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Monday 18 July 2022
PSMC turns cautious as fabless customers start inventory correction
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has turned conservative about its business prospects for the rest of 2022, as display driver IC and other fabless chip customers kick...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Taiwan foundries to see fab utilization rates stay above 90% in 2H22
TSMC and other major Taiwan-based foundries have been running their fabs at full capacity utilization, but may see their fab utilization rates drop in the third quarter due to cutbacks...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
IC design houses cut wafer starts at foundries for 3Q22
Many IC design houses, particularly those engaged in the consumer electronics sector, have moved to adjust their wafer starts at foundries amid concerns about a potentially weak third...
Thursday 12 May 2022
Analog IC firm GMT cautious about 2Q22
Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), a fabless supplier of analog and power management ICs, has expressed caution about its operations in the second quarter of 2022 citing growing...
Tuesday 10 May 2022
Nanya, Etron optimistic about sales growth in 2022
Memory chip suppliers Nanya Technology and Etron Technology have expressed optimism about their revenue increases this year despite being cautious about the changing macro environm...
Friday 6 May 2022
China smartphone AP shipments, 1Q 2022

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Wednesday 4 May 2022
Intel mulls adopting TSMC 5nm process in new Meteor Lake chips
Intel is evaluating a revision to its blueprints for the 14th Gen Core "Meteor Lake" CPUs by turning to TSMC's 5nm process family to manufacture all of the integrated chips, according...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Faraday raises revenue growth projection for 2022
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, has revised upward its annual revenue growth forecast for 2022 to 60% from 50%, as market demand continues...
Monday 25 April 2022
Demand for HPC chip analysis, inspection stays strong
Demand for HPC chip analysis and inspection remains robust in the second quarter of 2022, according to industry sources in Taiwan, where major pure-play foundries and OSATs operate...
Monday 18 April 2022
TSMC expects pricing strength to remain
TSMC does not comment on its pricing details, but has no plans to drop its prices even in a downturn, said company CEO CC Wei during a Q&A session of the company's recent earnings...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Strong shipments for AIoT devices boost MediaTek 1Q22 revenue
MediaTek enjoyed strong shipments for AIoT device applications, as well as shipments of its power management ICs and ASIC solutions, which helped offset weakness in its mobile SoC...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Foundries see fab capacities stay fully utilized
Despite growing concerns about end-market demand slowdowns, pure-play foundries continue to see their fabs fully utilized with no major cutbacks in customer orders, according to industry...
Monday 11 April 2022
US companies capture 54% of global IC market in 2021, says IC Insights
US companies captured 54% of the worldwide IC market in 2021, propelled by a 47% share of IDM sales and a 68% share of fabless sales, according to IC Insights.
Friday 8 April 2022
Testing firms on track to fulfill new product development projects for MediaTek
MediaTek's testing partners including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics, and IC test interface specialists, such as Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), WinWay...
Wednesday 6 April 2022
IC foundries, fab toolmakers continue to see orders piling up
TSMC and other Taiwan-based IC foundries including United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) continue...