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Tuesday 13 December 2022
China courts South Korea as US chips campaign gains steam
China said it was ready to build better ties with South Korea, courting a key US ally and microchip producer amid Washington's campaign to curb Beijing's access to advanced semiconductor...
Monday 12 December 2022
Ennostar's subsidiary joins LEO satellite national team, will provide key RF chips
Ennostar announced that its subsidiary Hexawave has joined the "Beyond 5G LEO (low-Earth orbit) satellite project" launched by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and will...
Friday 9 December 2022
IC design houses see shipments stall in 4Q22
Most Taiwan IC design houses have seen shipments suffer a freeze in the fourth quarter of the year, and their sales are expected to stay in low gear in the first half of 2023 amid...
Friday 9 December 2022
US, Taiwan IC design houses cutting wafer starts at China foundries
US and Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers have increasingly moved to scale down wafer starts at China-based foundries, according to industry sources.
Thursday 8 December 2022
TSMC on track to materialize American manufacturing dream for advanced chips
A high-profile first-tool-in ceremony held recently at TSMC's Arizona fab signifies a major milestone in materializing the foundry's dream to set up advanced chips capacity in America...
Thursday 8 December 2022
SK Hynix develops MCR DIMM
SK Hynix has developed working samples of DDR5 multiplexer combined ranks (MCR) dual in-line memory module, which the memory chipmaker claims is the world's fastest server DRAM pro...
Monday 5 December 2022
With chip demand diversifying, IDM optimistic about automotive chips in 2023
Mainstream automotive IDMs have all given pretty optimistic predictions regarding the fourth quarter of 2022 and 2023, despite recent demand-side uncertainty in the automotive chip...
Friday 2 December 2022
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Friday 2 December 2022
Despite US$52.7 billion from the CHIPS Act, US chip production may only increase by 1% in 2025
A report from SEMI stated that the US$52.7 billion investment from the Chips and Science Act (CHIPS Act for short) to expand semiconductor production in the US may not be significant...
Thursday 1 December 2022
US-China chip competition not limited to advanced nodes – it is complicated
Although the new US export control rules announced in October are seen effectively controlling China's ability to produce advanced chips and purchase high-performance computing chips...
Friday 6 May 2011
Price of LED light source to halve in late 2011
The price of high-power LED light sources is expected to drop to NT$10 (US$0.35) per 100 lm/W in late 2011 compared to NT$20 currently, a move which is likely to lead to an explosive...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
LGE to begin mass production of mobile DTV chips in June
LG Electronics (LGE) has announced that mass production of mobile digital television (DTV) receiver chips will begin in June, setting the stage for widespread availability to the...
Friday 27 March 2009
MediaTek handset chips in short supply
White-box handset makers are seeing a shortage of MediaTek chips due to a significant rebound in China's handset market, with the Taiwan-based IC designer's order visibility having...
Friday 27 February 2009
Nokia deal to boost Qualcomm in mobile handset baseband chips, says iSuppli
Due to its recent agreement with Nokia, Qualcomm is likely to solidify its lead in the global market for mobile-handset baseband semiconductors, according to iSuppli.
Thursday 26 February 2009
Demand for STB chips gearing up in China
Demand for set-top box (STB) chips in China has been gaining momentum as STB sales are expected to pick up in the near future amid plans by TV operators to launch more digital TV...
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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