LED driver IC design house Macroblock expects to post a double-digit sequential revenue increase with high gross margin in the second quarter of 2022, driven by robust demand for...
Brand notebook vendors have cut back orders with suppliers in 2022, particularly orders for Chromebooks, and have also revised downward annual shipment targets, according to sources...
IC design houses, particularly those specializing in chips for handsets and other mass-market device applications, are under pressure to lower their prices amid sluggish end-market...
Taiwan-based IC design firms are uncertain whether they should build up or lower their inventories, as challenges caused by inflation, the Russia-Ukraine war, the COVID-induced lockdowns...
Lockdown restrictions in major Chinese cities have made an adverse impact on end-market demand and also supply chains involving mobile SoC specialist MediaTek, which saw its April...
LED driver IC design house Macroblock will be striving to boost its shipments for high-end and niche-market device applications in 2022, when the company expects to post a double-digit...
South Korea's industry is calling for more efforts to nurture IC designers amid the rising demand for automotive chips. It is believed that small-scaled IC designers will be able...
With edge computing gaining importance in the proliferating of 5G and AIoT applications, IC design houses in Taiwan are incorporating AI algorithms into chip solutions for all edge...
Wi-Fi core chip suppliers have obtained more available fab capacities at foundries, which are experiencing cutbacks in orders from other areas, and therefore are seeing their tight...
Chip demand for Chromebooks has been falling rapidly, whereas demand for business notebooks is relatively stable, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Chinese brand mobile phone vendors have further cut chip orders for the second quarter, casting a shadow over the demand prospects for the second half of the year, according to sources...
A significant advantage that India has in the semiconductor sector is the presence of several fast-growing fabless chip design startups. Either homegrown or with overseas investment,...
TSMC does not comment on its pricing details, but has no plans to drop its prices even in a downturn, said company CEO CC Wei during a Q&A session of the company's recent earnings...
Taiwan's IC designers are likely to see their profit momentum constrained by the double pressures of persisting high foundry costs and growing price reduction calls from downstream...
Analog chip prices are expected to continue rising but at a slower pace while supply-side constraints remain, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
