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Friday 22 July 2022
Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturers reportedly to visit India
Amid India's efforts to build a local semiconductor supply chain, a Taiwanese delegation, with members including semiconductor manufacturers, is reportedly planning to visit India...
Friday 22 July 2022
Robust integrated GaN demand may prompt IDMs to step up outsourcing
IDMs have been promoting their integrated GaN chip solutions, and may step up outsourcing the production of such devices to satisfy growing demand, according to industry sources.
Friday 22 July 2022
China IC Design Series (8): China LED driver ICs booming
China-based power management IC (PMIC) makers are keen on developing LED driver ICs optimizing mature technology. Chinese LCD driver IC suppliers have caught up with international...
Friday 22 July 2022
SMIC 7nm technology reportedly found in ASIC chips for cryptomining
TechInsights has claimed that Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) uses 7nm process technology to manufacture the MinerVa Bitcoin Miner SoC. The China-based foundry is...
Thursday 21 July 2022
To stay put or to take action?
When US president Joe Biden visited South Korea, he visited Samsung Electronics' 3nm semiconductor fab. Should Taiwan or TSMC envy that? South Korea has a high-profile role to play...
Thursday 21 July 2022
3D sensor demand to boom for metaverse hardware
Metaverse hardware is seen as the next "killer app" for the 3D optical sensor market, prompting compound semiconductor and optical sensor suppliers to team up to develop metaverse...
Thursday 21 July 2022
China IC Design Series (7): China makers gearing up for PMICs
The application of power management ICs (PMIC) and power semiconductor components has expanded substantially in recent years due in part to the increasing demand from the consumer...
Thursday 21 July 2022
Semiconductors bolster growth in Taiwan 1H22 exports, says MOF
Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$246.7 billion for first-half 2022, the highest-ever for the six months of a year with growth of 19.2% on year, and semiconductor exports of US$92.84...
Thursday 21 July 2022
Strong PCB demand for servers, network devices to buoy GCE in 2H22
Strong demand for high-end servers and network devices will be buoying the sales and profit performance of Taiwan-based Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), which specializes in high-layer-count...
Thursday 21 July 2022
Broadcom, TI plan price increases
Broadcom and Texas Instruments (TI) are the latest IC vendors to follow in TSMC's footsteps and raise their chip quotes, despite growing concerns over demand volatility, according...
Thursday 21 July 2022
Foxconn, NXP team up for EVs
NXP Semiconductors has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to jointly develop platforms for a new generation of smart connected vehicles,...
Thursday 21 July 2022
SPIL and USI cut into supply chain for new wearables
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), both under ASE Technology Holding, have cut into the supply chains for the upcoming Apple Watch...
Wednesday 20 July 2022
Indian company offers POSIT solutions to fundamental HPC problems
Advanced computing is becoming an integral part of many verticals. Artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), machine learning, graphics computing, and video...
Wednesday 20 July 2022
Are output figures of Chinese semiconductor industry misleading?
DIGITIMES Research recently conducted a survey of China's IC design industry. According to the data collected, China's total semiconductor imports in 2021 reached US$432.5 billion,...
Wednesday 20 July 2022
China IC designers score points in developing homegrown CPUs
China has witnessed rapid development of homegrown CPU chips in recent years, gradually stretching from single product development to ecosystem deployments looking to break the dominance...