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Monday 22 April 2019
Backend houses in FC-CSP price war
With the crypto mining fever subsiding, many Taiwan backend houses have seen their FC-CSP machines dedicated to packaging mining ASICs stay idle since late 2018, forcing them into...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Faraday expects to post double-digit revenue decrease in 1Q19
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post a double-digit sequential decrease in first-quarter revenues. Revenues will start...
Wednesday 13 February 2019
Global Unichip posts record 2018 profit
IC design service company Global Unichip has reported net profits of NT$988 million (US$32 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$13.46 billion for 2018, with both results hitting...
Wednesday 13 February 2019
Taiwan cryptocurrency mining supply chain to see sales drop in 1Q19
Taiwan-based graphics card players, Nvidia and semiconductor players including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Global Unichip and Faraday Technology are expected...
Friday 18 January 2019
MediaTek expanding ASIC business
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek is pursuing new business growth from non-handset markets, and has been enhancing its custom ASIC offering and customer portfolio in the sector, according...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
MediaTek eyes AI, auto, ASIC solutions as 2019 growth drivers
Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is gearing up to expand its businesses in AI, automotive electronics and ASIC sectors, internally dubbed as the "3A" plan, seeking to reverse in 2019 its...
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Supply chain conservative about 2019 mining ASIC outlook
Crypto mining fever has subsided along with Bitcoin price collapsing from US$15,000 in January 2018 to under US$4,000 in December, sending mining ASICs supply chain players turning...
Thursday 27 December 2018
ASIC vendors eyeing hefty demand growth
Taiwan-based ASIC vendors expect staggering growth in orders in the next few years, driven by demand from the high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors...
Monday 26 November 2018
Global Unichip revenues to disappoint in 2018, says report
Taiwan-based IC design service company Global Unichip is likely to post revenue growth of 11-13% sequentially in 2018, a recent Chinese-language Commercial Times report quoted...
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Focus on stability: Q&A with Globalfoundries executives
Globalfoundries announced in August 2018 its decision to put 7nm FinFET R&D on hold indefinitely in a move to intensify the company's focus on delivering differentiated 14/12nm...
Tuesday 20 November 2018
Taiwan chipmakers asked to defer mining ASIC shipments
Taiwan IC designers capable of providing crypto mining ASIC solutions are feeling increasing pressure from customers postponing shipments and new product development amid Bitcoin...
Friday 9 November 2018
MediaTek gaining ground in global ASIC market
Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is developing at full throttle ASICs for customers, posing increasing competition pressure to IC design service providers including Global Unichip and Alchip...
Monday 5 November 2018
China crypto mining chipmakers keen to develop 7nm ASICs
China crypto mining chipmakers Bitmain Technologies and Innosilicon Technology are racing to roll out 7nm mining ASICs seeking to revive the mining sector, but industry sources said...
Friday 2 November 2018
Global Unichip posts profit increase in 3Q18
IC design service company Global Unichip has reported net profits increased 24.8% sequentially to NT$280 million (US$8.96 million) in the third quarter of 2018. EPS for the quarter...
Friday 2 November 2018
Globalfoundries sets up wholly-owned subsidiary to deliver custom ASIC solutions
Globalfoundries has announced the establishment of Avera Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to providing custom silicon solutions for a broad range of applications...