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Thursday 27 April 2023
AUO to ramp up capacity utilization in 2Q23
AU Optronics (AUO) expects its performance to improve significantly in the second quarter in line with a ramp-up in capacity utilization rate, having experienced heavy losses in the...
Thursday 27 April 2023
Samsung says 1b DRAM production almost ready
Samsung Electronics has disclosed that preparations for volume production of 1b DRAM (12nm) are approaching the final stages.
Thursday 27 April 2023
Notebook supply chain seeing lack of new product plans for 2H23
Notebook supply chain companies are seeing a lack of new product plans for the second half of this year despite the smooth progression of customer inventory corrections, according...
Thursday 27 April 2023
TSMC talks about enhanced N3E and other 3nm variants
At its 2023 North America Technology Symposium, TSMC showcased progress in its 2nm technology and new 3nm process variants, including an improved N3E.
Thursday 27 April 2023
Samsung SDI expanding presence in US EV battery manufacturing
Samsung SDI and General Motors (GM) have announced that they have agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) to manufacture battery cells for electric vehicles (EV) in the US. It is...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
OSATs continue to cut prices to maintain utilization rates
Leading Taiwan-based OSATs including Powertech Technology (PTI) and ASE Group are reducing prices amid ongoing cost pressures, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
TSMC, GF strike new contracts with car vendors
TSMC and GlobalFoundries have both struck long-term contracts with car vendors.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Samsung begins cutting back on equipment investment for memory products
Samsung Electronics reportedly has begun cutting back on equipment investment and adjusting its capacity utilization rates after announcing a reduction in memory chip production,...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Taiwan exports to China drop by 30%
Taiwan's exports to China (including Hong Kong) were only US$34.3 billion from January to March 2023, a 30.6% decrease from the same period the previous year, according to Taiwan's...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
China to build "supercomputer Internet"
A government-led project for constructing a national Internet network with supercomputers has been unveiled by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, with the goal of competing...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Connector maker SpeedTech unveils new factories overseas
Speedtech, a Taiwan-based connector manufacturer, has announced new factory projects in Mexico and Malaysia to meet the needs of customers in the decentralized supply chain.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Automotive chip vendors to cut orders for semiconductor parts in 2Q23
Some Taiwan-based IC design houses and other chip vendors in Japan and the US may cut their orders for semiconductor parts by 10-20% in the second quarter on top of weak demand in...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Foundries experience order cuts from automotive IC design houses
China- and Taiwan-based foundries have experienced cutbacks in automotive IC orders from not only their domestic fabless chipmakers but also customers in the US and Japan during the...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Tougher conditions for US CHIPS Act may discourage Taiwan, Korea chipmakers from investing
The details of the US CHIPS and Science Act (also known as the CHIPS Act) subsidies, which aims to rebuild the country's local semiconductor supply chain, have been released, but...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Samsung mobile AP shipments buck trend increasing 15% in 1Q23
Samsung Electronics saw shipments increase 15% on year in the first quarter of 2023, benefitting from good midrange mobile application processor (AP) sales performance.