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Friday 28 April 2023
Chinese firms keen to acquire smaller Korean IC designers to sidestep US curbs
Chinese companies and funds reportedly have become keen to acquire or invest in small- and medium-size IC design houses in South Korea, or directly set up R&D branch offices there,...
Friday 28 April 2023
AMD introduces Ryzen Z1 series processors, expanding Zen 4 lineup into handheld game consoles
AMD introduced the new Ryzen Z1 series processors, the high-performance processor for handheld PC gaming consoles. The Ryzen Z1 series features two high-performance processors, the...
Friday 28 April 2023
Intel foundry business continues to fall, to make Arm SoC on Intel 18A
Amid a PC slump, Intel posted a sharp fall in sales and profit as the chip giant is hopeful that the worst is over. Intel also confirmed the roadmap for five nodes is on track.
Friday 28 April 2023
Flexium conservative about 1H23 prospects
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect is conservative about its business prospects for this year's first half, citing weak demand and high inflation in the post-pandemic era.
Friday 28 April 2023
New processors supporting DDR5 to stimulate PMIC demand in 2024
The latest Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors supporting the DDR5 memory specification are unlikely to stimulate related power management IC (PMIC) demand until 2024,...
Thursday 27 April 2023
TI sees market uncertainties for all applications except automotive
Leading analog IC vendor Texas Instruments (TI) has seen its overall financial results for first-quarter 2023 meet its original financial guidance, but its observation is that macro...
Thursday 27 April 2023
Nio invests China-based SiC startup Qingchun Semiconductor
As battery electric vehicles (BEV) are moving from 400V to 800V architecture, China-based new energy vehicle (NEV) brand Nio invested in China-based SiC startup Qingchun Semiconductor,...
Thursday 27 April 2023
Bosch to acquire US semiconductor foundry for SiC production expansion
Leading automotive supplier Bosch announced on April 26 that it is buying US-based TSI Semiconductors. The acquisition, prompted by rising demand for EVs, will boost Bosch's silicon...
Thursday 27 April 2023
Parade expects sales rebound in 2H23
High-speed transmission chip specialist Parade Technologies expects its revenue to rebound in the second half of this year when shipments for customers' new products kick-off.
Thursday 27 April 2023
China MCU industry may face major reshuffle
Chinese microcontroller unit (MCU) suppliers are currently offering prices that are more than 30% lower than larger foreign competitors due to sluggish market demand. Second- and...
Thursday 27 April 2023
OSATs see orders cut from fabless vendors
OSATs have experienced substantial cutbacks in orders for midrange chips from vendors including AMD and Broadcom, according to industry sources.
Thursday 27 April 2023
TSMC, UMC step up automotive IC deployment
TSMC and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both stepped up their deployments in the automotive IC field.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
OSATs continue to cut prices to maintain utilization rates
Leading Taiwan-based OSATs including Powertech Technology (PTI) and ASE Group are reducing prices amid ongoing cost pressures, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
TSMC, GF strike new contracts with car vendors
TSMC and GlobalFoundries have both struck long-term contracts with car vendors.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
What's behind the scenes of Tesla's big SiC cut ?
Rumors concerning the real reasons behind Tesla's decision to announce a 75% cut in SiC use for its future EVs have recently emerged, with some sources saying it has a lot to do with...