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Friday 21 April 2023
Recovery momentum for IC design houses hard to come by in 2H23
With TSMC revising its outlook for 2023 and voicing greater caution about inventory adjustments at its fabless customers, the prospect for Taiwan-based IC design houses to see a pick-up...
Friday 21 April 2023
TSMC cuts revenue outlook for 2023
TSMC has revised its revenue outlook for this year to a low- to mid-single-digit percentage decrease from the previously projected small gain.
Friday 21 April 2023
Entity List Chinese AI chip company rules out working on ChatGPT-like products
Chinese AI chip start up Cambricon Technologies has announced that it won't directly engage in the development or sales of any product similar to ChatGPT.
Thursday 20 April 2023
China IC alliance calls for long-term planning for semiconductor industry
China's Integrated Circuit Industry Technology Innovation Alliance (ICTIA) has called for long-term planning for the development of the country's semiconductor industry, instead of...
Thursday 20 April 2023
Hon Hai set to launch 5-10 qubit ion trap quantum computer within 5 years
Hon Hai Technology is slated to launch a 5–10 qubit open and endocable ion trap quantum computer within five years as a prototype platform for medium- and long-term scalable...
Thursday 20 April 2023
DDI firm Fitipower to downsize capital by 35%
Fitipower Integrated Technology, a Foxconn Group affiliate specializing in display driver ICs (DDI), has announced plans to reduce paid-in capital to NT$1.21 billion by NT$653 million...
Thursday 20 April 2023
How can Taiwan keep its semiconductor momentum going?
Himax CEO Jordan Wu noted at a forum concerning Taiwan's IC design that many Taiwanese IC design houses have been able to achieve profitability. But despite the profits, they are...
Thursday 20 April 2023
Recovery momentum still weak in China consumer electronics market, says GigaDevice
China's consumer electronics market demand is not expected to recover significantly until the second half of the year despite a recent pick-up in retail sales, and the Double 11 shopping...
Thursday 20 April 2023
Qualcomm seeking lower III-V semiconductor foundry quotes
Qualcomm intends to increase orders for III-V semiconductor foundries capable of providing much lower quotes, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 April 2023
AI computation needs growing faster than Moore's Law, says MediaTek exec
The computational demand brought about by AI model training will be the key driving force for chip growth in the future, according to B. S. Liang, senior director of the strategic...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
OSATs see handset IC demand remain sluggish
ASE Technology and other OSATs continue to experience low production utilization rates for flip-chip (FC) packaging, due to sluggish demand for handset ICs, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Taiwan PCB makers remain focused on high-end offerings
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are still committed to enhancing their high-end offerings for network device, server, and data center applications despite lower-than-expected demand...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Foundry PSMC posts profit fall in 1Q23
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has reported net profits fell 90.3% sequentially and 97% on year to NT$187 million (US$6.1 million) in the first quarter...
Tuesday 18 April 2023
Outlook for handset-use ICs remains uncertain, say sources
A recent rebound in demand for LCD TDDI chips from the handset sector could be short-lived because the global consumer market has remained in the doldrums, according to industry so...
Tuesday 18 April 2023
MediaTek gearing up for deployment in automotive sector to counter rival Qualcomm
This week, MediaTek introduced Dimensity Auto, an automotive chip platform consisting of its existing automotive chips as well as future planned product lines, signaling the company's...