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Thursday 16 June 2022
AMD to assist NIO with vehicle development
AMD China said it is producing Epyc processing chips for NIO's high-performance computer (HPC), according to a public statement recently.
Thursday 16 June 2022
PC-related IC suppliers remain positive about commercial notebook demand
Realtek Semiconductor and other Taiwan-based PC-related chip suppliers are pinning their hopes on commercial notebooks despite growing uncertainty in the overall notebook sales this...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Nuvoton breaks into top-10 MCU vendor rankings
New ranking from IC Insights shows Taiwan-based Nuvoton Technology became the world's seventh-largest MCU supplier in 2021.
Thursday 16 June 2022
Winbond to further grow automotive flash sales in 2022
Winbond Electronics is poised to further expand its automotive flash offering as a proportion of company revenue in 2022, as the chipmaker has cut into the supply chains of first-tier...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
China handset brands penetrate own chips into midrange models
Chinese handset vendors Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi continue to strengthen in-house development of chipsets for greater product differentiation, and they are moving to expand the penetration...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Panel level packaging boosts massive growth by perceived cost advantage and productivity benefits
The rising demands of 5G smartphone, electrical vehicles and data centers drive semiconductor components rapid expansion. The industries increase the investments of advanced packaging...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Taiwan to lead fab equipment spending in 2022
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase 20% to an all-time high of US$109 billion in 2022, according to SEMI. Taiwan is expected to lead with...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
HannStar Board sees growing demand for game consoles, servers
PCB manufacturer HannStar Board expects a ramp-up in demand for game consoles and servers to offset a slowdown in demand for Chromebook and other consumer notebooks in 2022.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Supply chain questions claims about TI chip shortage easing
The shortage of Texas Instruments (TI) analog chips may not ease in the second half of the year as much as previous reports had suggested, according to sources in related industry...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Qualcomm, MediaTek decelerate further orders with suppliers
With China-based smartphone vendors cutting further their sales goals for 2022, Qualcomm and MediaTek continue decelerating chip orders with their suppliers, according to industry...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Geared up for DDR5 transition: Q&A with Micron EVP Sumit Sadana
The transition to DDR5 memory in the data center sector will be taking place in 2022, and Micron Technology is gearing up for the robust demand, according to Sumit Sadana, executive...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
IC analysis labs upbeat about 2H22
Taiwan's IC analysis and inspection labs are optimistic about better performance in the second half of 2022 than the first half, bolstered by increasing wafer material analysis (MA)...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
MediaTek on track to meet 20% annual growth target
MediaTek may see its sales disappoint in the second half of 2022, attributed to China mobile phone brands cutting their sales goals for second-half 2022, but will still manage to...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Yangtze Memory to move directly to 232-layer 3D NAND production
NAND flash chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) plans to skip the 192-layer generation and move directly to 232 layers, according to industry sources in China.
Tuesday 14 June 2022
TSMC tightening up payment terms
TSMC is tightening up its payment terms for better cash flow and greater stability, according to industry sources.