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Thursday 1 July 2021
Six-inch fabs become acquisition target
Six-inch wafer fabs have become acquisition targets of automotive power semiconductor companies, as well as Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Tesla, both of which...
Thursday 11 March 2021
Power IC supplier uPI gains foundry support
Taiwan-based uPI Semiconductor, an Asustek Computer affliate specializing in high-performance power chips and discrete solutions, has obtained sufficient 8-inch fab capacity support...
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Taiwan backend houses see more demand for consumer power chips
Taiwan-based power IC backend specialists including Greatek Electronics, GEM Services and Lingsen Precision Industries have seen a ramp-up in packaging demand for consumer devices...
Wednesday 18 November 2020
Taiwan power devices vendors upbeat about car applications in 2021
Taiwan's discrete power component supply chain players are optimistic that demand for automotive applications will pick up steadily in 2021 after staying stagnant for quarters, with...
Tuesday 22 September 2020
Notebook power IC prices poised to hike on tight foundry capacity
Taiwanese IC designers are likely to raise their quotes for power management ICs and MOSFETs for notebooks, desktop PCs and servers to reflect increased costs resulting from tight...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Episil positive about SiC wafer demand
Taiwan-based Episil Holdings expects SiC wafer demand for MOSFET and other power devices to be robust for server and datacenter applications.
Tuesday 25 June 2019
MOSFET supply chain optimistic about 3Q19
Taiwan power semiconductor MOSFET supply chain players are expected to see notable revenue pickups in the third quarter of 2019 with order visibility stretched through mid-August,...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
China sees Taiwan supply chain as alternative to IDMs for power IC devices
China ICT makers are keen on turning to Taiwan supply chain as they seek alternative import sources of discrete power semiconductor devices, especially medium- and high-end ones long...
Friday 14 June 2019
Six-inch foundries see more short-term orders amid market uncertainty
Six-inch foundries including Mosel Vitelic and Episil Technologies have seen their customers mainly those engaged in the power IC sector turn cautious, placing mostly short-term orders...
Friday 29 March 2019
Why 12-inch fabs are better for power components: Q&A with Bing Xue, AOS SVP of global sales
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS), which designs and manufactures power semiconductors for a broad range of applications, will start production at its new 12-inch wafer plant...
Friday 9 November 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers turn cautious despite foundry support
Taiwan-based power MOSFET suppliers, which specialize in mid- and low-voltage chip solutions for consumer electronics devices, have become cautious about demand for the rest of 2018...
Friday 1 June 2018
GEM embracing robust orders for packaging diverse MOSFETs
Power semiconductor backend specialist GEM Services is embracing strong orders for packaging all types of MOSFET chips, and is expected to post 30-40% annual growth in revenues contributed...
Friday 29 September 2017
Power transistor growth returns after volatile period, says IC Insights
Since the 2009 semiconductor downturn and strong 2010 recovery year, power transistor sales have been rocked by market volatility, falling in three of the last five years because...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Wireless charging demand promising: Q&A with Dialog CEO Jalal Bagherli
As a global leader in providing rapid charging solutions, Dialog Semiconductor has demonstrated its prowess in power management for smartphones and other applications. But the market...
Thursday 11 May 2017
SMIC expects revenues to drop 3-6% in 2Q17
China-based pure-play foundry SMIC expects to post a sequential decrease of 3-6% in revenues for the second quarter of 2017, with gross margin ranging from 25% to 27%.