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Thursday 18 May 2023
Short-term inventory adjustments begin for automotive peripheral chips
Automotive peripheral chip suppliers in Taiwan and China are enduring a temporary inventory correction, according to industry sources.
Thursday 18 May 2023
Edge AI chip competition heating up
The ChatGPT-triggered AI hype has attracted many IC vendors. Startup firms say they are now feeling the pressure from major IC design houses, such as MediaTek, Novatek and Realtek,...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
GF, Samsung, and TSMC join Imec's Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies & Systems program
Imec, the Belgium-based semiconductor research hub, announced on May 16 that GlobalFoundries, Samsung Electronics, and TSMC have joined its Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
NXP, TSMC to deliver automotive 16nm FinFET embedded MRAM
NXP Semiconductors and TSMC have jointly announced their collaboration to deliver the industry's first automotive embedded MRAM in 16 nm FinFET technology.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Touch panel maker Higgstec expects flat revenue growth in 2023
Niche-market touch panel specialist Higgstec expects to post flat revenue growth in 2023 despite a dismal first quarter. The gross margin will also remain stable this year.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Semiconductor equipment maker EFC expects better 2H23
Semiconductor and optoelectronic equipment maker Easy Field (EFC) expects its performance to improve in the second half of 2023, citing strong demand for semiconductor, optoelectronics,...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Etron rolls out SPU chip built using TSMC 28nm process
Etron Technology has rolled out its new-generation stream processor unit (SPU) built using TSMC's 28nm process.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Memory demand poised to recover, says Etron chairman
The memory market has been showing signs of improvement and is anticipated to fully recover by the end of this year, according to Nicky Lu, chairman of memory IC design house Etron...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Andes sees promising demand for automotive
Andes Technology, a silicon IP vendor, will commit to supporting future cars with its RISC-V product line, according to the company.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Taiwan MCU suppliers brace for price war triggered by Chinese peers
Due to the low demand for consumer electronics, price competition among China-based MCU suppliers is becoming increasingly fierce, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
MediaTek gearing up competition in satellite communications market
MediaTek is gearing up competition with Qualcomm in the market for satellite communications, aiming to have a bigger say in standard-setting.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Japan chipmaking materials supplier to set up new plant in Taiwan
Fujifilm Electronic Materials has announced a plan to set up a new plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan to produce advanced semiconductor materials.
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Korean, Chinese AMOLED panel makers turn to compete in automotive display market, says DIGITIMES Research
Korea-based panel makers Samsung Display and LG Display are working keenly to push their AMOLED panels into automotive applications, eyeing more growth, while China-based makers are...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Chinese MCU makers look to gain from import-substitution demand for consumer applications
Chinese MCU (microcontroller unit) suppliers, including Sino Wealth Electronic and GigaDevice Semiconductor, are striving to cash in on import-substitution demand in China and boost...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Samsung develops DRAM supporting CXL 2.0
Samsung Electronics has developed what the company claims is the industry's first 128-gigabyte (GB) DRAM to support Compute Express Link (CXL) 2.0. Intel and Samsung collaborated...