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Wednesday 19 October 2022
China panel makers to scale up output for automotive displays
BOE and other China-based panel makers are ramping up their output for automotive displays, eyeing the promising market growth, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Consumer MCU, CIS demand may fail to pick up in 2H23
A pick-up in consumer MCU and CMOS image sensor demand starting the second half of 2023 would be the best-case scenario, according to industry sources, which see demand likely to...
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Foundries, OSATs to see supply loosen in 2023
IC foundries and OSATs will see their supply loosen and become less firm on their quotes next year, according to sources at fabless chipmakers.
Tuesday 18 October 2022
IC design houses slowing down new talent recruitment
IC design houses in Taiwan are on track to downsize their recruitment with some even freezing personnel expansions, as part of their efforts to cut costs amid persistently weak market...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Automotive chip supply shortage likely to persist until 2026, according to BCG and McKinsey
The shortage of automotive chips has not been completely resolved and is likely to persist through 2026 or even 2030, according to McKinsey & Company and the Boston Consulting...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
GF secures US$30 million in federal funding
US senator Patrick Leahy and GlobalFoundries (GF) have announced the award of US$30 million in federal funding to advance the development and production of next-generation gallium...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
IC inspection labs score record profits in 3Q22
Taiwan-based IC analysis and inspection labs including Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) and Integrated Service Technology (iST) and Materials have reported impressive profit...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
DDIs see looming price war
With major suppliers such as Novatek Microelectronics poised to initiate aggressive price cuts, a price war may be looming for display driver ICs (DDI), according to industry sources...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
JSCJ, BASiC to raise funds for SiC semiconductors
China-based Jiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (JSCJ) and BASiC Semiconductor both plan to raise additional capital to step up their deployment in the SiC semiconductor indus...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Samsung lowers TV panel inventory to appropriate level
Samsung Electronics reportedly has cut its TV panel inventory to an appropriate level but has yet to start making purchases - still a good sign for the LCD display market, according...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
PCB materials suppliers expect inventory correction to persist through 1Q23
Most CCL and PCB materials suppliers expect the industry in which they are involved to go through inventory adjustments through the first quarter of 2023.
Monday 17 October 2022
Large-size DDIs see slower decline in demand
The decline in demand for large-size display driver IC (DDI) is slowing down along with the fact that demand and prices of LCD panels for TVs, notebooks and desktops are running close...
Monday 17 October 2022
Japanese startup uses NanoBridge technology to build FPGAs for space and automotive applications
Participating in the Taiwan Innotech Expo 2022, the Japanese company NanoBridge Semiconductor (NBS) was one of the companies winning the...
Monday 17 October 2022
US trade ban to bring short-term throes for China IC supply chains, says Macronix president
The latest US semiconductor tech restrictions against China will bring short-term throes to individual companies and industries, but the overall global semiconductor demand is believed...
Monday 17 October 2022
Chilean startup qScire offers innovative solution for ensuring IC throughput reliability
qScire, a startup established by Chilean EDA engineers, has been selected as one of the honorary mentions of the Tech Innovation Excellence (TIE) Award at Taiwan InnoTech Expo 2022...