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Friday 23 December 2022
TI opens new 12-inch fab in US
Texas Instruments (TI) has recently kicked off production for analog and embedded products at its LFAB fab in the US state of Utah, the 12-inch wafer fab TI acquired from memory chipmaker...
Thursday 22 December 2022
Applied Materials to expand global manufacturing capacity through 2030
Applied Materials has announced its intention to make multi-billion-dollar investments in its innovation infrastructure in the US and to expand its global manufacturing capacity between...
Thursday 22 December 2022
Automotive applications to drive LCD panel output value growth
Though demand for LCD panels has nosedived in 2022, automotive displays will drive global LCD panel output value to continually increase to over US$70 billion in 2030, according to...
Thursday 22 December 2022
CIS vendors eyeing more opportunities for new metaverse applications
As CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand for handset applications is expected to stay sluggish throughout at least the first half of 2023, CIS suppliers are pinning their hopes on major...
Thursday 22 December 2022
Crucial automotive chip supply to remain tight in 2023
The supply of crucial automotive chips is expected to stay tight in 2023, which may bring foundries and car vendors closer together, according to industry sources.
Thursday 22 December 2022
Unimicron cuts capex outlook for 2022-2023
IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has revised downward its capex for 2022 and 2023, while fellow companies Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology will maintain their...
Thursday 22 December 2022
IC-design houses see brisk order visibility for automotive chips
Taiwan-based IC-design houses continue to see clear order visibility for automotive chips although prospects for other chips for mass-market applications remain dull.
Thursday 22 December 2022
Tesla places 4nm chip orders with TSMC
TSMC's new US fab in Arizona has obtained 4nm chip orders from Tesla, with volume production slated to kick off in 2024, according to industry sources.
Thursday 22 December 2022
Specialty DRAM market to hit bottom in 1Q23, says Etron
The specialty DRAM market is expected to bottom out in the first quarter of 2023 and recover later that year, according to IC design house Etron Technology.
Wednesday 21 December 2022
SK Group incorporates Yes Powertechnix to build SiC power semiconductor industry chain
South Korean silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor supplier Yes Powertechnix has been incorporated into SK Holdings to build an industry chain for the SK Group. In the future,...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
What TSMC CEO CC Wei says about the semiconductor industry (1)
On a cold and wet weekend morning last week, TSMC CEO CC Wei delivered a speech at an event organized by the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association on the topic of "New Challenges...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Taiwan CIS suppliers brace for weak 1H23
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor suppliers PixArt Imaging and Silicon Optronics expect sales to remain flat in the first half of 2023 before bracing for a significant pick-up in the...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Substantial RF chip orders to boost TSMC 7nm capacity utilization in 2H23
TSMC is expected to see its capacity utilization for 7/6nm process nodes rebound in the second half of 2023, thanks to substantial orders for Qualcomm's RF chips used in Apple's next-generation...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
China automakers keen to reach self-sufficiency for automotive ICs
To cope with the US ban on exports of advanced semiconductors to China, Chinese automakers are making efforts to promote local production of automotive ICs, according to industry...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
US fabless chipmakers outperform Asian peers as consumer IT market weakens
In a recent TrendForce ranking of global top ten IC design houses, one can see that semiconductor sectoral performances vary greatly, even though the industry in general is going...