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Friday 4 March 2022
RF FEM makers cut PA foundry orders for Wi-Fi applications
Taiwan's RF front-end module (FEM) makers, including RichWave Technology, have scaled down their wafer starts for power amplifiers (PA) with GaAS foundries such as Win Semiconductors...
Thursday 3 March 2022
IC design houses competing for available 28nm process capacity
Despite growing concerns about oversupply, Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to vie for the available 28nm process capacity at foundries to fill orders through next year, according...
Thursday 3 March 2022
Optical inspection equipment maker Utechzone upbeat about 2022 sales
Taiwan-based optical inspection equipment (AOI) supplier Utechzone expects to post impressive revenue growth this year, driven by robust demand from chipmaking and IC substrate clients...
Thursday 3 March 2022
TSMC reportedly to break ground for new Japan fab in April
TSMC is scheduled to break ground for its new wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan in April 2022, according to Japanese media reports.
Thursday 3 March 2022
Macroblock works with Unilumin to obtain DCI certification for LED cinema screens
Driver IC design house Macroblock has disclosed it has worked with China-based LED display maker Unilumin Group to obtain certification from DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative), an international...
Thursday 3 March 2022
India fabless IC startup Steradian joins hands with Astra
Indian fabless semiconductor startup Steradian Semiconductor has formalized cooperation with communication systems provider Astra Microwave Products to produce radar modules, the...
Thursday 3 March 2022
PCB equipment makers poised for thriving sales in 2022
Taiwan's PCB equipment makers are poised to embrace another prosperous year in 2022, as their full capacity utilization will persist through at least the end of the third quarter,...
Thursday 3 March 2022
Chip shipments for consumer devices back to seasonal pattern in 1Q22
With pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy gradually subsiding, IC designers are seeing their shipments for consumer electronics return to traditional sales pattern in the first quarter...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Highlights of the day: TSMC refuses to sell chips to Russia
Due to sanctions on Russia, TSMC has stopped selling chips to Russia, but the amount of lost revenue is so tiny that...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Taiwan makers see promising PA demand for defense applications
Taiwan-based companies engaged in the supply of compound semiconductor power amplifiers (PA) for defense applications are optimistic about demand in the long term, according to industry...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Uneven chip inventories continue to challenge server ODMs
Server ODMs including Mitac Computing Technology and Wiwynn continue to deal with challenges arising from mixed levels of chip inventories, which may persist throughout the first...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Semiconductor industry capex to surge 24% in 2022
After surging 36% in 2021, semiconductor industry capital spending is forecast to jump 24% in 2022 to a new all-time high of US$190.4 billion, according to IC Insights.
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Onsemi to sell another fab
Onsemi, a supplier of intelligent power and sensing technologies, has said the company is executing on its "fab-liter" manufacturing strategy by striking another deal to divest wafer...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
MediaTek intros Dimensity 8000 series for premium 5G smartphones
MediaTek has unveiled the Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8000 system-on-chips (SoCs) to power premium 5G smartphones.
Tuesday 1 March 2022
MediaTek to acquire 18.5% stake in ZillTek through subsidiaries
MediaTek has announced that through subsidiaries Hsu-Ta investment and MediaTek Capital, the company plans to subscribe to the new shares to be issued by ZillTek Technology, a fabless...