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Wednesday 30 November 2022
Taiwan PCB firms consider production relocation out of China
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers with operating production sites in China are increasingly considering relocating production to Thailand and Vietnam, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 30 November 2022
MediaTek eyeing closer tie with Samsung
MediaTek is eyeing a closer tie with Samsung Electronics to mitigate the impact of falling demand from China-based smartphone vendors, according to market sources.
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Baidu's Kunlun Xin mass produces 7nm XPU-R chips for autonomous driving
China-based Kunlun Xin (Kunlun Semionductor) said it is developing 3G and 4G chips with an open platform. The high-performance chips will be highly compatible with high-end autonomous...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Rumored Tesla-Annex Semiconductor JV probably not real
Reports on Tesla forming a semiconductor joint venture with a Switzerland-based semiconductor company in China have circulated online (some are now deleted). For this matter, EV media...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Rohm to mass produce SiC power semiconductors in December, challenging incumbent leaders
Rohm Semiconductor will be mass-producing SiC power semiconductors starting in December 2022, mainly for inverter application. It makes power consumption more efficient and can add...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Semiconductor sales to drop 5% in 2023, says IC Insights
Worldwide semiconductor sales are forecast to drop 5% in 2023 after hitting a record high in 2022, according to IC Insights.
Tuesday 29 November 2022
SMIC unveils 12-inch fab expansion project over next 5-7 years
China foundry leader Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) recently revealed that a monthly capacity of 340,000 12-inch wafers would be generated when its new fabs come...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Suppliers gearing up for shipments of Wi-Fi 7 devices
Suppliers engaged in the supply chain for Wi-Fi 7 products are gearing up for shipments starting in the second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Taiwan OSATs to scale up output in China to satisfy local customers
OSATs including Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) are quietly looking to scale up output at their plants in China to fulfill orders from the...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Network IC inventory swells in China
Network IC inventories held by channel distributors in China remained high, with the inventory adjustment likely to last through the second quarter of 2023, according to GMI Technology,...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Nvidia gearing up for lower-spec AI GPU shipments to China
Nvidia has touted the A800 AI GPU, a downgraded version of its A100 and H100 series, for customers in China and has already attracted orders, according to industry sources.
Monday 28 November 2022
Semiconductor testing, material analysis service providers see booming orders
Technology/device testing and certification service providers including Sporton International, Audix and BTL as well as semiconductor material, reliability and failure analysis service...
Monday 28 November 2022
RISC-V automotive market has great potential: Q&A with Imagination CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie
British GPU designer Imagination Technologies has been cultivating the RISC-V architecture for many years. After new CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie took the position, the company has been...
Monday 28 November 2022
AI-based SLT solutions increasingly needed for advanced chips
AI-based system-level testing (SLT) solutions will be increasingly needed to support new chipsets and modules for server, industrial control and automotive applications, according...
Monday 28 November 2022
2023 Outlook: US deepens alliance; China carves alternative path
The 2022 National Security Strategy released in October under US President Joe Biden highlighted a series of US-led regional frameworks to support its Indo-Pacific strategies, such...