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Monday 19 December 2022
Blacklisted YMTC sees bumpy road ahead for 232-layer NAND mass production
China's largest memory maker Yangtz Memory Technologies (YMTC) will be deterred from entering mass production of its 232-layer 3D NAND flash and developing more advanced chips after...
Friday 2 December 2022
Hoping to become partner of North American supply chain, Foxconn prioritizes competitiveness
Foxconn's EV assembly and production base in Ohio is currently the company's most important hub in North America. One of the key reasons why Foxconn chose this location is the supply...
Friday 18 November 2022
Taiwan amendment to chip law may benefit only a few
Taiwan's amendment to a chip law aiming to defend the global competitiveness of the country's chipmaking industry may benefit only a few big companies, according to industry source...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
IC design talent unlikely to be axed despite downturn
With display driver IC (DDI) supplier FocalTech Systems announcing plans to lay off 10-15% of employees and reduce pays for all its senior executives, market concerns are rapidly...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
AliCloud commercializes China's first homegrown cloud processor
China's top cloud service provider Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud) has recently announced that its self-developed cloud-native processor Yitian 710 has entered large-scale commercial applications...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Taiwan semiconductor equipment output value to exceed US$3.13 billion in 2022
The annual output value of Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry is expected to be well over NT$100 billion (US$3.13 billion) in 2022, given that the output value for the first...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
SK Hynix sees revenue and profit decrease in 3Q22
Memory chipmaker SK Hynix has reported sequential declines in revenue and operating profits for the third quarter of 20% and 61%, respectively.
Tuesday 25 October 2022
EVs to enhance competitiveness of Chinese automakers
China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has unveiled Chinese automakers' combined domestic auto sales and export volumes for the first nine months of 2022 with the export...
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Foxconn eyeing 5% global EV market share by 2025, says chairman
It is highly possible for Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to attain a 5% global market share for electric vehicles (EV) with sales revenues topping NT$1.0 trillion (US$31.28 billion)...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Who's in control of SMIC technology advances?
A TechInsight report disclosed in July 2022 that Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) had been shipping 7nm chips made with 14nm equipment for the MinerVa Bitcoin...
Friday 7 October 2022
Pegatron, Microsoft, Wave-In launch project for advanced communication technologies
Pegatron, Microsoft Taiwan, and Taiwan-based 5G solution specialist Wave-In Communication have jointly announced a partnership project for 5G O-RAN and enterprise satellite communication...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
China carmakers request 15-20% price cuts for chips in sufficient supply
With automotive chip shortages gradually abating, Chinese automakers reportedly have asked suppliers to cut prices by 15-20% on those chips not in short supply, looking to reduce...
Friday 19 August 2022
Samsung to be hit by tougher US-imposed China chip ban
With the US tightening restrictions on China's access to chipmaking gear, such a development will have a negative impact on Samsung Electronics and other major Korea-based chipmakers,...
Monday 15 August 2022
SEIPI requests review of incentives to enhance the Philippines' FDI competitiveness
The Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation is seeking a review of the Philippines' incentive system to see if it has been effective in attracting foreign...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Tightened US ban on China chipmakers to have little impact on Taiwan
With the US tightening restrictions on China's access to chipmaking equipment, Taiwan-based fab tool suppliers engaged in the supply chain of SMIC and other China-based chipmakers...