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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...
Friday 20 December 2019
Samsung offers discounts to compete against TSMC, sources say
Samsung Electronics has offered discounts for its foundry services aiming to win customers from TSMC, according to industry sources.
Monday 16 December 2019
TDDI chip prices to fall further in 2020
Prices of TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chips are expected to drop another 10-20% in 2020, according to sources at Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, which expressed...
Friday 6 December 2019
Taiwan IC design houses see orders slow down from China
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen their China-based customers start slowing down their pace of orders due to year-end inventory checks at the clients, which may drag down revenues...
Thursday 5 December 2019
Taiwanese IC designers seeking closer partnerships with Chinese foundries
More Taiwan-based IC design houses are moving to strengthen partnerships with foundries in China so as to land more orders from Chinese brand vendors seeking to cut reliance on US...
Wednesday 4 December 2019
CHPT obtains major orders for 5G chips
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has obtained orders for test interfaces for 5G smartphone chips from the world's first-tier fabless chipmakers, and is poised to enjoy a strong...
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 26 November 2019
TSMC 7nm chip supply remains tight
TSMC continues to see its 7nm manufacturing processes run at full utilization, according to sources at fabless chipmakers who said new orders placed recently cannot be fulfilled at...
Tuesday 12 November 2019
Global Unichip, Alchip set to enjoy over 20% revenue growth in 4Q19
IC design service providers Global Unichip and Alchip are both expected to report over 20% sequential increases in fourth-quarter revenues, thanks to robust orders for developing...
Thursday 7 November 2019
Global Unichip to see revenues rebound in 4Q19
IC design service company Global Unichip is expected to see monthly revenues rebound to over NT$1 billion (US$32.9 million) for both November and December, with revenues for the fourth...
Tuesday 5 November 2019
GaAs foundries, backend firms see capacity utilization rates climb
GaAs IC foundries including Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have both seen their 6-inch fab capacity utilization rates ramp up, driven by robust demand...
Tuesday 5 November 2019
TSMC, UMC enjoy ramp-up in China fab utilization rates
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both seen their China-based wafer fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by growing...
Monday 4 November 2019
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for China 5G rollout
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers and backend houses are all gearing up to tap robust demand for 5G-related applications from China, where local major telecom carriers have started...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Positioned as LaaS provider: Q&A with WPG CEO Frank Yeh
As the largest electronics distributor in Asia, WPG Holdings continues to expand and diversify its offerings particularly those for 5G, AI and automotive electronics devices gearing...
Friday 25 October 2019
Peripheral server chips vendors gaining from datacenter demand
As web giants in the US and China have gradually reactivated construction of datacenters since the start of the fourth quarter of 2019, the global server market is on track to renew...
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