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Tuesday 9 January 2024
Chinese foundry makers cut service prices to lure Taiwanese IC design customers
Although the inventory correction of the semiconductor industry has finally come to an end in the first half of 2024, Chinese foundry manufacturers Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
PC peripheral IC suppliers preparing for AI PC shipments
With brand PC vendors set to reveal their new AI PCs at the upcoming CES 2024 show, PC peripheral IC suppliers are preparing to supply these devices, according to sources at IC design...
Friday 5 January 2024
Funding for Chinese IC design firms drying up
China's semiconductor industry has seen a drastic dive in funding availability since 2023, taking a heavy toll particularly on the IC design sector. With strong government support,...
Thursday 4 January 2024
ASIC developers may have the upper hand amid automotive IC competition
The rising competition in the automotive IC market has discreetly benefited ASIC design services and silicon IP vendors, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 3 January 2024
IC backend firms put focus on AI chips, CPO
Semiconductor demand is improving gradually, with IC packaging and testing houses expressing optimism about market prospects for 2024 and focusing on AI chips and Co-Packaged Optics...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Following the automotive supply chain, IC distributors venture into ASEAN and Mexico
As regulators in the semiconductor supply chain, IC distributors have observed the upstream and downstream outlooks for 2024. They pointed out that there are uncertainties in the...
Thursday 28 December 2023
IC packaging material distributors expect brisk orders in 2024
As a result of the high demand for advanced packaging materials in 2024, IC packaging material distributors such as Chang Wah Technology (CWTC), Niching Industrial, Topco Scientific,...
Thursday 28 December 2023
Taiwan IC design houses to target diverse AI applications at CES 2024
As semiconductor companies gear up for CES 2024, Taiwanese IC design companies of all sizes, including major companies such as MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor, and Himax Technologies,...
Wednesday 27 December 2023
MediaTek has become a 'system' company rather than a mere IC design house, says CEO
MediaTek is evolving into more than just an IC design house, according to company vice chairman Rick Tsai.
Monday 25 December 2023
Legacy chip capacity expansion in China poses threat to Taiwan-based IC design houses
The US is fortifying itself against a potential dumping of Chinese-made legacy chips, a risk foreseen by Taiwan-based IC design houses amid a decoupling of the global chip market.
Friday 22 December 2023
AI PCs to generate value on par with AI servers, say IC substrate makers
Although the current hot topic is the adoption of AI into PCs, true AI PCs remain a dream, with only Intel's Core Ultra processors, codenamed Meteor Lake, coming close.
Friday 22 December 2023
More Chinese device assemblers, IC design firms enter backend
Many Chinese device assemblers and IC design houses are investing in the backend sector or building their own packaging and testing lines, indicating a trend toward vertical integration,...
Wednesday 20 December 2023
Vietnam sees strong chip manufacturing presence in North and IC design in South, says DIGITIMES Research
Due to its proximity to China, Vietnam has become a new semiconductor manufacturing "friendshoring" location for the US. DIGITIMES Research finds that Vietnam's semiconductor industry...
Wednesday 20 December 2023
Realtek gearing up for automotive IC boom
Realtek Semiconductor, which has been engaged in the automotive Ethernet IC market for five years, will release its non-Ethernet automotive IC products as early as 2025 or 2026, according...
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Why would China send GPUs to Malaysia for advanced packaging?
A Reuters report quoted three people familiar with the fact that more and more Chinese IC design houses are having their chips packaged in Malaysia, worrying that the US...