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Tuesday 20 November 2018
Taiwan chipmakers asked to defer mining ASIC shipments
Taiwan IC designers capable of providing crypto mining ASIC solutions are feeling increasing pressure from customers postponing shipments and new product development amid Bitcoin...
Friday 9 November 2018
MediaTek gaining ground in global ASIC market
Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is developing at full throttle ASICs for customers, posing increasing competition pressure to IC design service providers including Global Unichip and Alchip...
Friday 2 November 2018
Global Unichip posts profit increase in 3Q18
IC design service company Global Unichip has reported net profits increased 24.8% sequentially to NT$280 million (US$8.96 million) in the third quarter of 2018. EPS for the quarter...
Thursday 16 August 2018
TSMC sees pickup in orders for mining ASICs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its design services partners have recently seen orders for cryptocurrency mining chips pick up, as major crypto mining machine...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Crypto mining supply chains see dim growth prospects for 2H18
Taiwan makers of mining graphic cards and motherboards will see their revenue and profit prospects for the second half of 2018 dimmed by the sustained crypto mining chill as demand...
Friday 29 June 2018
Graphics card prices expected to drop in July
The cryptocurrency mining chill has weakened demand for graphics cards, with suppliers planning to axe prices trying to clear their inventory. Sales of ASIC mining systems have also...
Tuesday 26 June 2018
TSMC partners see big revenue gains from advanced process nodes
With TSMC ramping up its 7nm chip output and gearing up for 5nm risk production, the foundry's ecosystem partners including equipment and photomask suppliers, IP developers and EDA...
Monday 11 June 2018
GPU, ASIC supply chains see dim prospects for crypto mining
Affected by the abrupt fading of crypto mining craze starting in April 2018, suppliers of mining graphic cards are plagued by increasingly high inventories, and players in the supply...
Friday 8 June 2018
TSMC accelerating 7nm process production plan to meet demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to move its 7nm process technology to mass production ahead of schedule to meet growing demand from its fabless clients...
Wednesday 16 May 2018
IC designers to gain from robust USB Type-C chip demand
With USB Type-C connector gaining momentum to become a mainstream interface for smartphones, PCs and notebooks, global market demand for Type-C chips is estimated to see an annual...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Taiwan IC designers asked to defer shipments of mining chips
Taiwan-based IC design houses have received requests from customers in the cryptocurrency mining sector to defer shipments of mining ASICs amid lackluster replacement demand for mining...
Friday 30 March 2018
Taiwan IC design houses vying for orders for ASIC
With more device vendors developing their chip solutions in-house, as well as China pushing for self-sufficiency in semiconductors, demand for custom ASIC chips has been growing substantially,...
Friday 23 March 2018
IC designers gaining from strong demand for AI-based ASICs
The growing application of AI to terminal devices has triggered a new wave of IC design and IP resources reorganization, with device makers showing increasing demand for ASICs, either...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Global Unichip February revenues increase
IC design service company Global Unichip has reported consolidated revenues for February 2018 increased 15.8% sequentially to NT$906 million (US$30.9 million).
Monday 5 March 2018
Samsung reportedly expands tie with Faraday
Samsung Electronics has enhanced its tie with Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, an ASIC design service and IP provider, to boost further the competitiveness of its foundry operations,...
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