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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...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Eternal Materials guardedly optimistic
PCB materials supplier Eternal Materials continues to see sluggish demand from China while expressing optimism about the long-term demand for vacuum lamination, according to the Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Disco considering establishing lab in India amidst surge of semiconductor investments
After some semiconductor manufacturers are looking to invest in India, other players in the chip supply chain have begun exploring the feasibility of setting up shop in India, a country...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
AMD plans US$400 million over 5 years to expand R&D and engineering operations in India
AMD has announced plans to invest approximately US$400 million in India over the next five years. The planned investment consists of a new AMD campus in Bangalore, Karnataka that...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Airoha gearing up for mass production for 50G-PON DSP+LDD solution
Airoha Technology, a subsidiary of MediaTek specializing in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chips, will soon kick off mass production for 50G-PON device applications, according to company EVP...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
IC verification and analysis labs see promising future
Taiwanese companies specializing in materials analysis (MA), reliability analysis (RA), and failure analysis (FA) are generally optimistic about their future prospects in light of...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Nvidia to embrace strong 2H23
Nvidia is gearing up for a prosperous second half of 2023, thanks to a spike in demand for its artificial intelligence processors, industry sources believe.
Monday 31 July 2023
MediaTek predicts bounceback for smartphones; AI and automotive progress receives attention
MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai clearly set the tone at the earnings call, stating that automotive electronics and AI will be the two areas that will receive total resource investments and...