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Monday 5 December 2022
Huawei quietly building own semiconductor ecosystem, eyeing more equipment, materials and support from Taiwan
Huawei is making a low-key entry into multiple semiconductor segments to build its own semiconductor ecosystem, and since mid-2022 the Chinese tech giant has made long-term cooperation...
Friday 2 December 2022
IC design houses may see mounting risk of inventory losses in 2023
More IC design houses could be forced to recognize inventory losses if macro headwinds last beyond the second quarter of 2023 and drive end clients to extend their conservative shipment...
Thursday 1 December 2022
IC design houses expect foundry quotes to be negotiable
With foundries seeing a drop in capacity utilization rates, fabless chip clients expect foundries, particularly second- and third-tier ones, to become less firm on their contract...
Thursday 1 December 2022
Taiwan fabless chipmakers conservative about 2023 prospects
With the demand slowdown worsening in China, many Taiwan-based IC design houses are cautious about their market prospects for 2023, according to sources at foundries.
Thursday 1 December 2022
Etron chairman expects U-shaped recovery to take place in 3Q23
A U-shaped recovery is expected to take place in the semiconductor industry starting in the third quarter of 2023, according to Nicky Lu, chairman of IC design house Etron Technolo...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Taiwan OSATs to scale up output in China to satisfy local customers
OSATs including Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) are quietly looking to scale up output at their plants in China to fulfill orders from the...
Friday 25 November 2022
ESMT scaling back wafer starts
Specialty memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) announced it would cut back wafer starts in the fourth quarter of 2022, estimating an up to 30-40% reduction...
Thursday 24 November 2022
AI-based EDA tools increasingly crucial for IC design process
With the increasing diversity of end-use applications, IC design houses are facing increasing challenges in product design, and how to shorten the time to market for new products...
Monday 21 November 2022
Tech-app integrators, system architects, business model innovators badly needed in Taiwan, says MediaTek
Three major categories of talent will be badly needed to support the future growth of Taiwan's semiconductor industry and accelerate the development of digital technology, according...
Monday 21 November 2022
IC design capability underpins Taiwan's AI power, according to Taiwan's digital affairs minister
At Taiwan AI Academy's annual event between November 18 - 19, Taiwan's Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, pointed out that Taiwan has the advantage to design specialized chips...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
IC design talent unlikely to be axed despite downturn
With display driver IC (DDI) supplier FocalTech Systems announcing plans to lay off 10-15% of employees and reduce pays for all its senior executives, market concerns are rapidly...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
IC designers with parent support could better withstand headwinds
Vendors of consumer ICs are struggling against the bleakest-ever market sales, but those affiliated with major business groups or having good supply chain partners would more likely...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
AliCloud commercializes China's first homegrown cloud processor
China's top cloud service provider Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud) has recently announced that its self-developed cloud-native processor Yitian 710 has entered large-scale commercial applications...
Monday 14 November 2022
TSMC ecosystem partners for IC design services stay unscathed amid headwinds
TSMC and its ecosystem partners in Taiwan, especially silicon IP and IC design services providers, remain able to embrace revenue gains for the fourth quarter and 2023, while most...
Thursday 10 November 2022
IC design service provider PGC upbeat about 2023
Progate Group Corporation (PGC), which is among TSMC's design ecosystem partners, has expressed optimism about its operations in 2023 and will start to trade its shares on the Taipei...