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Friday 6 August 2021
Foxconn gears up for automotive power IC boom
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group, through its NT$2.52 billion (US$90.67 million) acquisition of Macronix International's 6-inch wafer fab and equipment, will be able to meet a market...
Friday 6 August 2021
TSMC raises 12-inch foundry quotes for LCD driver ICs
TSMC has notified customers about 15-20% price hikes for its 12-inch wafer fabrication services for vendors of LCD driver ICs starting August, which in turn will prompt the vendors...
Friday 6 August 2021
Himax reports strong 2Q21 results
Himax Technologies, a vendor of display driver ICs and timing controllers, has reported its revenues, gross margin and EPS all reached record highs in second-quarter 2021.
Friday 6 August 2021
MCU prices in China may return to normal track, says Nuvoton CEO
China's regulators investigating the alleged price gouging by Chinese distributors of automotive MCUs is good news for Taiwan-based MCU maker Nuvoton Technology and other local peers,...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to slip in 3Q21
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to edge down 1.1% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021 after growing 11.7% in the second quarter, according...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn buys 6-inch fab from Macronix
Macronix and Foxconn have signed an agreement for the memory maker to sell a 6-inch wafer fab to the EMS giant, enhancing...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Nuvoton sees merger with PSCS start paying off
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has seen the synergies from its 2019 acquisition of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS) start paying off, given its sharp revenue and profit...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Chip shortage continues to impact LCD panel makers
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers continue to feel the impact of chip shortages, which will likely persist for the next 2-3 years, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 August 2021
TSMC to land sub-7nm chip orders from Qualcomm, Nvidia
TSMC is expected to grab major sub-7nm chip orders from Qualcomm and Nvidia in 2022, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 August 2021
Growth expected for nearly all IC products in 2021
IC Insights has released its ranking of revenue growth rates for the 33 IC product categories in 2021, and forecast for 2021. Among the 33 IC product categories, 32 will exprerience...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Nan Ya PCB expects sequential revenue gains in 2H21
Taiwan-based Nan Ya PCB expects its revenues to grow quarter by quarter in the second half of the year along with gradual capacity expansions at its plants in Taiwan and China, after...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Foundry quotes continue rising
Strong demand and short supply are sending semiconductor foundry quotes up. Taiwan's 8-inch and 12-inch foundry quotes...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Supply of LED driver ICs 20-30% short of demand, says Macroblock
Along with increasing demand for fine-pitch LED displays and lighting products, global supply of LED driver ICs has been 20-30% short of demand, according to Taiwan-based LED driver...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Foundry quotes for mature processes to rise through 1Q22
Taiwan-based 8- and 12-inch foundries are all poised to raise their quotes for mature process technologies at a quarterly pace of at least 5-10% through the first quarter of 2022,...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Unisoc raises smartphone chip prices
China's Unisoc has raised its smartphone chip prices by about 25% with the new pricing becoming effective starting August, according to industry sources.