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Friday 7 April 2023
Intel delivers MCP prototypes to US Department of Defense
Intel has announced delivery of the first multi-chip package (MCP) prototypes created under the state-of-the-art heterogeneous integrated packaging (SHIP) program.
Friday 7 April 2023
Global semiconductor sales continue slide
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced global semiconductor industry sales totaled US$39.7 billion during the month of February 2023, a decrease of 4% compared...
Friday 7 April 2023
Wise-integration & Powernet team up to deliver digitally controlled, compact, energy-efficient GaN power supply systems
Wise-integration, a French company specialized in digital control of gallium nitride (GaN) power supplies and GaN ICs, and Powernet, a Korean power supply manufacturer, announced...
Friday 7 April 2023
US, Japanese, and Dutch semiconductor equipment export values to China dropped; more substantial strategies demanded by expert
Owing to the US-coordinated chip sanctions on China, the US, Japan, and the Netherlands have seen a significant drop in the total export value of semiconductor equipment to China.
Friday 7 April 2023
IC demand for TWS and other CE devices remains robust in emerging markets
Chip demand for true wireless stereo (TWS) and other consumer electronics devices remains strong in India and other emerging markets, despite a slowdown in China, according to sources...
Friday 7 April 2023
Nvidia to embrace TSMC 3D SoIC tech
Nvidia is expected to use TSMC's 3D SoIC (system on integrated chips) stacking and chiplet packaging technology in its high-end processors set to debut between 2024 and 2025, according...
Friday 7 April 2023
Nanya PCB posts over 10% revenue decrease in 1Q23
Nanya PCB saw its revenue decline 13.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, due to a slowdown in both BT and ABF substrate sales.
Thursday 6 April 2023
Knowles enables high-fidelity voice calling with new voice vibration sensor
Knowles has announced the release of a revolutionary new voice vibration sensor for high-fidelity voice pick-up in TWS. Working in conjunction with microphones, the Knowles V2S200D...
Thursday 6 April 2023
MCU makers eye order recovery in 2Q23
Demand for MCU, after hitting the bottom in the first quarter, is expected to start picking up in the second quarter with China's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
Thursday 6 April 2023
With consumer electronics demand sluggish, IC channels turn their minds to automotive, industrial control, and data centers
The semiconductor market in the first quarter of 2023 has largely continued the trend of the previous quarter (4Q22). The overall supply chain is generally sluggish. The revenue performance...
Thursday 6 April 2023
IC designers can hardly expect foundry partners to cut quotes soon
It remains one of the major market concerns as to when IC designers can see their manufacturing costs move downward, but one thing for sure is that their foundry partners in Taiwan...
Thursday 6 April 2023
TV panel prices to hike in April, while IT ones still see mixed demand
Panel quotes are expected to continue rising in the second quarter of 2023 with those of LCD TV panels, after experiencing a surging increase in March, estimated to climb up further...
Thursday 6 April 2023
Vanchip reportedly to pay US$4 million to end contract with UMC
Vanchip Technology, a fabless chipmaker with target markets including smartphones, tablets, and wearables, is allegedly paying US$4 million for a contract violation involving the...
Thursday 6 April 2023
Exclusive interview with MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-kai

2002's National System-on-Chip Project pushed IC design to become a NT$1 trillion dollar industry; changes now urgently require policy solutions

Thursday 6 April 2023
India to encourage RISC-V for local semicondcutor ecosystem
As IC design houses worldwide increasingly eye RISC-V as a viable alternative to ARM and x86, India hopes to capitalize on the opportunity as the country builds a self-reliant semiconductor...