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Friday 21 February 2025
PC brands to hike US price as tariff pressures mount on chipmakers
Major PC brands have started raising prices on US-bound products, attributing the hikes to tariff pressures. The industry's strategy has shifted from stockpiling inventory ahead of...
Thursday 20 February 2025
MediaTek's profits hold steady, but bonuses shrink—global tech team expansion a key factor
MediaTek has announced its annual February bonus payout, but unlike past years, the 2025 edition has drawn less enthusiasm. While salary adjustments met expectations, many employees...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
China's subsidy boosts flat-screen TV sales, while chipmakers face mixed demand
China recently unveiled a series of subsidy policies targeting consumer electronics and home appliances to stimulate domestic consumption. Beyond the central government's efforts,...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
Arm shows signs of transformation into chip development; cloud ASIC becomes primary battlefield
Recent market rumors suggest that Arm is entering the chip development battleground, with Meta's cloud computing chip as its first product. Many are concerned that this indicates...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
South Korea to invest US$700 million to build domestic On-Device AI chip 'Dream Team'
Despite aspirations to become a comprehensive semiconductor powerhouse, South Korea's global semiconductor market share remains at a mere 3%. The government is launching a major initiative...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Taiwan 4Q24 IC output value increases
Taiwan's total IC industry output value—including IC design, IC manufacturing, IC packaging, and IC testing—was NT$1.49 trillion (US$45.5 billion) in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Intel reboots foundry business with UMC and MediaTek alliance amid restructuring rumors.
Collaborating with MediaTek and other UMC-affiliated IC design companies is opening up new opportunities for the money-losing Intel Foundry.
Monday 17 February 2025
DIGITIMES exclusive: Inside MediaTek's SiPh strategy and the shift toward heterogeneous integration
MediaTek, a global leader in IC design, has strengthened its presence in the ASIC market by capitalizing on its Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) technology. As traditional electronic...
Friday 14 February 2025
Arm's rumored chip design push raises questions over its neutral industry role
UK-based semiconductor IP giant Arm is reportedly expanding its efforts in chip design, with plans to release its first self-developed processor as early as summer 2025. Reports indicate...
Friday 14 February 2025
IC design firms navigate price cuts and capacity expansion amid uncertain market demand in 2025
Due to the continuous expansion of China's mature process capacity and the ongoing requests from downstream customers for price reductions, the industry is very curious about the...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Chinese IC firms may shift 14nm orders to SMIC following TSMC's enforcement of BIS whitelist
TSMC has notified several Chinese IC design companies that their chips at 16/14 nanometers or smaller nodes lack "approved OSAT" status on the US BIS whitelist and proper certification...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
MediaTek reports unusually surging January revenue, boosted by tariff uncertainty and China's subsidies
MediaTek reported impressive January revenue of NT$51.144 billion (approx. US$1.56 billion), marking a 22.7% increase from the previous month and a 14.94% rise year-over-year. This...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Chinese AI firms grapple with TSMC's BIS whitelist restrictions
Industry players in China express mounting concerns as TSMC implements stricter controls on advanced chip production for Chinese customers. According to recent reports from Jiwei,...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Taiwan OSAT firms set to benefit from TSMC's enforcement of BIS whitelist
TSMC is reportedly enforcing US chip export restrictions by requiring Chinese IC design houses to use BIS-whitelisted OSAT facilities for back-end processing of sub-16nm chips. The...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Development of MediaTek-Nvidia partnership garners attention
The strengthening alliance between MediaTek and Nvidia has drawn intense industry attention, particularly regarding their joint development of AI PC platforms. While MediaTek has...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research