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Monday 30 January 2023
STMicroelectronics unveiled FY 2022 results, planning US$4.0 billion capex in 2023 to boost capacity
Switzerland-based chipmaker STMicroelectronics (ST) released its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2022 financial results on January 26, 2023.The company reported fourth quarter net revenues...
Monday 30 January 2023
Onsemi, Volkswagen team up for EV inverters
Onsemi has signed a strategic agreement with German automaker Volkswagen (VW) to provide modules and semiconductors that enable a complete electric vehicle (EV) traction inverter...
Monday 30 January 2023
IFS adds data center vendor as new customer for Intel 3
Intel Foundry Services (IFS) has secured orders for fabricating chips on its Intel 3 process node from a major "cloud edge and data center solutions provider," said company CEO Pat...
Monday 30 January 2023
With US notebook chip procurement moving away from China, can IC design houses in Taiwan benefit from order transfers?
US notebook maker Dell has been rumored to significantly reduce the percentage of Chinese chips used by 2024. Sources familiar with the notebook sector believe that some Taiwanese...
Thursday 26 January 2023
Denso cooperating with Taiwan semiconductor makers in restructuring supply chain
The largest Japan-based automotive component maker Denso is partnering with Taiwan-based semiconductor makers in line with restructuring its supply chain, according to Japan-based...
Thursday 26 January 2023
Foundry fabs may see automotive clients cut back on orders
As carmakers are significantly adjusting their chip demand structure, semiconductor manufacturers could face new challenges of both consumer and automotive applications cooling down,...
Thursday 26 January 2023
BYD semiconductor halts IPO plan
BYD Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Chinese EV maker BYD, has recently announced to halt its IPO plans for the ChiNext board. The company will turn the focus back to expanding chip...
Wednesday 25 January 2023
Panel production utilization to remain low in 1Q23
Display panel makers' production utilization rates are expected to remain at low levels while panel prices will stay stable in the first quarter of 2023, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 24 January 2023
Opportunities and challenges for semiconductor industry in automotive applications (2)
The semiconductor industry can learn from its past development history for making changes needed to cope with the trends and phenomena of the automotive industry.
Monday 23 January 2023
Opportunities and challenges for semiconductor industry in automotive applications (1)
Driven by geopolitical influences and pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, the supply chains in the past global trade system are being restructured, and one of the possible...
Friday 20 January 2023
Japan enforcing new industrial policy for semiconductor industry
The new breed of industrial policies formulated to rekindle its semiconductor industry is taking hold in Japan. The Japanese government is offering subsidies to TSMC to build a wafer...
Thursday 19 January 2023
VIS to see fab utilization rebound after hitting bottom in 1Q23
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to see its fab utilization rates rebound quarter by quarter in 2023 after hitting bottom in the first quarter,...
Thursday 19 January 2023
Advancement in semiconductor processes gives storage suppliers strong base for 2023 operations
Despite the global technology headwind, Taiwan's storage sector has been relatively well-off due to targeting high-tech clients like semiconductors. GM of NetApp Taiwan Sean Lin pointed...
Thursday 19 January 2023
Wi-Fi 6E penetration in PCs to rise on new MacBook Pro adoption
The new 14-and 16-inch MacBook Pro models just unveiled by Apple both support the newest Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) wireless communication standard, which is expected to notably drive up...
Thursday 19 January 2023
China semiconductor players join FD-SOI process bandwagon
A number of China semiconductor firms are keen to invest in a Chinese startup foundry that is dedicated to developing FD-SOI (fully depleted silicon on insulator) process technology,...