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Monday 17 February 2025
MediaTek's decade of SerDes excellence: Customer-centric innovation for AI data centers
MediaTek, Taiwan's top IC design company, has secured seven paper acceptances at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2025, reflecting its evolution from a technology...
Monday 17 February 2025
Chinese AI chipmakers eye DeepSeek model for inference market shift
The focus of AI is pivoting from training to inference, according to TechInsights. As AI companies like DeepSeek-R1 highlight the growing need for inference computational power, Nvidia's...
Monday 17 February 2025
Mexico launches Kutsari Project to boost semiconductor sector amid global competition pressures
Mexico launched the "Kutsari Project" to transform its semiconductor sector by improving design capabilities, revising patent laws, and establishing dedicated R&D centers. This...
Friday 14 February 2025
Taiwan IC designers navigate fragmented AIoT market, balancing customization and modularity
The growing AIoT sector presents a stark departure from traditional supply chain models that Taiwanese chip manufacturers have long relied upon for mobile phones and PCs. This emerging...
Friday 14 February 2025
Europe's industrial and automotive recovery stalls another quarter as two key roadblocks hold firm
Europe's industrial control and automotive sectors remain sluggish, with weak demand and excess inventory likely delaying recovery until the second quarter of 2025, according to IDMs...
Friday 14 February 2025
Force Mos wins US patent case against Asus, seeks injunction
MOSFET provider Force Mos Technology has secured a legal victory in a patent infringement lawsuit against Asus, with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruling...
Friday 14 February 2025
PixArt leans on gaming mice, consoles for solid 1Q25 performance
PixArt Imaging reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily fueled by robust mouse product sales. Despite an anticipated slight dip in gaming mouse...
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
DeepSeek reportedly exploring in-house chip development
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has initiated a major recruitment drive for semiconductor design talent, signaling potential plans to develop its proprietary processors, according to...
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...
Friday 14 February 2025
Meta in talks to acquire FuriosaAI as in-house AI chip competition intensifies
Meta is reportedly in talks to acquire South Korea-based startup FuriosaAI, as major tech companies are increasingly developing and advancing their own AI chips to reduce reliance...
Friday 14 February 2025
Nvidia's RTX 50 delay rocks notebook supply chain, jeopardizing 2025 rebound
Nvidia's high-end RTX 50 series launch, originally set for January 2025, has been postponed to March, according to notebook supply chain sources. This delay also impacts the mid-range...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Novatek projects broad 1Q24 rebound, but automotive demand lags
Novatek Microelectronics, Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) maker, reported a fourth-quarter 2024 revenue of NT$25.263 billion (US$768 million), marking a 9.34% sequential...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
MCU market shows signs of revival as Holtek predicts strong 1Q25
Holtek Semiconductor expects robust performance in the first quarter of 2025, driven by broad increases in microcontroller (MCU) demand and the company's expanded target markets.
Wednesday 12 February 2025
MediaTek, Realtek see 2025 network chip boom as Wi-Fi 7 gains traction
MediaTek and Realtek, two of Taiwan's top IC design firms, are bullish on network chips, citing strong momentum heading into 2025. Even in the first quarter, advance orders are emerging...