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Monday 15 January 2024
Taiwan's President-Elect promises to support semiconductor industry
At the international press conference held at the Democratic Progressive Party's headquarters after the general election results were announced, President-Elect Lai Ching-te, a.k.a...
Friday 12 January 2024
Taiwan Space Agency showcases patents for optical remote sensing satellites
Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) showcased its latest satellite technology patents on January 11th, marking its first event in 2024. Originally founded in 1991 as the National Space Program...
Friday 12 January 2024
CIS price hikes reflect Samsung's new strategy
Looking back to 2023, the DS division of Samsung's semiconductor business suffered an overall poor performance in the memory industry, and eventually implemented production cuts to...
Friday 12 January 2024
RISC-V ecosystem speeds ahead despite US concerns
Despite reports about the U.S. government discouraging its semiconductor industry from developing applications using the RISC-V open standard instruction set architecture (ISA,) companies...
Friday 12 January 2024
Qualcomm expands presence of smart cockpit SoCs in Chinese EV supply chain
Qualcomm is expanding its dominant position in the smart cockpit SoC market, with its latest fourth-generation Snapdragon 8295 chip already being used in several Chinese electric...
Friday 12 January 2024
WPG's 4Q23 revenue smashes company guidance
IC distributor WPG reported revenue slid 2.1% sequentially but increased 3.9% year on year to NT$183.38 billion (US$5.91 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2023. The results came above...
Friday 12 January 2024
AI and ecosystems ubiquitous at CES 2024, says MediaTek's David Ku
Despite the slow recovery in the consumer electronics market, the electronics industry continues to see rising demand in developing the Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) standard with Taiwan-based...
Friday 12 January 2024
Mobile phone IC shipments slowing down to begin 2024
Mobile phone IC shipments have already passed through the seasonal peak and are slowing down, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Friday 12 January 2024
Chinese pure-play foundry market to increase 9% in 2024
China's pure-play IC foundry industry is expected to resume growth in 2024, with utilization rates of 90% for 8-inch foundries and 78% for 12-inch foundries, according to ICWise,...
Thursday 11 January 2024
MediaTek posts increased December revenue
Mega sales of MediaTek handset SoC Dimensity 9300 see the IC design company's revenue peak in December 2023.
Thursday 11 January 2024
MIIT to expand auto chip national standards to 70 items by 2030
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has announced plans to introduce the country's first set of national standards for automotive chips in 2025. The initial...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Prototype-ready Indian fabless startup aims to provide 70% of high-end features at 60% cost
A leading Indian fabless startup, which recently progressed its first chip to the prototype production stage at the foundry, plans to distinguish itself by targeting the mid-range...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Encore! SK Hynix boasts reusable CMP breakthrough
SK Hynix has successfully developed a "grinding pad reuse technology" for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) processes. It is expected to be introduced to the production line...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Oppo ditches chip design project, but retains Zeku architecture crew
In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), major cloud computing companies, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., are competing to invest in in-house chip design capability.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Taiwan MCU firms upbeat about demand from new USB PD interface
The release of the USB PD 3.1 specifications has prompted Taiwanese MCU manufacturers to expedite their involvement, according to market sources.
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research