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Monday 1 April 2019
HiSilicon may unseat MediaTek as largest Asian IC designer in 2019
Huawei's IC design subsidiary HiSilicon may unseat Taiwan's MediaTek as the largest IC design house in Asia in 2019, as the China-based company is set to roll out diverse new chipset...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
MEMS environment sensing hub under development for diverse applications
Along with rampant IoT development, MEMS-based sensing solutions will be increasingly applied to diverse segments such as smartphones, wearable electronics devices, and automotive...
Monday 11 February 2019
China IC production to grow 15% through 2023, says IC Insights
China-based IC production is forecast to exhibit a strong 2018-2023 CAGR of 15%, according to IC Insights. Considering that China-based IC production was only US$23.8 billion in 2018,...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Mixed impacts of trade war on East Asia IC firms
The huge annual trade deficit of up to US$375 billion is definitely a major reason for the US to raise tariffs on goods imported from China, but the trade war seems to be more of...
Monday 24 December 2018
Foxconn reportedly to start 12-inch semiconductor fab construction in China in 2020
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) ambition in the chipmaking sector is taking shape. The Taiwan-based conglomerate reportedly has stuck a deal with China's Zhuhai...
Monday 17 December 2018
US, EU, India low in PV module self-sufficiency, says CCCME
The combined output in the EU, US and India for PV modules is short of annual demand by an estimated 45GWp, according to China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery...
Monday 2 July 2018
UMC to deepen its roots in China
United Microelectronics (UMC), the second-largest Taiwan-based pure-play foundry, disclosed recently plans to list its HeJian-led China operations on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)...
Monday 9 April 2018
Zhao Weiguo resigns from two Tsinghua Unigroup subsidiaries
Zhao Weiguo has resigned as chairman of both Unisplendour and Unigroup Guoxin, as well as from their boards of directors. Zhao remains chairman of China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup,...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Hinge maker SZS diversifying product lines with higher MIM capacity
With the notebook industry entering a plateau period, Taiwan's leading notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shings (SZS) is aggressively expanding product lines to include hinges for auto...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Notebook hinge maker Sinher boosting MIM self-sufficiency rate to 50%
Notebook hinge maker Sinher Technology is installing two more batch furnaces to expand in-house MIM (metal injection molding) production capacity to meet growing demand, bringing...
Thursday 20 July 2017
IDM model no longer viable for Japan semiconductor industry: Q&A with Socionext CEO Yasuo Nishiguchi
Though still a global bellwether in many areas of semiconductor technologies, Japan's semiconductor industry is significantly losing ground in world markets, as most Japanese players,...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Toppan welcomes partnership with China firms
Toppan Printing welcomes the potential for China-based companies to become partners, according to the Japan-based photomask vendor. Toppan is looking to work closely with China-based...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Digitimes Research: China striving to raise IC self-sufficiency
China is striving to substantially improve the self-sufficiency rate for ICs in the nation. With strong government support, manufacturing capacities at China-based IC foundries and...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Digitimes Research: China IC self-sufficiency rate to reach 40% by 2020
China is set to improve the self-sufficiency rate for ICs in the nation to 40% in 2020, and could even exceed the target ratio, according to Digitimes Research.
Friday 28 August 2015
Digitimes Research: China looks at 70% IC self-sufficiency in 2025
China is aiming to improve the self-sufficiency rate for ICs in the nation to 40% in 2020, and boost the rate further to 70% in 2025, according to Digitimes Research.