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Monday 21 March 2022
Competition in automotive CIS heats up with more entrants
The rapid growth of automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) has caused more security monitoring and consumer electronics manufacturers to enter the market.
Friday 18 March 2022
Demand for ESD protection chips to surge as PCIe 4.0 goes mainstream
PCIe4.0 is expected to emerge as a mainstream transmission interface standard for diverse notebooks and desktops in 2022, providing significant growth opportunities for ESD (electrostatic...
Friday 18 March 2022
Chinese carmakers developing auto chips
Chinese carmakers have begun deploying resources in semiconductor development, as chip shortage continues to haunt the automotive industry.
Friday 18 March 2022
Renesas halts operation at Japan plants after earthquake
Japan-based automotive chip vendor Renesas has suspended operations at two semiconductor plants and partially stopped output at a third in Japan after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck...
Friday 18 March 2022
Backend demand for TV SoCs, large-size DDIs may rebound in 2H22
TV SoC and large-size display driver IC (DDI) packaging demand will have a chance to rebound in the second half of 2022, as the FIFA World Cup 2022 slated for November 21-December...
Friday 18 March 2022
Airoha eyeing Taiwan stock market debut
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chipmaker Airoha Technology is looking to trade its shares on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB), paving the way for its plans for an initial public offering...
Friday 18 March 2022
Large-size DDI prices come under downward pressure
Prices for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) have come under downward pressure, due to TV sales staying in low gear and demand for PC and monitor applications facing a slight downturn,...
Friday 18 March 2022
RISC-V unicorn: Q&A with SiFive SVP Jack Kang
SiFive, a fabless semiconductor company and provider of open-source RISC-V processor designs, announced on March 16 that it has raised US$175 million in a Series F financing round,...
Friday 18 March 2022
IC designers upbeat about OLED DDI applications
While the handset industry's prospect is unclear, Taiwan's IC designers have perceived robust demand for display driver ICs (DDIs) for OLED screens, which are used in a widening range...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Zhen Ding looks to rank among world's top-5 IC substrate suppliers by 2030
Taiwan's leading PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology is gearing up to carry out its ambitious 10-year development roadmaps for IC substrates, aiming to rank among the world's top-5...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Foxconn embracing strongest first quarter in 10 years
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group expects to register in 2022 the strongest first quarter in a decade, as some customer orders deferred from the fourth quarter are being fulfilled...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Notebook chip shortages narrowing to manageable levels, says Asustek
Notebook chip shortages are improving to manageable levels amid a slowdown in terminal market demand for consumer electronic devices, but the supply of specific chips from US IDMs...
Thursday 17 March 2022
SiFive valuation over US$2.5 billion
SiFive, the founder and leader of RISC-V computing, has announced it has raised US$175 million in a Series F financing round, valuing the company at over US$2.5 billion.
Thursday 17 March 2022
Silicon Motion obtains PCIe Gen4 SSD controller orders from major chip vendors
Silicon Motion Technology with its PCIe Gen4 SSD controllers is eyeing its entry into the supply chain of the world's top-5 PC brand vendors, as the company has obtained orders for...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Global semiconductor materials market surges 16% in 2021, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to US$64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, surpassing the previous market high of US$55.5 billion set in 2020, according to SEMI.