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Tuesday 9 May 2023
Nuvoton warns of limited long-term order visibility
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has warned of limited long-term order visibility, claiming the market recovery is not proceeding as fast as expected and the industry's inventory...
Tuesday 9 May 2023
Canadian AI startup Astrus on the way to revolutionize analog chip design
Astrus, a Canada-based startup focusing on analog IC design automation, is aspiring to revolutionize the global chip design industry by leveraging recent breakthroughs in artificial...
Tuesday 9 May 2023
3D chip stacking tech competition intensifying
TSMC has recently announced SoIC-P, microbump versions of its System on Integrated Chips (SoIC) solutions providing a cost-effective way for 3D chip stacking.
Tuesday 9 May 2023
Taiwan PMIC suppliers see increased competition from IDMs
Taiwan-based power management IC (PMIC) producers had previously expressed fear that Europe- and US-based IDMs would return to the consumer PMIC segment, and this appears to be the...
Monday 8 May 2023
Nvidia's new mid-end gaming series to be mild boost to peripheral IC packaging & testing
The global consumer electronics market has faced sluggish end demand since the beginning of 2023. Sources anticipates suppliers to buoy the market with new product series this year,...
Monday 8 May 2023
Mobile peripheral chips expect weak recovery with lack of optimism from both MediaTek and Qualcomm
After MediaTek issued a negative outlook regarding the 2023 mobile phone market, Qualcomm, MediaTek's top rival, also admitted during its latest earnings call that the weak demand...
Monday 8 May 2023
BenQ Materials expects robust demand for consumer medical products in China in 2Q23
BenQ Materials has continued to shift its business focus toward medical-related products, away from polarizers, which have gradually seen a reduced revenue contribution and expects...
Monday 8 May 2023
Qualcomm to acquire Autotalks
Qualcomm has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Autotalks, a fabless semiconductor company dedicated to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. The transaction is...
Monday 8 May 2023
Nan Ya sees 1Q23 profit fall to 8-quarter low
Nan Ya PCB, among Taiwan's major ABF substrate suppliers, saw its net profits hit an eight-quarter low of NT$2.325 billion (US$75.8 million) in the first quarter of 2023. EPS for...
Monday 8 May 2023
China reportedly pours CNY12.1 billion into local chipmaking sector
In 2022, the Chinese government allocated CNY12.1 billion (US$1.75 billion) in subsidies to 190 listed semiconductor companies to fill the gap left by US restrictions on advanced...
Monday 8 May 2023
DDI firm Fitipower cautious about 2H23 market prospects
Fitipower Integrated Technology, a Foxconn Group affiliate specializing in display driver ICs (DDI), has expressed caution about its market prospects for the second half of 2023.
Monday 8 May 2023
Taiwanese semiconductors receive global attention as automakers' perception changes
Driven by the electrification of automotive electronics, the semiconductor demand for single vehicles has greatly increased. The shortage of critical car-grade chips, which has been...
Friday 5 May 2023
Senators unveil Taiwan tax plan to spur semiconductor investment
A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation that would allow President Joe Biden to sign a tax agreement with Taiwan, addressing an issue that businesses on both sides...
Friday 5 May 2023
Silicon Motion sees gradual recovery in memory market
Silicon Motion Technology, a memory device controller IC company, has seen an increase in client orders that may lead to a stronger market rebound by the end of 2023.
Friday 5 May 2023
Smartphone AP shipments to China expected to pick up 10% on quarter in 2Q23, says DIGITIMES Research
Looking into second-quarter 2023, smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors are estimated to come to 132 million units, increasing 10% sequentially as smartphone brands ramp...