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Friday 7 July 2023
Memory production cut hit Japanese semiconductor equipment sales
The Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), made up of Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers, has released its latest forecast for the fiscal year 2023 (April...
Friday 7 July 2023
Geopolitical tensions rise, chip machine sales to China fall
China's advancement in semiconductor manufacturing will face a slowdown owing to US chip controls, followed by Japan and the Netherlands in imposing tough curbs on chipmaking machine...
Friday 7 July 2023
New toolchain and software package from STMicroelectronics ease development of edge processing with intelligent inertial sensors
STMicroelectronics has released a toolchain and accompanying software package for programming the intelligent sensor processing unit (ISPU)...
Friday 7 July 2023
Novatek 2Q23 sales performance meets guidance
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) vendor Novatek Microelectronics has delivered robust sales for June and the second quarter of this year, with both figures meeting the high-end...
Friday 7 July 2023
Switch chips to remain slow through 2023, says Realtek
Realtek Semiconductor said prospects for consumer electronics remain unclear into the second half of 2023, especially with PC application customers continuing to place short lead-time...
Friday 7 July 2023
Foxconn chairman visits Japan to meet Sharp executives
Foxconn chairman Young Liu recently paid a visit to Sharp's headquarters in Japan, which may indicate that the Taiwanese company has no plans to spin off the money-losing subsidiary,...
Friday 7 July 2023
Taiwan memory chipmakers finding ways to capitalize on AI opportunities
Since HBM memory has high entry barriers, Taiwanese memory providers are looking for other approaches to tackle AI business potential.
Thursday 6 July 2023
Chinese firm develops ion implanters for 28nm process manufacturing
China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) has announced the development of ion implanters for 28nm process fabrication, marking another breakthrough in China's homegrown semiconductor...
Thursday 6 July 2023
TSMC offers advice to automakers from a foundry's perspective
At the 27th Automotive Electronics Congress in Ludwigsburg, Germany, Paul de Bot, General Manager of TSMC Europe, shared how the world's most advanced foundry views the automotive...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Ennostar, GIS remain cautious
LED maker Ennostar and touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS), reportedly among the suppliers for the upcoming miniLED backlit MacBook Pro, remain conservative about their...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Eris acquires Diodes' factory in northern Taiwan
Taiwan-based diode maker Eris Technology has announced the acquisition of a factory in Taiwan from its parent company Diodes, with plans to increase output from its 6-inch wafer ca...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Military PA supplier Transcom sees defense orders extending into 2H24
Transcom, Taiwan's only compound semiconductor IDM and a major power amplifier (PA) supplier to defense sector, announced its revenue for June 2023 reached a record high of approximately...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Powerchip to set up 12-inch wafer fab in Japan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has reached a deal with SBI Holdings under which the Taiwan-based company will gain the investment firm's support to...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Power, automotive and AI markets highly interested in RISC-V
At the recent SiFive RISC-V China Technology Forum that took place in Shenzhen, China, SiFive chief architect and the chairman of RISC-V International Krste Asanović noted that...
Thursday 6 July 2023
PC peripheral IC suppliers see stable shipments for high-end models
Shipments of high-end notebooks and other PC models have been stable lately, which may contribute to product mix improvements at related IC design houses in the short term, according...