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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...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Upstream supply chain expects order reduction for handsets, notebooks
The upstream supply chains of handsets and notebooks are expected to witness order cuts starting in the second quarter of 2022 as demand for the related end products continues shrinking,...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
PMIC, MCU crunch compounded by COVID infections in Suzhou
The shortage of power management ICs (PMIC) and MCUs has been compounded by a recent surge in COVID-19 infections in China's Suzhou that caused many semiconductor firms to temporarily...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Qualcomm unveils 5G, Wi-Fi 7 innovations at MWC
Qualcomm has demonstrated its latest wireless innovations at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), including what it said is the world's first 5G AI processor, as well as a new Wi-Fi 7...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Fitpower's Lin discusses DDI for e-paper, automotive displays
LCD DDI (display driver IC) and power management IC design house Fitpower Integrated Technology has looked to potential demand for DDI products used in electronic paper (e-paper)...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
New UMC fab in Singapore to generate profit in 1st year of operation
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics' (UMC) new 12-inch fab in Singapore is expected to generate profits in its first year of operation, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Mobileye new chip becomes key for developing inexpensive autonomous system
Mobileye, an auto technology developer under Intel, is looking to build an autonomous driving system priced between US$5,000-10,000. Mobileye hopes to boost the penetration of the...
Friday 25 February 2022
Highlights of the day: NAND flash prices rising
NAND flash prices are being pushed up by Micron's and Western Digital's latest moves to increase their NAND flash...
Friday 25 February 2022
RichWave sees lead times for Wi-Fi chips shorten
Taiwan-based RichWave Technology, which specializes in Wi-Fi FEM (front-end module) solutions, has seen delivery lead times for Wi-Fi core chips from vendors shorten to 26-36 weeks...
Friday 25 February 2022
Microprocessor sales growth to slow in 2022, says IC Insights
Worldwide microprocessor sales grew 14% to a record-high US$102.9 billion in 2021, after climbing 16% in 2020, when COVID-induced lockdowns drove up demand for PCs, large-screen smartphones...
Friday 25 February 2022
FocalTech reports strong profits in 2021
Dispaly driver IC (DDI) and TDDI (touch and display driver integration) IC design house FocalTech Systems has recorded net profit of NT$6.097 billion (US$219 million) for 2021, 3.02...
Friday 25 February 2022
Taiwan chipmakers see limited impact from Russia-Ukraine crisis
Taiwan-based chipmakers have already developed their flexibility to seek alternative sources and expect the Russia-Ukraine conflict to have a limited impact on their supply chains,...