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Tuesday 16 April 2024
South Korea invests US$22 million in next-gen aerospace chip tech by 2028
South Korea is gearing up to shoot for the stars.
Monday 17 September 2018
Taiwan IC distributors enjoy seasonal pick-up in communication IC demand
A seasonal pick-up in communication IC demand is set to boost revenues at Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG and WT Microelectronics in the third quarter of 2018, according...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
UMC Xiamen operation to remain unprofitable in 2018
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its fab operation in Xiamen, China to remain unprofitable in 2018 due to insufficient economies of scale.
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Seasonal factors push KYEC revenues down in 4Q12
IC testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has announced that revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 slipped 7.8% sequentially to NT$3.28 billion (US$112.9 million), citing seasonal...
Thursday 27 December 2012
IDC cuts forecast for 2012, 2013 chip market growth
IDC has cut its forecast for 2012 chip market growth to less than 1% from the 4.6% estimated previously. The market research firm also revised downward its projection for 2013 to...
Thursday 13 December 2012
Sigurd posts record monthly sales
Taiwan-based Sigurd Microelectronics, a packaging and testing company specializing in consumer and mature logic ICs, has announced that consolidated revenues for November 2012 climbed...
Friday 16 November 2012
More smartphones to feature wireless charging
Smartphone vendors, having enlarged display sizes of their mobile devices to 4-5-inch and upgraded CPUs to quad-core models and display resolutions to up to 1,080p, are expected to...
Thursday 18 October 2012
Communications to surpass PC as leading application for ICs, says IC Insights
In a major shift for the semiconductor industry, communications applications are forecast to surpass computer applications as the leading end-use for ICs starting in 2014 and lasting...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Broadcom to buy NetLogic for US$3.7 billion
Broadcom and NetLogic Microsystems have entered into a definitive merger agreement, under which NetLogic shareholders will receive US$50 per share in a transaction of approximately...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Wi-Fi 802.11n chips in short supply, says paper
Networking IC designer Realtek Semiconductor has increased 802.11n chip orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) thanks...
Friday 13 March 2009
Trend or blip? IC ASPs rebound across several product segments, according to IC Insights
IC Insights recently reviewed January ASPs for several IC product categories and compared them to prices in December 2008 and over the past two years.
Friday 11 July 2008
Taiwan-based networking IC designers expect better 3Q08 performance
Taiwan-based networking IC designers including Realtek Semiconductor, IC Plus and Ralink Technology all believe their third quarter revenues will be better than the second quarter's,...