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Wednesday 8 December 2021
Taiwan MCU makers poised to score revenue gains in 1Q22
Taiwan-based MCU makers are expected to see their revenues grow on year in the first quarter of 2022 thanks to strong demand for gaming PC peripherals and industrial applications,...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Nuvoton intros battery monitoring ICs for next-gen vehicles
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has expanded its product portfolio to include battery monitoring ICs for next-generation vehicles, and is set to enter volume production of such...
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Holtek says no plan to raise prices for MCUs
Holtek Semiconductor has no plans to raise its MCU and other consumer IC prices despite foundry costs continuing to rise, as Chinese peers are striving to win more orders for small...
Thursday 22 July 2021
Backend houses see lead times prolonged notably
Backend houses have seen their delivery lead times for MCUs, audio ICs, USB interface ICs and power management chips extend all the way to as long as two months from the previous...
Tuesday 29 June 2021
MCU prices set to rise in 3Q21
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are set to raise their chip prices in the third quarter to reflect rising foundry costs and end-market demand driven by work-from-home (WFH) activities.
Wednesday 9 June 2021
OSATs to log full wire-bonding capacity utilization throughout 2021
Taiwan backend houses have seen clear order visibility for wire-bonding packaging services for notebook- and PC-use peripheral chips throughout 2021, while continuing to embrace strong...
Monday 7 June 2021
Taiwan backend houses caught in cluster COVID infections
Taiwan's major dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has been ordered by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to have all its migrant workers undergo a 14-day...
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Taiwan MCU vendors set to enjoy strong 2Q21
Taiwan-based MCU specialists are set to post sequential revenue increases of 30% or more for the second quarter of 2021, as clients have sustained strong shipment pull-ins after advancing...
Friday 7 May 2021
Longer production lead times to constrain revenue growth at MCU vendors
Taiwan's MCU vendors will see their revenue growth momentum constrained in the short term by extended delivery lead times at foundry and backend houses, although they have abundant...
Thursday 8 April 2021
Backend firms see persistently strong demand for MCUs
Backend firms including ASE Technology, Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries and Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) continue to enjoy strong packaging demand for...
Monday 22 March 2021
MCU makers poised to see significant growths in March and 2Q21
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are likely to see their revenues increase significantly in March and second-quarter 2021 thanks to capacity support from wafer foundry houses and IC backend...
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Renesas seeking support from Taiwan OSAT for auto components
Japan-based IDM Renesas Electronics has been aggressively seeking support from its backend partners in Taiwan for next year to meet increasing demand for automotive MCUs and power...
Monday 23 November 2020
Taiwan IC design houses enjoy pull-in of short lead-time orders from China
The US trade sanctions against Huawei and its chipmaking affiliate HiSilicon continue to benefit Taiwan's IC design sector in the fourth quarter of 2020, set to be a particularly...
Thursday 5 November 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see orders from China continue pulling in
Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see orders from their China-based clients pull in, and are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth quarter of 2020 and first-half...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
IC designers see swelling China demand for image processing chips
Taiwan IC designers have seen orders swelling from China for imaging processing chips for surveillance, video conferencing and face ID applications as major Chinese chip maker HiSilicon...