around EUR65 million,...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Chipmakers see telecom operators step up Wi-Fi 7 deployment
Telecom operators in Europe and the US have been actively planning the industry's transition to Wi-Fi 7, providing impetus to the development of new products supporting the this standard,...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Holtek expects gross margin to hit year's low in 4Q23
Microcontroller unit (MCU) specialist Holtek Semiconductor expects its gross margin to slip below 45% in the third quarter and hit its lowest level for 2023 in the fourth quarter.
Wednesday 2 August 2023
GaAs PA suppliers gearing up for demand arising from Wi-Fi 7 transition
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) power amplifier (PA) suppliers are gearing up for the industry's anticipated 2024 transition to Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) wireless connectivity.
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Heavy copper PCB demand poised to rise for EVs
Demand for heavy copper PCBs, also called thick copper PCBs, is poised to increase for electric vehicles (EV) and other automotive applications, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Wirebonding packaging demand stays weak
Conventional wirebonding packaging demand remains sluggish, and OSATs are extremely cautious regarding the demand outlook for this year, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 2 August 2023
AMD's results hint at a bottoming-out PC market
AMD posted declining sales and turned to operational loss in the past quarter. The second-largest PC processor provider expected PC inventories to normalize in coming quarters and...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Global Unichip cuts 2023 revenue outlook, says report
Global Unichip, an IC design services provider partnering mainly with TSMC, has lowered its revenue growth forecast for 2023 to a single-digit percentage, according to a report by...