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Monday 14 March 2022
Silicon wafer firm NSIG raises CNY5 billion
China's National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG) announced recently that it has raised an additional CNY5 billion (US$787 million) in paid-in capital through private placement, with...
Monday 14 March 2022
Oppo flexes muscles with self-developed NPUs
Oppo has become the fourth phone brand in China that has developed its own neural processing units (NPUs), while chips developed by Qualcomm and MediaTek have also been adopted in...
Monday 14 March 2022
Qualcomm, BMW and Arriver team up for automated driving software solutions
Qualcomm Technologies, BMW Group and Arriver Software AB have announced a long-term cooperation for the development of automated driving technologies.
Friday 11 March 2022
Highlights of the day: IT firms turning conservative about 2022
With the war between Russia and Ukraine not likely to cease any time soon, IT firms have turned cautious about their operation in 2022. Notebook ODMs, despite still having robust...
Friday 11 March 2022
Ayar Labs announces additional traction for silicon photonics
Ayar Labs has announced it is partnering with Lumentum, the largest manufacturer of optical and photonics products, to deliver CW-WDM MSA compliant external laser sources in high...
Friday 11 March 2022
Russia-Ukraine conflict causing raw material prices to skyrocket
The prices of raw materials such as nickel have skyrocketed after the Russia-Ukraine war broke out, resulting in higher costs for Taiwan-based PCB equipment makers, according to industry...
Friday 11 March 2022
SMIC sees Jan-Feb revenue surge 59% on year
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has issued a company filing with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong disclosing that its cumulative 2022 revenue through February climbed...
Friday 11 March 2022
IC design houses expect lower-than-expected shipments in 1H22
Taiwan-based IC design houses have quietly revised downward their shipment targets for the first half of 2022, due mainly to disappointing smartphone sales, according to industry...
Friday 11 March 2022
Automotive component orders picking up
Automotive component suppliers, such as cooling fan maker Yen Sun Technology, have seen customer orders pick up substantially, which may indicate an easing of chip shortages, according...
Friday 11 March 2022
China chip firms expand investment in GaN semiconductors
China-based semiconductor companies, including Innoscience, Sanan Optoelectronics, and Enkris Semiconductor, are stepping up their investment in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors...
Friday 11 March 2022
Silicon IP provider M31 expects up to 20% revenue increase in 2022
Taiwan-based silicon IP provider M31 Technology expects its revenue in US dollar terms to grow 15-20% in 2022, thanks to robust demand from its foundry and fabless customers.
Friday 11 March 2022
Taiwan IC design houses focus more on automotive electronics
Taiwan-based IC design houses including display driver IC (DDI) companies, network IC specialist, and suppliers of sensors, audio chips and MEMS microphones have all put increased...
Thursday 10 March 2022
UMC and VIS February revenues up, TSMC down
Pure-play wafer foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) each saw revenue grow by a slight 1.6% sequentially in February, while revenue...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Apple orders account for 26% of TSMC 2021 revenue
TSMC saw revenue generated from orders placed by its largest customer climb about 20% on year to NT$405.4 billion (US$14.3 billion) in 2021, or nearly 26% of the foundry's total wafer...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Taiwan LCD monitors – 4Q 2021
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments increased sequentially for two quarters straight in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 4.3% from a quarter ago, but down 5.9% on year.Taiwan's PC monitor...