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Friday 30 December 2022
Taiwan export value drops for 3rd consecutive month
Taiwan has experienced sequential export value decreases for the third consecutive month, casting a shadow over the country's economic growth outlook for next year.
Friday 30 December 2022
The industry code behind the trade figures of Taiwan and Korea
For half a century, Taiwan and South Korea have been competitors in many different industry sectors, from shoemaking, garment, refrigerators and TVs, to PCs, handsets and semiconductors...
Friday 30 December 2022
Network, server chip demand dented by capex cuts at CSPs, telecom operators
Major US cloud service providers (CSP) are moving to postpone or adjust their datacenter expansion projects, while enterprises and telecom operators also continue capex cuts, clouding...
Friday 30 December 2022
Lee-Feng Chien, former Google Taiwan director, on why IC design sector breeds successful entrepreneurs
Former managing director of Google Taiwan Lee-Feng Chien described 2022 as a year when AI development took a great leap forward. Having counseled many startups, Chien also observed...
Friday 30 December 2022
China GPU developer Moore Threads raises CNY1.5 billion
Moore Threads Technology, a Beijing-based GPU developer, recently completed a CNY1.5 billion (US$215.4 million) Series B funding. The proceeds will finance its continuous development...
Friday 30 December 2022
LCD panel prices poised to stabilize in January
LCD panel prices are poised to stabilize in January 2023 despite the ongoing inventory adjustments at terminal device vendors, according to industry sources.
Friday 30 December 2022
Suppliers see part of new iPhone orders deferred to 1Q23
IC and component suppliers have seen parts of orders for the iPhone 14 series deferred to the first quarter of 2023, according to industry sources.
Friday 30 December 2022
TSMC gearing up for 3nm capacity expansion, 2nm fab construction
In southern Taiwan, TSMC is constructing phase-8 facilities at Fab 18 for additional 3nm capacity, while in the northern and central regions of the country, 2nm fabs are being prepared...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Dongfeng Motor beefs up cooperation with Black Sesame Technologies to secure automotive ICs
China-based automaker Dongfeng Motor has strengthened cooperation with China-based AI IC design house Black Sesame Technologies by adopting the latter's ICs and making strategic investment...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Korea's chip output falls most since global financial crisis
South Korea's semiconductor production in November fell by the most since the global financial crisis, weighing on the nation's industrial output and pointing to a further cooling...
Thursday 29 December 2022
IC design houses still under pressure from high foundry quotes
For the past 1-2 months, IC design houses have been discussing with foundries about the prices and order scales of 2023, but despite weak end-user demand, most IC design houses have...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Taiwan IC design houses actively cooperate to develop AI-based image-related solutions
Taiwan-based IC design houses have been cooperating to develop AI-based IC solutions related to image processing, according to industry sources, in order to address the large demand...
Thursday 29 December 2022
WT Micro expects two more quarters of inventory corrections
Inventory adjustments across IC industry supply chains are expected to carry on for two more quarters, according to Cheryl Yang, spokesperson and CFO for IC distributor WT Microele...
Thursday 29 December 2022
WPG, WT Micro see inventory turnover drop
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics in Taiwan have seen their inventory turnover return to 60 days, but uncertainty still looms over the semiconductor market in 2023, according...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Qualcomm likely to cut mobile phone SoC prices in 2023
Qualcomm is likely to cut prices for its mid-range and entry-level Snapdragon mobile phone processors, including the 400 and 600 series, in 2023, according to market sources.