1121 news items tagged design
Airoha terminates acquisition deal with IC Plus
Wednesday 24 February 2021Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chipmaker Airoha Technology has terminated a plan to acquire fellow PHY transceiver and media controller IC vendor IC Plus, as the latter's shareholders have decided...
IC design houses with strong backing more capable of winning foundry support
Tuesday 23 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses backed by large-scale and well-established parent companies, such as LCD driver IC firms Fitipower Integrated Technology and Raydium Semiconductor, will...
China demand set to buoy Taiwan ASIC designers in 2021
Monday 22 February 2021Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip will continue to enjoy robust demand from China's chipmaking industry in...
Packaging quotes for MCU and other consumer ICs set to rise
Thursday 18 February 2021Packaging specialists, such as Greatek Electronics, plan to raise their quotes for MCU and other consumer IC products in the second quarter to reflect their tight capacities, according...
IC design houses see clients continue stockpiling
Wednesday 17 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see their clients make efforts to build up inventories, which may result in pressure on the supply chain, according to industry sources.
EMC component demand promising
Wednesday 17 February 2021EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) component demand for high-frequency and high-speed surge protectors and filters has been rising for applications ranging from 5G, AI and automotive...
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first quarter of 2021 despite foundry capacity constraints, with first-tier players including MediaTek and Novatek...
Fabless chipmakers worry about further supply constraints
Tuesday 2 February 2021With major Taiwan-based foundries expressing their supply commitments to their automotive customers, fabless chipmakers particularly second-tier players have expressed concerns about...
Micron delivers 1α DRAM technology
Friday 29 January 2021Micron Technology has announced volume shipments of 1α (1-alpha) node DRAM products.
Taiwan IC design houses slow new chip development due to foundry capacity shortage
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, continue to encounter tight capacity at their foundry partners and have to decelerate the development of their new chip products...
Taiwan IC design houses likely to see sales growth constrained in 1Q21
Friday 22 January 2021With foundry capacity staying tight, coupled with longer delivery lead times at backend houses, Taiwan-based IC design houses are likely to see their sales growth constrained in the...
Taiwan IC design houses see supply constrained
Wednesday 20 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen their supply constrained by tight foundry capacity, as well as longer delivery times at backend houses, according to industry sources.
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...