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Thursday 20 October 2022
Chip supply becomes ever more critical as US defense industry wakes up to new geopolitical challenge
WIth the passages of the Chips and Science Act, momentum is gaining traction in the United States to re-shore semiconductor manufacturing, as leading industry players like Intel and...
Thursday 20 October 2022
Leaders in semiconductor in 2030 (1): No more peace and prosperity
Sun Tzu's" Art of War" maintains that a good warrior relies on his or her ability to take advantage of the situation to win the war rather than on the efforts of others. A small country...
Thursday 20 October 2022
TSMC's Mark Liu wants TSIA members to 'rest assured and focus on Taiwan'
Chairman of TSMC Mark Liu, also the chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), said in the association's 2022 annual conference on October 19 that "people should...
Wednesday 19 October 2022
China's underground market for chips draws desperate automakers
In her two-bedroom apartment on the outskirts of Chinese tech hub Shenzhen, Wang woke to a deluge of messages. One read: "SPC5744PFK1AMLQ9, 300 pc, 21+. Any need?"
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Arm separates automotive and IoT business lines
Silicon IP vendor Arm has decided to separate its automotive and IoT business lines.
Wednesday 19 October 2022
COVID lockdown in Ningbo to have little impact on panel output locally
Taiwan-based Innolux, Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT), and other LCD panel and related materials suppliers with plant operations in Ningbo in China's Zhejiang province expect...
Wednesday 19 October 2022
China OSATs cut prices to lure orders for DDIs
China-based OSATs have slashed their prices by over 10% to attract more orders for commodity display driver ICs for use in TVs and notebooks, according to industry sources.
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...