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Monday 12 September 2022
Semiconductor inventory crisis to be peaking starting 4Q22
The actual semiconductor inventory storm has not yet arrived, and different supply chain segments will show starkly divided performances in the fourth quarter of the year, with most...
Thursday 8 September 2022
IC designers positive about market equilibrium prospects
The semiconductor industry has entered a downward phase of the cycle due to the worsening of the overall economic conditions, and how the future supply and demand will evolve has...
Thursday 8 September 2022
Realtek posts revenue growth in August
Network and communications solution supplier Realtek Semiconductor has reported a brisk performance for August, indicating that demand for network ICs remains robust.
Tuesday 6 September 2022
IDMs continue to strive for available foundry capacity
IDMs are still striving for more available foundry capacity while IC design houses continue to cut back wafer starts at foundries, according to industry sources.
Friday 2 September 2022
Fresh US chip export restrictions to curb China homegrown IC development
China's progress in developing its homegrown AI and HPC processor industry will be curbed by the US fresh restrictions on exports of advanced GPUs crucial for artificial intelligence...
Thursday 1 September 2022
IC design houses pessimistic about PC demand prospects
IC design houses are generally pessimistic about PC demand for the rest of 2022, with recovery not expected until the first half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Memory demand weak in handset segment, but stable in server
The top-2 China-based smartphone brands are expected to spend at least a quarter to digest their excess inventory, but demand for server memory is expected to remain stable in the...
Tuesday 30 August 2022
IC design houses under growing pressure to cut prices
IC design houses are under growing pressure to cut further their chip prices, while still being engaged in negotiations with foundries on adjustments to the already-set manufacturing...
Monday 29 August 2022
TSMC, UMC to see 22/28nm chips capacity fully loaded till end-year
TSMC and UMC will see full capacity utilization for 22/28nm processes persist at least throughout 2022, as their capacities vacated by some consumer chip clients are soon filled by...
Monday 29 August 2022
Synopsys aims to advance IC design talent in Vietnam
Synopsys today announced its collaboration with Saigon High-Tech Park (SHTP) to advance IC design talent in Vietnam, with Synopsys supporting SHTP's establishment of a chip design...
Monday 29 August 2022
Robust sub-7nm chip demand buoys Alchip 1H22 profits
Robust sub-7nm chip demand buoyed IC design service company Alchip Technologies' profit performance in the first half of 2022, when the company saw sales for HPC processor orders...
Thursday 25 August 2022
Cadence, UMC team up for 22nm analog and mixed-signal IC design flow certification
Cadence Design Systems' analog and mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has been certified for United Microelectronics' (UMC) 22ULP/ULL process technologies, according to the companies...
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Taiwan foundries remain firm on prices
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to maintain their prices, despite slowdowns in orders from their fabless customers, according to sources in the IC design industry.
Tuesday 23 August 2022
GF to raise prices for some foundry processes in 2023
GlobalFoundries (GF) plans to raise prices for some of its manufacturing processes by up to 8% in 2023, according to sources at IC design houses.
Monday 22 August 2022
IC design houses mull asking TSMC to halve quote hikes for 2023
Taiwan IC design houses are mulling a move to renegotiate with TSMC on foundry prices for 2023, looking to have the chip manufacturing partner halve its quote hike to 3% for mature...