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Wednesday 8 February 2023
Chinese panel makers see significant profit declines in 2022
Most China-based panel makers experienced significant profit declines in 2022, with some slipping into the red, highlighting the severe impacts of the low panel prices stretched over...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
PCB supplier Zhen Ding says capacity expansion remains on track
PCB and IC substrate supplier Zhen Ding Technology has said it will continue to push forward its capacity expansion projects in 2023, with its first ABF substrate production facilities...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
When will DDI market turn around?
Novatek Microelectronics is about to hold its earnings call, and what market outlook the top Taiwanese supplier of display driver ICs (DDI) will give for the chip segment is highly...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Undeterred by US ban, Chinese equipment makers prepare to go public
Since the start of 2023, the US has continued to crack down on China's semiconductor development. However, Chinese semiconductor companies are still going through pre-listing tutoring,...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
IDMs keen to launch SiC power chips and modules for EVs
As SIC power chips are increasingly applied to EV inverters, many IDMs are not only expanding production capacity but also keenly launching products and solutions to meet robust market...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Wi-Fi 7 router development sees fast progress
First-tier networking chip suppliers are stepping up efforts introducing Wi-Fi 6E into mainstream high-end and midrange product lines, but they are eyeing much more keenly on Wi-Fi...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
China SiC semiconductor companies see losses in 2022
Several Chinese firms involved in the domestic silicon carbide (SiC) industry supply chain have warned of net losses in 2022.
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Skyworks posted a double-digit fall in sales and profit
As the smartphone market in China is facing challenges due to a weak economy and the pandemic, wireless solutions provider Skyworks posted an annual drop in both sales and profit...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Global semiconductor sales increase 3.2% in 2022 despite second-half slowdown
Worldwide semiconductor sales totaled US$573.5 billion in 2022, the highest-ever annual total and an increase of 3.2% compared to the 2021 total of US$555.9 billion, according to...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Nodar innovates stereo vision calibration for autonomous vehicles
Stereo vision, first utilized as far back as in the late 1800s, is now entering the autonomous driving space. Nodar, a Boston-based software company, is developing an algorithm to...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
MediaTek, Realtek await pick-up in orders for Wi-Fi chips
Both MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor believe that a wave of Wi-Fi 6/6E upgrades is still in progress and that basic demand has not abated. Wi-Fi chip sales can still contribute...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
How do SMEs survive while analog IC giants grow through acquisition?
The analog IC industry is more resilient than other semiconductor sub-sectors, with better value output not only during the two economic downturns in the past 10 years, but also inventory...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Excess 4G handset chip inventories hit foundries
Excess 4G handset chip inventories, including application processors and power amplifiers (PA), are dragging down fab utilization rates at related foundries, according to industry...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek look to India, Southeast Asia for mobile SoC sales growth
Qualcomm and MediaTek are both looking to emerging markets such as India and Southeast Asia for growth in mobile SoC sales this year, as overall confidence in the mobile phone supply...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
China revving up homegrown chipmaking equipment development
Among the growing ambiguity in the global environment, a number of well-developed semiconductor equipment manufacturers based in China have emerged, with some already capable...