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Monday 14 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses likely to enjoy strong 4Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses, led by MediaTek, are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth-quarter 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic causing delays of new product launches,...
Thursday 10 September 2020
IC design houses brace for impact of possible US ban on SMIC
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, with many of them contracting SMIC to manufacture their chips supplied to the Chinese market, are mulling shifting orders away from the China-based...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Possible SMIC blacklisting may reshape pure-play foundry landscape
The potential blacklisting of SMIC, China's largest pure-play foundry, by the US government may shake up the second-tier pure-play foundry market segment.
Monday 7 September 2020
Keystone, KYEC enjoy revenue growth in August
IC test interface specialist Keystone Microtech has reported consolidated revenues surged 17.6% sequentially and 61.6% on year to a record high of NT$118 million (US$4 million) in...
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
Nuvoton completes takeover of Panasonic semiconductor biz
Nuvoton Technology has announced the acquisition of Panasonic's semiconductor business, including 100% of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS), equipment and inventories of Panasonic...
Tuesday 25 August 2020
CXMT scaling up 19nm DRAM output with better yield rates
China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is scaling up its 19nm chip output with better yield rates, with the monthly production likely to top 70,000 wafers...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Xiaomi stepping up R&D efforts for AIoT devices
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will earmark CNY10 billion (US$1.444 billion) for R&D in 2020 focusing on developing AIoT devices, according to company chairman Lei Jun.
Monday 10 August 2020
Notebook shipments to sustain sequential growth in 3Q20, says Digitimes Research
Global notebook shipments will continue to grow sequentially in the third quarter despite having registered a 10-year quarterly high of 52 million units in the second quarter on robust...
Thursday 6 August 2020
Novatek developing AI accelerator chips for handset applications
Niche IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics is reportedly engaged in the development of AI chips for accelerating edge computing at smartphones and other devices, according to industry...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Elan optimistic about shipments for Chromebook in 3Q20
Fabless chipmaker Elan Microelectronics, which specializes in touchscreen controller chips and fingerprint sensors, expects robust shipments for Chromebook to boost its revenue in...
Tuesday 28 July 2020
Unimicron new plant set to produce ABF substrates for Intel in early 2022
IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology is slated to complete construction of a new plant in Yangmei, northern Taiwan by the end of 2020, followed by process optimization and validation...
Monday 27 July 2020
MediaTek bracing for strong 2H20 thanks to 5G SoCs
MediaTek is expected to see its revenues grow onward quarter by quarter in the second half of 2020, bolstered by a comprehensive lineup of 5G chips and other ASIC portfolios, according...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
MediaTek backend partners to see clear order visibility till 1Q21
MediaTek's backend partners in Taiwan including ASE Technology, King Yuan Electronics and Sigurd Microelectronics will see clear order visibility stretching to at least the first...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Demand for QLC NAND memory set to boom
The adoption of QLC (4bits/cell) NAND memory is set to grow rapidly starting the second half of 2020, thanks to rising demand for data-intensive applications demanding large-capacity,...