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Wednesday 8 December 2021
Wiwynn expects chip shortage to start easing in 2H22
Server ODM Wiwynn expects chip shortages to start easing in the second half of 2022 and is upbeat about the demand for cloud servers and data centers next year.
Wednesday 8 December 2021
Samsung eyeing orders from TSMC customers
Samsung Electronics is eyeing orders from TSMC's major customers, such as AMD, as fabless vendors intend to diversify their foundry sources, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Highlights of the day: MediaTek eyes robust demand from Chinese handset vendors
Chinese handset vendors are making ambitious shipment goals for 2022, and mobile SoC supplier MediaTek are keen to...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Taiwan must expand IC expertise to remain competitive, urges MediaTek chairman
MediaTek chairman MK Tsai believes while Taiwan holds an influential position in the global semiconductor industry, it must continue to expand its IC knowledge to face future compe...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Taiwan semiconductor players brace for GaN RF demand boom
With GaN-on-SiC RF components set to gain ground in 5G, satellite communications and national defense applications, Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor players including foundries Win...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Machine tools in strong demand for EV, semiconductor, healthcare applications
Strong market demand for machine tools can be well expected in 2022, particularly for EV, green energy and healthcare applications, according to Jimmy Chu, chairman of Taiwan's leading...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
MediaTek gearing up for robust demand from China handset vendors in 2022
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek is gearing up for robust demand from its China-based smartphone clients in 2022, as vendors such as Oppo, Transsion and Vivo set aggressive shipment...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Supreme to see sales growth driven by server memory in 2022
Taiwan-based Supreme Electronics, a distributor for Samsung Electronics' memory products, will see its sales growth in 2022 driven by stable server memory demand, according to market...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Industry watch: Identify your business model from the market structure
PSMC chairman Frank Huang has long been known in the IT industry as a very unique personality, or even a cat with nine lives. Huang has plans to invest NT$300 billion (US$10.81 billion)...
Monday 6 December 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC US$100 billion expansion plan on track
TSMC has an ambitious US$100 billion capacity expansion plan for the net three years, but the chairman of the world's...
Monday 6 December 2021
Cluster 2.0 needed for Taiwan semiconductor sector to meet new challenges, says ASE COO
Taiwan's semiconductor sector has performed outstandingly amid the pandemic over the past two years thanks partly to its strong industrial clusters, but Taiwan needs to advance to...
Monday 6 December 2021
India roundup: Tata reportedly to manufacture semiconductor in India
Tata reportedly is in talks with a state government to build semiconductor assembly plants. E-scooter maker Ather Energy is raising annual production capacity to 400,000 units, while...
Monday 6 December 2021
Global semiconductor sales poised to hit record high in 2021
Worldwide sales of semiconductors are poised to increase 25.6% on year to a record high of US$553 billion in 2021, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which...
Monday 6 December 2021
TSMC serious about capital spending, says chairman
Geopolitical tensions could prompt chipmakers to over-plan their capacity expansions, but TSMC is serious about its huge capital spending over the next three years, according to Mark...