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Tuesday 8 March 2022
Taiwan MCU suppliers see customers start stockpiling
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have seen their customers start stockpiling amid unstable international conditions, with clear order visibility extended to the end of the second quarter,...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
PMIC, MCU crunch compounded by COVID infections in Suzhou
The shortage of power management ICs (PMIC) and MCUs has been compounded by a recent surge in COVID-19 infections in China's Suzhou that caused many semiconductor firms to temporarily...
Thursday 24 February 2022
Taiwan chipmakers see their role in global EV supply chain grow
The role of Taiwan's IC industry is growing amid the persistent shortage of automotive chips.
Thursday 24 February 2022
Automotive MCU prices to rally further by 15-20% in 2Q22
Automotive MCU prices are expected to rise by another 15-20% in the second quarter of 2022 due to supply-side constraints, according to sources at related IC distributors.
Tuesday 15 February 2022
MCU specialist Nuvoton set to embrace strong 2022
Nuvoton Technology remains optimistic that its shipments of 32-bit MCUs, server baseboard management controllers (BMCs), automotive battery management ICs (BMICs), and power management...
Monday 14 February 2022
Holtek lands big orders for 32-bit MCUs for optical transceiver modules
Taiwan's MCU supplier Holtek Semiconductor has landed big orders from a leading US networking client for two million 32-bit MCU chips for use in optical transceiver modules, and is...
Wednesday 9 February 2022
Taiwan firms put increased focus on high-ASP MCUs
Taiwan-based microcontroller companies including Nuvoton Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor intend to put increased focus on high-ASP (average selling price) products while reducing...
Friday 28 January 2022
IC design houses with strong backing gain sufficient foundry support
Taiwan's IC design houses with strong backgrounds have all managed to obtain sufficient foundry support, which will drive further their sales growth in 2022 after helping them score...
Thursday 27 January 2022
Andes RISC-V SoC shipments top 3 billion units in 2021
Shipments for SoC chips adopting Andes Technology's processor IPs topped three billion units in 2021, representing a 2017-2021 CAGR of 50%, according to Frankwell Lin, chairman and...
Thursday 27 January 2022
Holtek to significantly scale up 32-bit MCU chip output starting 4Q22
Holtek Semiconductor expects to significantly scale up its 32-bit MCU chip output starting in the fourth quarter of 2022, thanks to long-term capacity supply contracts with foundry...
Monday 17 January 2022
Taiwan MCU makers to ramp up shipments for non-consumer segments in 2Q22
Taiwan-based MCU vendors, including Nuvoton Technology, Megawin Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, and Nyquest Technology, are poised to see their shipments for industrial applications...
Thursday 13 January 2022
China OSATs to cut prices for MCU packaging in 1H22
China-based OSATs, including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), plan to cut quotes for consumer MCU and other conventional chip packaging services in the first half...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see limited impact from power outage at Hua Hong fabs
A recent power outage at Hua Hong Semiconductor's wafer fabs located at the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai has so far had a limited impact on Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers' deliveries,...
Friday 7 January 2022
Notebook peripheral IC specialists report strong sales for 2021
Notebook IC design specialists particularly those engaged in peripheral chips including touchscreen controllers and high-speed interface chips have reported impressive sales results...
Tuesday 21 December 2021
MCU firm Nyquest strikes 4-year deal for sufficient foundry capacity
MCU specialist Nyquest Technology has struck an agreement with Nuvoton Technology for sufficient foundry capacity over the next four years, according to the fabless chipmaker.