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Wednesday 5 February 2020
Mobile DRAM demand uncertainty emerges
Mobile DRAM demand for smartphones is likely to disappoint in the first half of 2020, as the coronavirus outbreak may hit sales of new 5G-compatible phones, according to market sou...
Tuesday 4 February 2020
Sensor firm PixArt optimistic about 2020
Image sensor specialist PixArt Imaging is wary of the coronavirus impact on demand in China in the short term, but remains optimistic about the overall demand outlook this year.
Friday 31 January 2020
Taiwan IC design houses turn cautious amid coronavirus outbreak
Taiwan-based IC design houses have turned cautious about customer orders particularly orders for the China market due to the coronavirus outbreak, with some already revising downward...
Friday 31 January 2020
Yangtze Memory maintains production unaffected by outbreak
Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC), which is headquartered in the hardest-hit city of Wuhan in the wake of China's coronavirus outbreak, has told Digitimes that it has taken necessary...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Wuhan chipmakers reportedly say shipments remain normal amid coronavirus outbreak
Memory startup Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) and its 12-inch foundry subsidiary Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC) have both claimed their chip deliveries remain...
Monday 20 January 2020
Yangtze Memory building memory ecosystem with partners
Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) is ramping up its chip output for applications requiring embedded storage and SSD solutions in 2020, and has built partnerships with companies including...
Tuesday 14 January 2020
ASMedia remains major chipset partner of AMD
ASMedia Technology has reportedly secured orders for AMD's 500- and 600-series chipsets, which will buoy the Taiwan-based chipmaker's sales performance in 2020 and 2021, according...
Monday 13 January 2020
Nanya to move 10nm DRAM technology to risk production in 2H20
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has developed 10nm process technology in-house, with risk production to kick off in the second half of 2020, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Tuesday 31 December 2019
China TWS chipmaker BES Technic to launch IPO
China-based wireless audio SoC supplier BES Technic is to enhance its financial capability through an IPO amid heating competition in China's TWS (true wireless stereo) chip market,...
Tuesday 24 December 2019
Goodix to be biggest client for TSMC 8-inch fab capacity
China-based fabless chipmaker Goodix has booked considerable 8-inch fab capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its optical in-display fingerprint sensor...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Intel acquires AI chipmaker Habana Labs
Intel has announced that it has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for the data center for approximately US$2 billion. The...
Friday 13 December 2019
AMS puts increased focus on non-mass market applications
Austrian sensor chipmaker AMS will move to enhance its focus on non-mass market applications including automotive, industrial and healthcare, according to Daniel Lee, country manager...
Monday 9 December 2019
Winbond slowing down new fab construction
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics is slowing down constructing and equipping its new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to company...
Wednesday 4 December 2019
MediaTek's role in 5G world: Q&A with TL Lee, GM of wireless communication
MediaTek has released Dimensity 1000 featuring four Arm Cortex-A77 cores operating up to 2.6GHz with four power-efficient Arm Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 2.0GHz, accelerating...
Tuesday 3 December 2019
5G chip price to stay above US$100 in 1H20
5G mobile SoC unit price will stay above US$100 in the first half of 2020, several times that for 4G solutions, as tight capacity at TSMC's 7nm node is likely to keep production cost...