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Tuesday 18 January 2022
Industry watch: The evolution of semiconductors in past 6 decades and future prospects
MediaTek chairman Ming-Kai Tsai pointed out in a recent forum held by Li Kwoh-Ting Foundation that we tended to chase for short-term benefits at the expense of the long-term deployment...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Highlights of the day: Taiwan seeks semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan is a semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse, but it relies heavily on foreign equipment suppliers. Now the country's president has vowed to improve Taiwan's...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
PC processor prices poised to rise in 2022
PC processor prices are poised to rise substantially in 2022 to reflect rising foundry costs; processors fabricated using sub-7nm process nodes are particularly likely to rise in...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Taiwan to accelerate push for semi equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan will be accelerating its push for semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency, because of robust demand from its local chipmaking sector, according to president Tsai Ing-wen.
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Eight-inch foundry prices set to rise
Limited growth in 8-inch fab capacities worldwide, coupled with supply-side constraints arising from events such as a recent power outage at Hua Hong Semiconductor's wafer fabs, may...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Supply chains feel green energy pressure from Apple, TSMC
While meeting net-zero carbon emissions goals by 2050 has become a globally important topic, meeting Apple's 2030 carbon-neutral goal for its supply chain is more immediately pressing...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Himax intros 288Hz 8K TV TCON solution
Himax Technologies has introduced an industry-leading 288Hz 8K TV timing controller (TCON) solution for ultra-high resolution gaming TVs, and is collaborating with the world's major...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
MediaTek continues hiring spree
MediaTek plans to hire over 2,000 new employees, mostly engineers, in 2022 according to the Taiwan-based IC design house.
Monday 17 January 2022
Highlights of the day: TSMC steps up green initiatives
The manufacturing of semiconductors using EUV process produces a lot of carbon dioxide, but TSMC is striving to reduce...
Monday 17 January 2022
China CPU maker Loongson keen to build own instruction set ecosystem
China-based CPU designer Loongson Zongke Technology has pledged to build a homegrown CPU instruction ecosystem independent of Wintel and Android-ARM, and all its products will switch...
Monday 17 January 2022
Taiwan MCU makers to ramp up shipments for non-consumer segments in 2Q22
Taiwan-based MCU vendors, including Nuvoton Technology, Megawin Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, and Nyquest Technology, are poised to see their shipments for industrial applications...
Monday 17 January 2022
Innosilicon to make 5nm GPU in 2022
China-based GPU developer Innosilicon is planning to begin wafer production for its in-house developed GPU, Fantasy One, in 2022; the chip will be manufactured via a 5nm node and...
Monday 17 January 2022
QFN packaging increasingly adopted for B2B networking chips
Taiwan suppliers of B2B networking chips are moving to adopt QFN technology for packing their products amid the growing shortage of substrates for FC (flip-chip) production, increasing...
Monday 17 January 2022
Southeast Asia roundup: Startups in Vietnam attract US$1.3 billion in 2021
According to VNexpress, operating costs in Vietnam are among the lowest in Southeast Asia (SEA), and startups in Vietnam were able to attract large investments.
Monday 17 January 2022
Industry watch: What did Miin Wu and Tien Wu say?
Comments of business leaders in the ICT industry are important sources for news stories. DIGITIMES sees such news stories as enrichments to our database. DIGITIMES has keen interest...