1109 news items tagged design
MediaTek enhances ASIC and IP design capability
Thursday 14 January 2021MediaTek continues to enhance its ASIC and IP design capability through several acquisitions announced recently, while recruiting talent from the IP and IC design industry sectors,...
Taiwan fabless chipmakers to strive for additional foundry support in 3Q21
Monday 11 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses intend to offer higher prices in order to obtain more support from their foundry partners during the third quarter of 2021, according to sources at Taiwan's...
Taiwan 2nd-tier IC design houses post record December sales
Friday 8 January 2021Taiwan-based second-tier fabless chipmakers including Advanced Power Electronics, Andes Technology, Elan Microelectronics, Fitipower Integrated Technology, M31 Technology and Sitronix...
Himax 4Q20 sales beat guidance
Friday 8 January 2021IC design house Himax Technologies has reported revenue rose 14.9% sequentially to US$275.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, which beat its sales guidance of about 10% growth...
OSE seeking logic chips backend orders after allying with Chipbond
Thursday 7 January 2021Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE), which has struck a long-term strategic alliance with Chipbond Technology, is expected to soon land new logic chips packaging orders from Taiwan's...
Taiwan IC design houses see demand for mining chips pick up
Tuesday 5 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design service providers and analog chip suppliers have seen demand for mining chips start picking up recently, according industry sources.
Rising foundry quotes to push up costs of Taiwan IC design houses
Monday 28 December 2020With Taiwan-based foundries set to raise their quotes, Taiwan-based IC design houses have come under growing pressure to raise their chip prices next year, according to industry so...
Taiwan analog IC firms to enjoy strong 1H21
Monday 28 December 2020Taiwan-based analog IC design houses, including MOSFET chip specialists, may have seen their sales growth constrained by tight capacity at 8-inch foundries in the second half of 2020,...
MediaTek announces equity investment in Asix
Friday 18 December 2020MediaTek through subsidiary Airoha Technology will invest up to NT$495 million (US$17.6 million) through private placement to acquire an about 20% stake in fellow Taiwan-based IC...
Second-tier IC design houses to enjoy profit growth in 4Q20
Friday 18 December 2020Tight foundry capacity resulting in insufficient chip supplies and rising chip ASPs already buoyed Taiwan's first-tier fabless chipmakers' profits in the third quarter. Such scenario...
China IC foundry output to continue growth in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 16 December 2020China's IC industry will register another growth in output next year, driven by the country's efforts in boosting its IC self-sufficiency, as well as international chipmakers' intention...
Himax teams up with Edge Impulse for AI chips
Friday 11 December 2020Himax Technologies, dedicated to display driver ICs and timing controller (TCON) chips, is set to accelerate the development of AI chips in 2021 through a recent collaboration deal...
Specialty DRAM, NOR flash prices rise in spot market
Tuesday 8 December 2020Spot market prices for specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory have begun to rise recently to reflect rising manufacturing costs, with the price rally set to persist through the second...
IC design houses eyeing lucrative IC demand from 5G phone sector
Thursday 3 December 2020Taiwan's IC design houses are doubling down their efforts developing related ICs for 5G phones, as the global smartphone shipments powered by the 5G technology are set to boom in...
Qualcomm stepping up cooperation with Taiwan semiconductor firms
Friday 27 November 2020Qualcomm has strengthened its ties with Taiwan's semiconductor sector in the wake of the US-China trade war, resulting in increased orders and strong sales for related supply chain...
Faraday supplies 28eHV memory compilers for mobile OLED driver IC
Friday 27 November 2020ASIC design service and IP provider Faraday Technology has announced its memory compilers based on UMC's 28nm embedded High Voltage (eHV) process technology have been subsequently...
China stepping up homegrown processor development
Thursday 26 November 2020Taiwan-based IC design service and silicon IP providers continue to see strong demand particularly for high-margin CPUs from China, according to industry sources.
Arm offers Taiwan research institute free access to IP
Wednesday 25 November 2020The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) has signed an agreement with Arm, allowing related Taiwanese academic and research bodies to enjoy free access to the latter's processor...
The 'curse' of chip scaling
Tuesday 24 November 2020Moore's Law will continue to be embraced as sort of a faith when it becomes inapplicable, but chiplets will have a chance to become the mainstream in future IC design, according to...
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace bright prospects for 2021
Monday 23 November 2020With China stepping up its efforts to build a "de-Americanized" semiconductor supply chain, Taiwan-based IC design houses led by MediaTek are expected to see a bright year for their...
Taiwan IC design houses enjoy pull-in of short lead-time orders from China
Monday 23 November 2020The US trade sanctions against Huawei and its chipmaking affiliate HiSilicon continue to benefit Taiwan's IC design sector in the fourth quarter of 2020, set to be a particularly...
Samsung sees 14nm chip orders from China surge
Friday 20 November 2020Samsung Electronics has seen orders demanding 14nm and above processes ramp up from its China-based fabless clients recently, according to industry sources.
Fan motor driver IC supplier Sentelic reports strong earning
Wednesday 18 November 2020Fan motor driver IC supplier Sentelic has reported strong earnings for the first three quarters of 2020, as the ongoing work-from-home activities have helped drive up demand for related...
Wafer capacity by feature size shows strongest growth at sub-10nm
Wednesday 18 November 2020IC capacity for leading-edge (sub-10nm) processes is expected to grow and become the largest portion of monthly installed capacity across the industry beginning in 2024, according...
Micron ships 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory
Tuesday 10 November 2020Micron Technology has begun volume shipments of what the company claims is the world's first 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory.