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Wednesday 15 December 2021
Rohm to build facility in Malaysia to increase capacity of analog LSIs, transistors
Rohm and Rohm Wako have announced a plan to build a new production facility at its manufacturing subsidiary in Malaysia, Rohm-Wako Electronics (Malaysia) to increase production capacity...
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Highlights of the day: Intel CEO in Taiwan
Intel's CEO has arrived in Taiwan to meet with local supppliers, includig TSMC, just days after he claimed Taiwan was unsafe because of geopolitical factors and urged the US to subsidize...
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Semiconductor capex on pace for 34% growth in 2021, says IC Insights
Worldwide semiconductor capex is on track to surge 34% in 2021, its strongest percentage gain since a 41% increase in 2017, according to IC Insights.
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Taiwan companies increase investment in compound semiconductors
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced Win Semiconductors, the world's largest gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry, has been approved for the second time for the...
Tuesday 14 December 2021
China memory startup gains support from Big Fund
China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (aka the Big Fund) has made about CNY99.5 million (US$15.64 million) worth of investment in Dosilicon, which specializes in...
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Taiwan supply chain braces for booming 3rd-gen semiconductor applications
Applications of third-generation semiconductors including SiC and GaN diodes, MOSFETs and related modules are set to take off in 2022, and Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain players...
Tuesday 14 December 2021
IC designers zero in on peripheral chips for WBG semiconductor modules
Taiwanese IC design houses have gradually expanded their deployments in the segment of wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, but will place R&D focus on peripheral driver ICs rather...
Monday 13 December 2021
China-based Enflame releases new-generation AI inference acceleration card
China-based AI startup Enflame Technology has released Cloud Blazer, its second-generation AI inference acceleration card equipped with in-house-developed AI inference chip Suixi...
Monday 13 December 2021
Highlights of the day: Tight supply to continue at foundries
Although some IC segments are seeing inventory rising, others are still in short supply, with foundry capacity expected...
Monday 13 December 2021
Will Samsung's reorganization help them take on TSMC, China-based manufacturers?
Samsung Electronics announced the company's reorganization on December 7. In addition to leadership changes, Samsung also merged its consumer electronics (CE) and information and...
Monday 13 December 2021
Taiwan encourages research on next-gen compound semiconductors
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is seeking proposals for its massive next-generation compound semiconductors prospective research and development project to explore...
Monday 13 December 2021
Foundry capacity to stay tight in 2022 as global IC shortage lingers
Foundry capacity supply will remain tight in 2022 as global IC shortage has yet to ease and IC designers continue to seek more capacity support, although demand for certain chips...
Monday 13 December 2021
Notebook shipments to stay stable in 2022 thanks to demand from gaming and enterprises
Despite slipping demand for entry-level notebooks and Chromebooks, overall notebook shipments are expected to be stable in 2022 as orders for enterprise and gaming notebooks are still...
Monday 13 December 2021
TSMC November revenue rises, UMC and VIS hit records
TSMC saw its November revenue climb over 10% sequentially, while revenue at United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) both hit record highs.
Friday 10 December 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers poised to enjoy strong 4Q21
Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are all poised to see their revenues peak for 2021 in the fourth quarter thanks to strong shipments for fulfilling...