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Tuesday 24 May 2022
AMD intros new-gen 5nm, 6nm processors
AMD has showcased its Ryzen 7000-series desktop processors slated for launch later this year, and a lineup of ultrathin, gaming and commercial notebook models powered by Ryzen 6000-series...
Tuesday 24 May 2022
MediaTek unveils 6nm Wi-Fi 7 chip solutions
MediaTek has unveiled a series of Wi-Fi 7 chip solutions, reportedly built using TSMC's 6nm process technology.
Monday 23 May 2022
IC designers eyeing demand from emerging AIoT markets
Taiwan-based IC-design houses are eyeing emerging AIoT application markets to help sustain future sales as chip demand from the traditional sectors such as handsets and notebooks...
Monday 23 May 2022
MediaTek launches mmWave 5G chipset Dimensity 1050
MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 1050 system-on-chip (SoC), its first mmWave 5G chipset. Through dual connectivity using mmWave and sub-6GHz, the Dimensity 1050 will deliver the...
Monday 23 May 2022
IC industry suppliers see varied prospects
Global semiconductor and IT suppliers have raked in unprecedented revenue growths, thanks to COVID-driven stay-at-home economy. However, the reveling seems to be drawing to an end,...
Monday 23 May 2022
China-based IC production to represent 21% of China IC market in 2026
IC production in China represented 16.7% of its US$186.5 billion IC market in 2021, up from 12.7% 10 years earlier in 2011, according to IC Insights. The share is forecast to increase...
Friday 20 May 2022
Smarter Micro approved for Shanghai STAR listing
China RF front-end module startup Smarter Micro has secured approval to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai...
Friday 20 May 2022
Panel makers look to demand for high-end applications amid LCD price drops
China-based display panel makers and LG Display (LGD) have been under operational pressure along with consecutive drops in LCD panel price for longer than three quarters, and are...
Friday 20 May 2022
IC design houses bracing for cutback in orders from China handset brands
Taiwan-based IC design houses particularly LCD driver IC firms continue to see their China-based handset clients decelerate their pace of orders, bracing for a potential cutback in...
Thursday 19 May 2022
TI breaks ground on 300mm wafer fabs in Texas
Texas Instruments (TI) has disclosed it has broken ground on its new 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman, Texas.
Thursday 19 May 2022
Solid-state relay chips work well for power isolation in EVs, says TI manager
The emerging trend of vehicles going electrical and adopting ever-more automotive electronics has not only brought new growth opportunities for the entire automotive industry, but...
Thursday 19 May 2022
The rise of top 10 IC design companies in China
China, the world's leading consumer of semiconductors, is undergoing a third semiconductor shift in tandem with the development of 5G, consumer electronics, and AI. Owing to the shift...
Thursday 19 May 2022
Macroblock expects 2-digit sales growth in 2Q22
LED driver IC design house Macroblock expects to post a double-digit sequential revenue increase with high gross margin in the second quarter of 2022, driven by robust demand for...
Thursday 19 May 2022
Samsung reportedly mulls new AP series for flagship smartphones
Samsung Electronics is reportedly mulling developing a new application processor series exclusively for its flagship smartphones, while having its existing Exynos chip series power...
Thursday 19 May 2022
Commodity MOSFET inventories rising
Commodity MOSFET chip inventories have been rising, with related suppliers likely to come under pressure to offload their stockpiles starting the fourth quarter of 2022, according...