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Tuesday 4 October 2022
Chinese car vendors asking for China-made ICs
Chinese car vendors have asked chip suppliers, including foreign ones, to place wafer starts for their demand with China-based foundries as China accelerates its push for IC self-sufficiency,...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
IC design houses may fail to negotiate lower foundry quotes
IC design houses particularly small- and medium-size ones may fail to negotiate lower foundry quotes for 2023, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Thursday 29 September 2022
Rising foundry costs continue challenging IC design houses
IC design houses, notably smaller scale players, continue to confront mounting pressure of rising foundry costs, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
China firms step up deployment in Wi-Fi chip market
China-based IC design houses, such as Espressif Systems, have stepped up their deployment in the Wi-Fi chip market by targeting a wide range of IoT device applications.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
IC design houses conservative about 1H23 demand prospects
IC design houses are conservative about demand prospects for the first half of 2023, as inventory adjustments at their downstream customers engaged in the PC and handset markets are...
Thursday 22 September 2022
Himax TDDI chips enter Xiaomi tablet supply chain
Himax Technologies' TDDI chip solution for tablets has attracted orders from Xiaomi for its high-end tablets and 2-in-1 devices, according to the Taiwan IC design house.
Thursday 22 September 2022
IC design houses continue to see Android phone customers scale back orders
IC design houses continue to see their Android smartphone customers scale back orders in the third quarter and are uncertain about the demand outlook for the fourth quarter, according...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Taiwan analog IC firms step up transition to 12-inch wafer manufacturing
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have stepped up their transition to 12-inch wafer manufacturing, and are actively developing 12-inch chip designs, according to industry source...
Monday 19 September 2022
Taiwan IC design houses keen to develop new chips, defying headwinds
Taiwan's IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have sharply increased their new development projects for the next 1-2 years despite...
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Regional politics rising as new variable to semiconductor development in next decade, says ASE COO
Regional politics will become a new variable to the development of the semiconductor industry in the next decade, and semiconductor players should manage to learn its unpredictability...
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Inventory adjustments for ICs may last until 1H23
Inventory adjustments for ICs may last until the first half of 2023, due to weaker-than-expected demand for high-end consumer electronics products, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 13 September 2022
With high inventory and low demand, PC supply chain may need another year to recover
After enjoying explosive growth in 2020 and 2021, the global PC market quickly encountered a lack-of-demand crisis in 2022, caused by the stacking impact of fewer WFH benefits, the...
Tuesday 13 September 2022
MediaTek may see 3Q22 revenue fail to meet guidance
IC design house MediaTek may see its third-quarter revenue fail to meet the guidance given previously, due to disappointing demand for handsets, TVs and other consumer electronics...
Monday 12 September 2022
Semiconductor inventory crisis to be peaking starting 4Q22
The actual semiconductor inventory storm has not yet arrived, and different supply chain segments will show starkly divided performances in the fourth quarter of the year, with most...
Thursday 8 September 2022
IC designers positive about market equilibrium prospects
The semiconductor industry has entered a downward phase of the cycle due to the worsening of the overall economic conditions, and how the future supply and demand will evolve has...