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Tuesday 6 March 2018
Back on the growth track: Q&A with MediaTek president Joe Chen
There were major management changes at MediaTek last year, showing the IC deisgner's intention to regain its growth momentum. The changes included the appointment of Joe Chen as MediaTek...
Tuesday 27 February 2018
KYEC, Sigurd obtain orders for new MediaTek AI chips
IC testing service providers King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both obtained orders for MediaTek's recently-introduced 12nm mobile SoC that brings AI features...
Monday 26 February 2018
Chip demand for voice assistant devices rising
Chip demand for smart speakers and other voice-assistant devices has been rising, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Thursday 22 February 2018
Chip orders from China smartphone sector to pick up in 2Q18
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect orders from China's smartphone industry to pick up in the second quarter of 2018, with customer orders likely to register double-digit sequential...
Monday 12 February 2018
MediaTek January revenues fall to 23-month low
Smartphone SoC specialist MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$16.84 billion (US$574.3 million) for January 2018, down 9.7% sequentially and 8.1% on year.
Thursday 8 February 2018
Intel unveils Xeon D-2100 processors for edge and IoT devices
Intel has introduced the new Intel Xeon D-2100 processor, a system-on-chip (SoC) processor architected to address the needs of edge applications and other data center or network applications...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Novatek expects to post 10-14% revenue decrease in 1Q18
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to see its first-quarter revenues decrease 10-14% sequentially as a result of seasonality.
Friday 2 February 2018
Mobile SoC designs, embedded processing lift microprocessor market
The fastest growing types of microprocessors in 2012-2017 were mobile system-on-chip (SoC) designs for smartphones and tablets, and microprocessors used in embedded-processing applications,...
Tuesday 2 January 2018
China major AI chipmakers maintain partnerships with TSMC
China's major AI chipmakers, including HiSilicon, Cambricon Technologies, Horizon Robotics and DeePhi Tech, are expected to reap rich harvests in 2018 from their launch of various...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Samsung starts mass production of 10LPP process
Samsung Electronics announced recently that its foundry business has commenced mass production of system-on-chip (SoC) products built on its second generation 10nm FinFET process...
Thursday 16 November 2017
Next-gen iPad Pro to feature 7nm A11X chip, says report
Speculation circulated recently in the chipmaking industry that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is gearing up for 7nm chip production for Apple's in-house designed...
Thursday 9 November 2017
Spreadtrum chips adopted by Accent for smartphones sold in North Africa
Spreadtrum Communications, a China-based fabless chipmaker specializing in mobile SoCs, has announced its solutions have been selected by Accent, an IT brand based in Morocco, for...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Novatek expects to post up to 7% revenue decrease in 4Q17
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronic expects to post revenues of between NT$11.6 billion (US$384.2 million) and NT$12 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017 representing...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
MediaTek October revenues fall to 3-month low
MediaTek saw its October 2017 revenues fall to a three-month low of NT$21.01 billion (US$696.2 million). The Taiwan-based smartphone SoC specialist's revenues for the month represented...
Wednesday 1 November 2017
MediaTek posts profit and gross margin growth in 3Q17
MediaTek saw its gross margin rise to 36.4% in the third quarter from 35% in the second, while net profits soared 129% sequentially to NT$5.06 billion (US$167.8 million).
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research