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Friday 18 September 2020
Arm acquisition faces plenty of obstacles, says IC Insights
After nearly two months of negotiations and press reports that a blockbuster deal was in the works, Nvidia this week announced a US$40 billion agreement to buy Arm from financially...
Wednesday 16 September 2020
Sharp to not take sides in G2 supply chains, says chairman
The global tech sectors are heading towards a split into two ecosystems serving China and the US separately, but there will be no need for Sharp, now under the Foxconn Technology...
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Arm may lose China market after Nvidia takeover
Arm stands to lose its Chinese clients by becoming a part of the US-based Nvidia amid China's campaign to shed its reliance on American IC suppliers.
Wednesday 2 September 2020
Nuvoton completes takeover of Panasonic semiconductor biz
Nuvoton Technology has announced the acquisition of Panasonic's semiconductor business, including 100% of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS), equipment and inventories of Panasonic...
Tuesday 25 August 2020
TSMC steps up factory site expansion in southern Taiwan
TSMC has stepped up its expansion at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), having acquired several factory buildings, with the latest being a plant from an LCD panel maker.
Friday 21 August 2020
TSMC acquires factory building in southern Taiwan
TSMC has announced the acquisition of a factory building and related facilities owned by E-Ton Solar Tech at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) for NT$860 million (US$29.2 million),...
Friday 14 August 2020
Dialog announces compatibility of octal SPI NOR flash with Renesas MPU
Dialog Semiconductor has announced that its EcoXiP octal xSPI non-volatile memory (NVM), which was added to Dialog's portfolio through its recent acquisition of Adesto Technologies,...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Diodes expected to finish acquisition of Lite-On Semiconductor in 2020
US-based Diodes is in process of acquiring a 100% stake in Taiwan-based Lite-On Semiconductor, with the acquisition expected to be finished later in 2020, according to industry sou...
Tuesday 4 August 2020
Apple keen to recruit more Chinese suppliers for iPhone
Apple is seemingly continuing to recruit more Chinese suppliers for iPhones, judging from Chinese EMS provider Luxshare Precision Industry and handset cover glass maker Lens Technology's...
Tuesday 28 July 2020
GaN and SiC power semiconductor market evolving, says Omdia
The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is rapidly evolving from a startup-dominated business to one led by large-established...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Synaptics announces DisplayLink acquisition
Synaptics has announced a deal to acquire DisplayLink, which provides high-performance video interface technology. This comes on the heels of the acquisition of Broadcom's WiFI and...
Monday 20 July 2020
Wistron to sell iPhone factories in China to Luxshare
Wistron has announced it is selling two of its subsidiaries in China to Chinese IT manufacturer Luxshare with the transactions to total CNY3.3 billion (US$472.37 million). The transactions...
Monday 20 July 2020
Analog acquiring Maxim shows semiconductor sector shakeout
The global semiconductor industry has too much capacity, too many players and has had declining revenues since the end of 2018. Market prospects are bleak for the next two years and...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
CIS backend firms tap deeper into auto field with On-Semi, Sony
With major CMOS image sensor (CIS) vendors including On Semiconductor and Sony set to put increased focus on automotive applications, Taiwan-based backend houses including Tong Hsing...
Friday 10 July 2020
UMC, VIS see 2Q20 revenue hit record highs
Pure-play foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) both saw their consolidated revenues hit record-high levels of NT$44.39 billion (US$1.51...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research