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Monday 1 June 2020
Taiwan ASIC developers continue to enjoy strong demand from China
Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip continue to see robust demand from China's chipmaking industry, which has...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Raising IC self-sufficiency increasingly difficult for China
US vendors remain dominant players in the global front-end semiconductor equipment market segment, which will be a critical factor blocking China's ambition of raising self-sufficiency...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
BYD reorganizes chipmaking arm to focus on EV power devices
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Group has reorganized its wholly-owned subsidiary BYD Microelectronics and renamed it BYD Semiconductor paving the way for its independent...
Friday 22 May 2020
China to fall far short of IC self-sufficiency goal
IC production in China represented 15.7% of its US$125 billion IC market in 2019, up only slightly from 15.1% five years earlier in 2014, according to IC Insights. The share is forecast...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Taiwan IC design houses optimistic about 5G smartphone demand in 2H20
Chip demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up starting the third quarter of 2020, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Friday 15 May 2020
Escalating trade war to hit China foundry sector
With the US set to impose new restrictions on exports to China, including exports of some critical semiconductor equipment, the ban that will become effective on June 29 is likely...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Chang Wah to expand high-end leadframe production in Taiwan
Lead frame specialist Chang Wah Technology will retain high-end manufacturing operations in Taiwan by incorporating advanced equipment and patented solutions from Japan's Ohkuchi...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
China fab toolmaker posts 30% profit increase in 2019
China-based semiconductor equipment maker Naura Technology Group saw its net profits for both the whole 2019 and first-quarter 2020 climb by over 30% on year, buoyed mainly by a ramp-up...
Friday 24 April 2020
China pushing for homegrown silicon wafer sector
China has stepped up the development of its homegrown silicon wafer sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips. The National Silicon Industry Group...
Monday 20 April 2020
ASE Technology enters Huawei server CPU ecosystem
ASE Technology has entered the backend supply chain of Huawei/HiSilicon's ARM-based Kunpeng 920 server CPU, with its affiliated Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) set to start...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
HiSilicon places 14nm chip orders with SMIC
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) with its 14nm FinFET process manufacturing has obtained orders from HiSilicon, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 March 2020
Huawei enhancing in-house IC design capability
Huawei has been strengthening its in-house chip design capability aiming to further reduce its dependence on US technology, according to industry sources.
Thursday 16 January 2020
Fab toolmakers see demand from China surge
Semiconductor equipment suppliers including distributors have seen demand surge from China where a number of wafer fabs are being equipped for additional production capacity, according...
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Macronix gearing up for next stage growth
The memory market outlook in 2020 looks positive for recovery, according to Arthur Yang, president for Macronix International America. While the market may become tight later this...
Tuesday 14 January 2020
OmniVision set to raise quotes for diverse CIS devices by 10-40%
OmniVision Technologies will raise its quotes for various CMOS image sensors (CIS) by 10-40% in 2020 to counter ever-expanding demand for application to handsets, notebooks, smart...