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Wednesday 13 April 2022
US to help strengthen India semiconductor ecosystem
Days after the visit by Intel CEO to India, semiconductor industry bodies from the US and India signed an MoU on deepening mutual relationship, highlighting the US's willingness to...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
LED DDI prices show signs of stability
China-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are reportedly raising their quotes for LED DDIs in April, which may bring an end to the chip price decreases since the fourth quarter...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Lead times for automotive and industrial MCUs from IDMs still long
Delivery lead times for automotive and industrial MCUs from international IDMs are still long reaching at least 30 weeks or even more than one year, while Taiwan makers are gearing...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Strong shipments for AIoT devices boost MediaTek 1Q22 revenue
MediaTek enjoyed strong shipments for AIoT device applications, as well as shipments of its power management ICs and ASIC solutions, which helped offset weakness in its mobile SoC...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
ABF substrate makers thriving on brisk demand for datacenter applications
Robust ABF substrate demand for datacenter applications will boost revenues and profits at Taiwan-based suppliers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Foxsemicon draws investment from Applied Materials
Semiconductor equipment maker Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (FITI), an affiliate of the Foxconn Technology Group, has attracted about NT$1.7 billion (US$58.3 million) in investment...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Taiwan deals with economic espionage crime at the national security level
Taiwan's legislature is about to amend the National Security Act (NSA) to cover "economic espionage crime." Experts say the move is to strengthen law enforcement on strategic technology...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Auto chips may remain in short supply in 2022
Demand for chips will present divergent trends in 2022, as automotive chips will remain in short supply and consumer electronics makers are reportedly scaling down their chip demand,...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Edwards working with chipmakers to cut carbon emissions
Edwards, which makes vacuum pumps and advanced exhaust systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, is working closely with the world's major foundries to reduce carbon emissions...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Eight-inch IC fab capacity set to surge 21% to mitigate supply-demand imbalance, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024 to hit a record high of 6.9...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Touch panel suppliers worried about lockdown extensions in China
Demand for touch panels of notebooks remains stable, but the tightened measures against COVID-19 in several Chinese cities have affected their shipments, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
PTI obtains backend orders for new MediaTek smartphone APs
Powertech Technology (PTI) has obtained orders for packaging MediaTek's smartphone application processors slated for launch later in 2022, under the chipmaker's strategy to diversify...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Foundries see fab capacities stay fully utilized
Despite growing concerns about end-market demand slowdowns, pure-play foundries continue to see their fabs fully utilized with no major cutbacks in customer orders, according to industry...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Taiwan DDI makers facing demand uncertainty in 2Q22
Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers, most of whom have reported brisk sales results for the first quarter of 2022, are bracing for a challenging second quarter amid demand uncertainty,...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
PSMC to ramp capacity at new 12-inch plant in 3Q23
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) held recently a beam-raising ceremony to mark the completion of its new 12-inch plant construction at the Tongluo campus of Taiwan's Hsinchu...