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Friday 3 February 2023
MediaTek posts revenue and profits declines in 4Q22
MediaTek has reported an over 40% sequential decline in net profits for the fourth quarter of 2022, with revenue decreasing nearly 24% on quarter, despite record-high sales and profit...
Friday 3 February 2023
Taiwan-based listed electronics firms record US$953 billion in total 2022 sales
All firms with considerable business scales in Taiwan's electronics industry are publicly traded. When they release their tentative annual financial indicators, we can already grasp...
Friday 3 February 2023
Qualcomm posts revenue drop in fiscal 1Q23; automotive chip sales jump 58%
Qualcomm has reported revenue declined 12% on year to US$9.5 billion in its fiscal first quarter, with its QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) business generating nearly US$7.9 billio...
Friday 3 February 2023
Are customized mobile SoCs becoming a real new trend?
While Chinese handset vendors such as Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi are aggressively moving to develop in-house chips to differentiate their product functions, mobile SoC specialists Qualcomm...
Friday 3 February 2023
WPG sees customer inventories return to normal by 2Q23
Inventories at downstream system makers are expected to return to healthy levels in the second quarter of 2023, but those at upstream components suppliers will take more time to digest...
Friday 3 February 2023
Infineon posts record quarterly margin for 1Q23, defying weakening greenback
Germany-based semiconductor IDM Infineon reported a sequential decline in revenue for the first quarter of FY2023 (quarter ended on Dec 30, 2022). The company cited weakening demand...
Friday 3 February 2023
Slow PC chip inventory depletion rates dash hopes of IC design houses
Taiwan's IC design houses are expected to breath a slight sigh of relief in late first quarter or the second quarter thanks to frequent influx of rush orders, but end-market sources...
Friday 3 February 2023
Avnet expects U-shaped semiconductor recovery
The semiconductor market is expected to experience U-shaped recovery, according to Prince Yun, president of Asia Pacific at Avnet, an international IC distributor.
Friday 3 February 2023
Nexperia steps up investment in WBG semiconductors
Nexperia is stepping up its investment in wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, according to Steven Lin, president of Nexperia Taiwan.
Friday 3 February 2023
MediaTek to see headwinds challenge sales in 1H23
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek will still see headwinds from the handset market challenge its operations in the first half of 2023, according to market sources.
Friday 3 February 2023
Chinese foundries are quietly making equipment purchases
China-based foundries are buying fab tools in a low-profile manner, according to sources at semiconductor equipment suppliers.
Friday 3 February 2023
South Korea vendors to scale up OLED panel output in 2023
Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) will ramp up their OLED panel output in 2023 to fend off competition from Chinese rivals, according to sources at the TV supply chain mak...
Thursday 2 February 2023
Imec co-integrates high-quality SiN waveguide technology with its active silicon photonics platform
On January 31, Belgium-based semiconductor research hub Imec announced that it demonstrated co-integration of its high-quality silicon nitride waveguide technology with its silicon...
Thursday 2 February 2023
IDMs in price war for auto mmWave radar chip solutions
International IDMs are entering a new wave of price competition for their auto-use mmWave radar chips solutions, which see increasing penetration as vehicles undergo electrification,...
Thursday 2 February 2023
IC design houses to see challenging 1H23
Taiwan-based IC design houses will be caught between cutting prices to boost sales and maintaining profitability in the first half of 2023, according to industry sources.