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Monday 20 February 2023
IC designers see clients advance replenishment orders, benefitting foundries
Many major fabless chipmakers including Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, Aspeed Technology and Nvidia have seen earlier than expected orders from clients, which, in...
Monday 20 February 2023
PCB equipment makers upbeat about demand from IC substrate clients
Taiwan's PCB equipment suppliers are optimistic that IC substrate process facilities requiring ever-higher equipment cleanliness and procession will become their major growth driver...
Monday 20 February 2023
US-initiated joint export curbs on China leave critical loopholes?
The Netherlands and Japan reportedly have struck a deal with the US to jointly restrict exports of chipmaking tools to China, which will further cripple the development of China's...
Monday 20 February 2023
Holtek cautious about sales prospects for 2023
Based on its current inventory of five to six months, MCU specialist Holtek Semiconductor is cautious about its business prospects for 2023.
Monday 20 February 2023
Ubestream eyeing cooperation with IC designers to develop AI-on-chip solutions
Taiwan-based Ubestream, dedicated to developing AI voice and semantic algorithms, will move to intensify cooperation with IC design houses to develop chip solutions with AI voice...
Monday 20 February 2023
Amkor, GF team up for at-scale IC backend services in Europe
Amkor Technology and GlobalFoundries (GF) have formed a strategic partnership that will enable a comprehensive EU/US supply chain from semiconductor wafer production at GF to OSAT...
Friday 17 February 2023
Applied Materials upbeat despite semiconductor slump
Applied Materials, the largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer, has shown its resilience in an industrial slump and is upbeat about automotive and industrial applications.
Friday 17 February 2023
Flat panel display manufacturing capacity to suffer its first-ever decline in 2023, says Omdia
Capacity used to manufacture OLED and LCD panels will decline in 2023 for the first time in the history of flat panel displays (FPD), according to Omdia. Even though the 2023 decline...
Friday 17 February 2023
Arctic Semiconductor ships its 1st 5G RF chipset
Arctic Semiconductor has rebranded from SiTune to Arctic Semiconductor to emphasize its focus on 5G RF products, and has started shipping its first 5G silicon chipset, IceWings, in...
Friday 17 February 2023
Audix posts revenue growth with record gross margin in 2022
Audix, an IC component manufacturer and distributor, reported brisk shipments of its voice coil motor (VCM) components in 2022, when revenue increased 12% year on year with a record-high...
Friday 17 February 2023
Infineon begins construction of new plant in Dresden
Infineon announced on Feb 16 that it has received approval from the German government to start construction of its new fab in Dresden, Germany. In addition to grants from the European...
Friday 17 February 2023
Chinese chipmakers to advance GPU development for ChatGPT
The rising popularity of ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, has encouraged Chinese chipmakers to accelerate their related GPU development.
Friday 17 February 2023
IC design industry split on demand prospects
Despite a recent surge in short-lead-time orders from customers, IC design houses have different outlooks on demand, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 17 February 2023
Taiwan FPD industry output value declines 24% in 2022
The output value of Taiwan's FPD (flat panel display) industry declined 24% in 2022, according to statistics compiled by the Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association...
Friday 17 February 2023
Novatek OLED DDIs stand chance of entering Apple supply chain
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Novatek Microelectronics has entered the final stage of verification for its OLED DDIs at a South Korean panel customer who ships iPhone-use OLEDs,...