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Wednesday 8 February 2023
Auto chips supply chain to undergo restructuring in next 1-2 years
The shortages of automotive chips and components have eased from the past few years, but the entire supply chain is expected to undergo restructuring in the next 1-2 years as the...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Silicon Motion sees challenges ahead
Silicon Motion Technology, a memory device controller IC company, has warned of soft sales and lower-than-normal visibility in the first quarter of 2023.
Wednesday 8 February 2023
SDV trend to spur exponential growth in demand for auto chips, says NXP
With software-defined vehicles (SDV) becoming a mainstream, major automotive chip IDM NXP Semiconductors will continue to promote the scalability and flexibility of its own chip platforms...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Arm outperforms other tech giants with a 28% revenue growth
Thanks to long-term agreements with key customers and premium phones that are powered by advanced chips, Arm posted strong revenue growth when the other tech giants saw declining...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Taiwan MCU vendors post revenue drops in January
Taiwan-based MCU vendors generally saw their January sales decline sequentially or annually, and are wary of the near-term demand outlook as they will remain in the stage of inventory...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
AI-designed chips reach scale with first 100 commercial tape-outs using Synopsys technology
Synopsys, Inc. reaches scale for AI-driven chip designs as major semiconductor customers register the first 100 commercial tape-outs with the company's Synopsys DSO.ai (Design Space...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
March will bring short lead-time orders, says Novatek
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Novatek Microelectronics anticipates a pull-in of short lead-time orders in March, and is confident that first-quarter revenue will either maintain...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Taiwan memory chipmakers to see sales hit bottom in 1Q23
Taiwan-based memory chipmakers are poised to see their operations hit bottom for 2023 in the first quarter, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Mucker has confidence in Taiwanese B2B SaaS startups
In terms of Taiwan's entrepreneurial environment, Mr. Jerry Chen, an investor in Mucker Capital for the Asia Pacific region, is of the opinion that Taiwan has very little visibility...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Inventory correction for notebooks nears end
Inventory adjustments for notebooks have reached the last stage, meaning industry revival could happen sooner than expected, according to sources at IC design hous...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Chinese panel makers see significant profit declines in 2022
Most China-based panel makers experienced significant profit declines in 2022, with some slipping into the red, highlighting the severe impacts of the low panel prices stretched over...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
PCB supplier Zhen Ding says capacity expansion remains on track
PCB and IC substrate supplier Zhen Ding Technology has said it will continue to push forward its capacity expansion projects in 2023, with its first ABF substrate production facilities...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
When will DDI market turn around?
Novatek Microelectronics is about to hold its earnings call, and what market outlook the top Taiwanese supplier of display driver ICs (DDI) will give for the chip segment is highly...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Undeterred by US ban, Chinese equipment makers prepare to go public
Since the start of 2023, the US has continued to crack down on China's semiconductor development. However, Chinese semiconductor companies are still going through pre-listing tutoring,...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
IDMs keen to launch SiC power chips and modules for EVs
As SIC power chips are increasingly applied to EV inverters, many IDMs are not only expanding production capacity but also keenly launching products and solutions to meet robust market...