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Wednesday 8 March 2023
SkyWater and Weebit announced the inclusion of ReRAM IP in 130nm process for applications in automotive, defense and beyond
Israel-based Weebit Nano and US-based SkyWater Technology have announced the availability of Weebit's resistive RAM (ReRAM) IP in SkyWater's 130nm CMOS (S130) process. SkyWater customers...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
ChatGPT to drive AI CPU upgrades for PCs
As ChatGPT embraces the speech-to-text capability and incorporates Whisper APIs, the semiconductor supply chain and terminal electronics devices associated with speech recognition...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
GaAs foundry Win Semi posts decreased February revenue
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has reported revenue for February 2023 of NT$858 million (US$28 million), down 52.1% on year and about 1% sequentially.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Global semiconductor sales drop 5% in January
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported that global semiconductor industry sales totaled US$41.3 billion in January 2023, a 5.2% decrease from the December 2022 total...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Taiwan panel makers keen on diversifying production sites
In the face of geopolitical uncertainty, Taiwan-based panel manufacturers, such as AUO and Innolux, are diversifying their manufacturing bases.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Panel makers remain cautious about ramping utilization rates
LCD panel makers remain cautious about ramping up the utilization rates of their LCD fabs, although TV panel prices have begun bouncing up, and quotes for IT applications show signs...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Supply chain braces for impact from Inspur blacklisting
The supply chain is bracing for the fallout of the blacklisting of China-based server manufacturer Inspur Group by the US Department of Commerce on March 3.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Zhen Ding remains focused on high-end PCB and IC substrate offerings
Zhen Ding Technology, a PCB and IC substrate supplier that saw its cumulative 2023 revenue increase by nearly 10% year on year through February, remains focused on high-end offerin...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Huawei quietly growing IC design capability
Huawei continues to strengthen its IC design operations, including subsidiary HiSilicon, still playing an important role in China's homegrown IC design development.
Tuesday 7 March 2023
Infineon and UMC extend automotive partnership with long-term agreement for 40nm eNVM microcontroller production
Infineon Technologies and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced a long-term strategic cooperation agreement to multiply capacity for the production of Infineon...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
IDMs upbeat about market prospects for automotive chips
Despite automotive chip customer pull-in momentum reportedly weakening, IDMs in the US and Europe are still highly optimistic about market prospects for the chip segment whose supply...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
ASIC designer Sondrel extends multi-year EDA license with Synopsys
UK-based fabless ASIC designer Sondrel has extended its multi-year, multi-million-dollar license agreement with Synopsys for its state-of-the-art EDA tools so that it will run for...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
IT = India + Taiwan: DIGITIMES President's six information industry development suggestions for India
"Taiwan is not a competitor to India because we don't do branding; we can be your partner."
Tuesday 7 March 2023
IC design houses under pressure from high fab costs
Cost pressure on IC design houses will last into the second half of 2023 as Taiwanese wafer fabs are showing little intention of lowering their manufacturing service quotes.
Monday 6 March 2023
DDI firm Fitipower sees operations hit bottom in 1Q23
Fitipower Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group specializing in display driver ICs (DDI), has seen customer orders, particularly those from the TV sector, gradually...