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Monday 2 November 2020
MediaTek announces chipmaking equipment purchases
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek has announced over NT$1 billion (US$35 million) worth of fab tools that the fabless chipmaker will spend for its chip production.
Monday 26 October 2020
TSMC may move 6th-gen CoWoS to production in 2023
TSMC continues to advance in CoWoS-S packaging adopting silicon interposer, with the prospect of entering volume production in 2023 for the sixth-generation of the technology that...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Dialog licenses non-volatile ReRAM technology to Globalfoundries for 22FDX platform
Dialog Semiconductor and Globalfoundries have entered into an agreement in which Dialog licenses its conductive bridging RAM (CBRAM) technology to Globalfoundries, according to the...
Thursday 8 October 2020
Nan Ya PCB, Kinsus post record revenues for 3Q20
IC substrate makers Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have reported impressive revenue increases for the third quarter of 2020 on strong shipments of diverse substrate...
Tuesday 22 September 2020
High-bandwidth 1Gb LPDDR3 from Winbond helps latest Kneron KL720 SoC achieve new industry-high 1.4 TOPS throughput in edge AI applications
Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, today revealed that the latest system-on-chip (SoC) from artificial intelligence (AI)...
Friday 18 September 2020
Arm acquisition faces plenty of obstacles, says IC Insights
After nearly two months of negotiations and press reports that a blockbuster deal was in the works, Nvidia this week announced a US$40 billion agreement to buy Arm from financially...
Thursday 17 September 2020
Backend houses register normal progress in processing PS5 SoCs
Backend houses have seen smooth progress in packaging customized SoCs for Sony's PS5 and yield rates at the foundry partner are also steady, with shipment goal set by the vendor for...
Thursday 17 September 2020
PS5 chip production issue unlikely, say semiconductor sources
Claims about TSMC having yield rates issues with its 7nm process manufacturing AMD chips for Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console are highly questionable, according to sources...
Friday 11 September 2020
Total microprocessor sales to edge slightly higher in 2020
Total microprocessor sales are forecast to grow 1.4% in 2020 to nearly US$79.3 billion, following a 2.4% decline in 2019, which was the first revenue drop in the worldwide MPU market...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Suppliers gearing up for SiP demand boom
TSMC, ASE Technology, IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology as well as international materials and equipment suppliers are all gearing up for the SiP (system-in-package)...
Friday 4 September 2020
MediaTek intros new SoC for 5G CPE wireless devices
MediaTek has announced its T750 5G chipset designed to power next-generation 5G CPE wireless products, such as fixed wireless access routers (FWA) and mobile hotspots.
Wednesday 2 September 2020
MediaTek, Qualcomm intro AI chips for gaming smartphones
MediaTek and Qualcomm have introduced their new AI-capable mobile SoC chips designed specifically for gaming smartphones - the Helio G95 and Snapdragon 732G respectively.
Monday 31 August 2020
Chip probing demand for notebook display driver IC remains strong
Backend houses continue to enjoy strong chip probing demand for display driver ICs for use in gaming, educational and other-purpose notebooks, thanks to the rise of the stay-at-home...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Renesas collaborates with Novatek on surveillance camera reference design
Renesas Electronics has introduced an ultra-high-definition (UHD) surveillance camera reference design developed in collaboration with Novatek Microelectronics and designed by Systemtec...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
MediaTek expands 5G SoC lineup with Dimensity 800U
MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 800U as the latest addition in its 5G SoC lineup. The new chipset is designed for multi-core high performance and leading 5G+5G dual Sim dual...