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Monday 16 October 2023
IC design houses remain wary about placing orders with foundries
Despite their sales results reflecting a pick-up in customer orders, Taiwan-based IC design houses intend to be cautious when placing orders with their foundry partners, according...
Friday 13 October 2023
Packaging materials demand decelerates
Packaging materials suppliers have seen customers slow down their pace of orders in the fourth quarter, and may encounter a decline in revenue compared to the previous quarter, according...
Friday 13 October 2023
IC distributors post double-digit revenue increases in 3Q23
Major Taiwan-based IC distributors have reported double-digit sequential revenue growth for the third quarter of 2023, as inventory replenishment for mobile and several other device...
Friday 13 October 2023
IC design houses see handset stockpiling pick up
IC design houses have seen handset customers start replenishing their stocks following months of inventory correction, according to industry sources.
Friday 13 October 2023
Software is now the winning formula for chip design firms
During the FUTEX Forum held on October 12 in Taipei, Realtek Vice President and Spokesperson Huang Yee-Wei noted that most challenges in IC designs are not so different from the ones...
Thursday 12 October 2023
Samsung Electronics reportedly to produce battery monitoring IC
In response to the rapidly growing EV market, Samsung Electronics will reportedly manufacture battery monitoring IC (BMIC) to boost the automotive semiconductor businesses at its...
Thursday 12 October 2023
Chinese mature-node IC foundry Nexchip to expand production capacity
Nexchip Semiconductor, a Chinese mature-node IC foundry, has disclosed plans to produce an additional 10,000 wafers each month.
Thursday 12 October 2023
Small- and medium-size DDIs carry the weight in 3Q23 and 2H23
Industry sources have indicated that only small- and medium-size display driver ICs (DDIs) are experiencing the due peak season effects, and this is mainly because most clients had...
Friday 6 October 2023
Taiwan PC IC designers report revenue increases for 3Q23
Taiwan-based PC IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Parade Technologies, and ZillTek Technology have observed significant sequential growth in their third-quarter revenues...
Friday 6 October 2023
Taiwan III-V IC suppliers post mixed September results
Win Semiconductors' revenue dipped 1.5% sequentially in September, while revenue at fellow gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) climbed 7.9% on month...
Friday 6 October 2023
WT Micro to post double-digit revenue growth in 4Q23
IC distributor WT Microelectronics (WT Micro) expects to post an 11% on-year revenue increase in the fourth quarter of 2023, buoyed by strong sales of AI-related products and emerging...
Friday 6 October 2023
Taiwan III-V IC firms eyeing military drone PA opportunities
Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor companies are actively extending their niche-market product offerings, such as drone power amplifiers (PA), looking to capitalize on the...
Thursday 5 October 2023
IC backend houses brace for slow 4Q23
The fourth quarter of 2023 is expected to be weak for IC backend firms, despite sustained demand for AI and automotive device applications, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 October 2023
Rising US-China tensions affect Taiwanese IC design firms
With tensions between the US and China escalating, Taiwan-based IC design houses are under increased pressure and are becoming more cautious about doing business with Chinese customers,...
Wednesday 4 October 2023
DDI demand likely to remain weak in 4Q23
Due to weakening shipment pull-ins for large-size device applications, display driver IC demand is likely to remain feeble in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to industry sour...