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Tuesday 14 February 2023
Taiwan to train IC design talent in Europe
Taiwan, with its mature IC design ecosystem, is looking to collaborate closely with Europe by training IC design talent locally, according to Taiwan's National Science and Technology...
Monday 13 February 2023
TSMC, VIS post sequential revenue increases in January
TSMC and specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential increases in January revenue of 3.9% and 13.7%, respectively.
Monday 13 February 2023
Samsung woos Qualcomm at 6 nm, targeting MediaTek next
Facing global weak demands for memory and smartphones, Samung Electronics has been seeing strong order competition from TSMC. However, the South Korean company is planning for a comeback...
Friday 10 February 2023
Foxsemicon kicks off operations in US
Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (FITI), a Foxconn company specializing in semiconductor equipment, has announced the grand opening of Foxsemicon Technology, its first precision machining...
Thursday 9 February 2023
MA-tek enjoys nearly 20% revenue surge in January
IC verification lab Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) saw its revenue increase nearly 20% from a year earlier to US$362 million (US$12.03 million) in January 2023, thanks to...
Thursday 9 February 2023
Intel caught in dilemma over IFS, outsourcing
Intel faces a dilemma between increasing its reliance on its foundry operations - Intel Foundry Services (IFS) - and expanding its chip outsourcing, according to industry sources.
Monday 6 February 2023
SkyWater, a key foundry for the US defense industry, shares its view on reshoring, downturn and why More-than-Moore is the future
As the semiconductor sector gains increasing national security implications worldwide, the US defense industry has in particular woken up to the crucial role of semiconductor supply...
Monday 6 February 2023
TSMC offers 16nm/7nm FinFET Technology PDK to Academia
TSMC announced the launch of its "TSMC University FinFET Program", aimed at developing future IC design talent for the industry and empowering academic innovation around the world.
Thursday 2 February 2023
OSATs see promising demand for custom-built chips
Demand for custom-built chips from system vendors remains promising for OSATs that offer high-end backend services, such as ASE Technology (ASEH), Amkor Technology and Powertech Technology...
Thursday 2 February 2023
ABF substrates shortage easing as major GPU vendor slashes orders
ABF substrates shortage is easing as demand weakens from major US CPU/GPU vendors who have sharply slashed orders amid inventory pressure, according to sources from the OSAT sector...
Thursday 2 February 2023
Chipmakers see top cloud providers scale back orders
Chip orders for servers from top cloud service providers have dropped dramatically, casting a shadow over server demand prospects for 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 31 January 2023
Generations of semiconductor talent give Taiwan an edge as global competition intensifies
The regionalization of semiconductor production has become a clear trend, which may even result in many 'semiconductor powers' rising simultaneously around the world. However, Taiwan...
Thursday 26 January 2023
Japan chip development policy highlights security and revitalization
The Japanese government has set its semiconductor development policy based on two major principles - security and revitalization, shifting from relying entirely on domestic companies...
Tuesday 24 January 2023
Opportunities and challenges for semiconductor industry in automotive applications (2)
The semiconductor industry can learn from its past development history for making changes needed to cope with the trends and phenomena of the automotive industry.
Thursday 19 January 2023
Wi-Fi 6E penetration in PCs to rise on new MacBook Pro adoption
The new 14-and 16-inch MacBook Pro models just unveiled by Apple both support the newest Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) wireless communication standard, which is expected to notably drive up...