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Tuesday 28 March 2023
Automotive PCB maker Dynamic plans capacity expansion in Thailand
Dynamic Electronics is planning capacity expansion at its factory site in Thailand, according to the Taiwan-based automotive PCB specialist.
Monday 27 March 2023
Auto component makers eye price cuts on upstream chips
With Chinese automakers seeking to get low quotes from their auto component suppliers, the auto component makers reportedly have turned to request their suppliers of chips in oversupply...
Monday 27 March 2023
IC Design White Paper - Taiwan's IC design builds new armada
Taiwan's IC design sector is facing more and more internal and external challenges. Furthering the existing advantages as the second-largest IC design base in the world, and maintaining...
Monday 27 March 2023
Huawei touts progress replacing chip design software led by US
Huawei Technologies Co. has developed software tools capable of designing chips as advanced as 14 nanometers, advancing efforts to help Chinese companies sidestep US sanctions and...
Monday 27 March 2023
BYD production cut denting car chip sales from Taiwan suppliers
Leading Chinese automaker BYD reportedly is enforcing production cuts in response to sluggish China market demand, casting clouds over the shipment prospects for automotive chips...
Monday 27 March 2023
Arm to change license fee charging formula, heaping pressure on chipmakers
British silicon IP provider Arm reportedly has notified its major customers about a sharp adjustment in its future licensing fee collection mechanism starting 2024, when the fee will...
Monday 27 March 2023
IGBT will likely head to supply-demand balance in 3Q 2023, DIGITMES Research says
Power semiconductor devices remain in high demand as automotive IC shortages have generally been mitigated. According to DIGITIMES Research analyst David Ma, insulated-gate bipolar...
Monday 27 March 2023
IC Design White Paper - Improving Taiwan's IC design talent policies
Talent is the most important competitive condition in the IC design sector. Due to the talent shortage, the government has already promoted many measures, including STEM-related talent...
Monday 27 March 2023
Novatek, Sitronix to hike DDI quotes by 10-15% in April
Taiwan's main display driver IC (DDI) suppliers, including Novatek Microelectronics and Sitronix Technology, are set to raise their quotes for some new offerings by 10-15% starting...
Monday 27 March 2023
AMD's AI strategy to drive OSAT sales in China and Taiwan
As Nvidia founder Jensen Huang observed the "iPhone moment for AI", AMD has also strengthened its role in artificial intelligence (AI). The GPU/CPU provider has reportedly set up...
Monday 27 March 2023
IC Design White Paper - Discussing strengths and weaknesses of Taiwan's IC design sector
The strengths of Taiwan's IC design sector include excellent and dedicated STEM talent, a complete semiconductor industry ecosystem from upstream to downstream, and a well-developed...
Friday 24 March 2023
Pegatron chairman notes the trend of 'small AI' chips amid a new wave of AI arms race
In a discussion with the famed AI scientist Fei-Fei Li at a forum on March 23, Pegratron chairman T.H. Tung remarked that the current stage of AI development is still not mature enough...
Friday 24 March 2023
Toshiba board reportedly OKs takeover by JIP-led group
Toshiba's board of directors has approved a JPY2 trillion (US$15.3 billion) offer from a consortium led by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) to buy the company, according to local media...
Friday 24 March 2023
IC design may serve as key for Malaysia to further enhance local semiconductor competitiveness, says DIGITIMES Research
With the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic driving companies to diversify their production lines to different parts of the world to avoid risks after 2020, Malaysia has...
Friday 24 March 2023
Nvidia's CEO talks about trends towards ChatGPT and large language models
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at this year's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) discussed a variety of subjects and technological development trends, particularly those related to accelerated...