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Wednesday 3 August 2022
Automotive IGBT lead times prolonged to 50 weeks
Delivery lead times for automotive-qualified IGBTs have been prolonged to 50 weeks or more, with the component shortage showing no sign of easing, according to industry sources in...
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Holtek sees consumer MCU inventory swell
Combined MCU inventories held by chip suppliers, as well as channel distributors and retailers, have swelled to record high levels, according to Armstrong Tsai, spokesperson for Taiwan-based...
Friday 8 July 2022
IC designers see deployments in automotive applications paying off
Taiwan's IC designers have seen their deployments in automotive applications gradually paying off, but revenues generated from the segment can still hardly offset the ongoing declines...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
OSATs cautious in handling contract violations by consumer chips vendors
Taiwan's OSATs are not only facing a notable decline in packaging demand for commodity MOSFET, MCU, PMIC and CMOS image sensors (CIS) for handset and PC applications, but also a situation...
Thursday 30 June 2022
Holtek to drop prices for some MCUs
Holtek Semiconductor plans to drop prices for part of its MCUs by less than 10%, and expects the second half of 2022 to be particularly weak for the consumer electronic sector.
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Automotive MCU supply to stay tight through 2H23
The supply of automotive MCUs is expected to stay tight through the second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Thursday 16 June 2022
Nuvoton breaks into top-10 MCU vendor rankings
New ranking from IC Insights shows Taiwan-based Nuvoton Technology became the world's seventh-largest MCU supplier in 2021.
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Diode, MCU suppliers ramping up for high-speed transmission, HPC, automotive applications
Some Taiwan-based diode and MCU suppliers have extended their chip offerings for niche markets, such as middle- to high-end high-speed transmission, high-performance computing, and...
Thursday 12 May 2022
TI denies China layoff rumors
Texas Instruments (TI) has denied recent speculation that claims the analog chip vendor has dissolved its microcontroller R&D team stationed in Shanghai with plans to scale down...
Friday 6 May 2022
Non-consumer 32-bit MCU demand strengthening
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have seen a gradual pick-up in 32-bit MCU demand for gaming applications since the second quarter, and are optimistic about the overall 32-bit demand for...
Thursday 5 May 2022
Silicon Labs working closely with Taiwan foundries, OSATs
Silicon Labs, a US-based wireless SoC and MCU provider, continues to work closely with its Taiwan-based foundry and OSAT partners to improve its delivery lead times, according to...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
IC design houses keen on incorporating AI into edge computing solutions
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...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Consumer IC firms cautious about 2H22 demand prospects
Consumer MCU and other chip suppliers have become less aggressive in seeking more available foundry capacities for 2022 as they are cautious about the demand prospects for the second...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
China consumer MCU distributors cutting prices to offload inventory
China-based IC distributors are cutting their prices for consumer MCUs to offload excess inventory, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 20 April 2022
China steps up car-grade MCU production
China-based suppliers of microcontroller units (MCUs) are gearing up for the auto industry, as car-grade chips remain in short supply, according to industry sources.