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Friday 21 October 2022
Empyrean to acquire fellow China EDA firm
Empyrean Technology recently disclosed plans to acquire fellow China-based EDA software company XinDA Design Automation for US$10 million in cash.
Friday 21 October 2022
Inventory correction for Android phones nears end
Inventory correction for Android smartphones may come to an end later in the fourth quarter, but the market outlook for 2023 remains vague, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
IC design houses slowing down new talent recruitment
IC design houses in Taiwan are on track to downsize their recruitment with some even freezing personnel expansions, as part of their efforts to cut costs amid persistently weak market...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan semiconductor development model could hardly be replicated, says Realtek VP
Taiwan's semiconductor development model, featuring good discipline among local players and strong mass production capability, is hard to be replicated in other places, but Taiwanese...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan industries should deepen ecosystems, refocus operations amid worsening US-China tensions, says Advantech board member
Taiwanese businesses must step up efforts to deepen their industry ecosystems, reposition their roles in supply chains and refocus their business operations, so as to meet challenges...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Non-CE IC demand slowing down
Automotive, industrial and other non-consumer electronics IC demand has slowed down since the latter part of the second quarter, according to sources at IC design houses which have...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan IC design houses upbeat about automotive ICs in 2023
With cars getting more and larger on-board displays, Taiwan-based IC design houses are generally optimistic about demand for display driver ICs (DDI), touch and display driver integration...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Fintek sees promising IPC market growth
Feature Integration Technology (Fintek), an IC design house focusing on developing solutions for industrial PC (IPC) applications, expects promising IPC market growth in the long...
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...