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Tuesday 4 July 2023
PCB firm Tripod Tech expects sales to strengthen in 2H23
Tripod Technology expects its revenue to increase in the second half of this year compared to the first half, citing growth in sales of automotive, server, and high-density interconnect...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
What is the implication of Netherlands' latest semiconductor export ban on China?
The Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher, recently issued new export control regulations for Dutch semiconductor equipment that do not...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
Innolux to shake up corporate structure
Panel maker Innolux has announced a corporate restructuring plan that will divide its corporation into two business groups.
Tuesday 4 July 2023
Consumer IC order pull-in momentum likely to slow in 2H23
IC design houses experienced an uptick in orders for consumer electronics devices prior to the mid-year 618 shopping festival in China, but the order pull-in momentum may decelerate...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
IC design houses cautious about placing orders for mature process manufacturing
IC design houses are hesitant to place orders for mature process manufacturing with foundries, due to the still uncertain market outlook for the second half of this year, according...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
More Chinese IC players jump on Wi-Fi 6 bandwagon
China-based communication and networking chipmakers, including HiSilicon Technologies, Espressif Systems, Beken, and other startups, have stepped up R&D efforts to develop Wi-Fi...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
SMIC founder highlights China's strength in automotive semiconductor production
China is a competitive location for the production of advanced semiconductors due to strong government support, high productivity, abundant resources, massive labor force, and extensive...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
China to impose export restrictions on compound semi materials
China will begin enforcing export restrictions on gallium and germanium-related materials used to manufacture compound semiconductors next month.
Monday 3 July 2023
Nan Ya PCB sees 2Q23 revenue hit 12-quarter low
IC substrate supplier Nan Ya PCB saw its revenue hit a 12-quarter low of NT$10.13 billion (US$325.4 million) in the second quarter of 2023.
Monday 3 July 2023
MCU market demand unlikely to bottom out until 4Q23
The MCU (microcontroller unit) industry is entering the traditional peak season but can hardly resume its regular on-season market momentum this year, as downstream customers of mainstream...
Monday 3 July 2023
Silicon Island Chronicles series interview: Etron CEO Nicky Lu on heterogeneous integration of chips (1)
Nicky Lu, founder and CEO of Etron Technology, pioneered the concept of "heterogeneous integration" and further developed the theory of monolithic & heterogeneous integration...
Monday 3 July 2023
TSMC: no impact from hardware supplier's cyber breach
TSMC, a leading foundry, has denied the market rumor saying that it was threatened by the hacker group behind the ransomware Lockbit, demanding a ransom of US$70 million.
Monday 3 July 2023
Semiconductor market continues record fall
According to new research from Omdia, the semiconductor market's revenue declined for the fifth consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2023. This is the longest recorded decline...
Friday 30 June 2023
Tsinghua professor: China is the largest victim of semiconductor de-globalization
As the U.S. government is reportedly considering expanding export controls on artificial intelligence (AI) chips to mainland China, local Chinese semiconductor industry experts expressed...
Friday 30 June 2023
Samsung Pyeongtaek P3 fab near completion; P4 aims for trial production in 1Q24
The industry once rumored that Samsung Electronics postponed the construction of the fourth fab (P4) in Pyeongtaek Park, South Korea, due to the deterioration of the semiconductor...