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Wednesday 18 January 2023
Samsung strikes LTAs for TV panels with AUO, CSOT, HKC
Samsung has struck LTAs for the supply of TV panels with AU Optronics (AUO), China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) and HKC, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 18 January 2023
LG Display to further scale down LCD TV panel production
LG Display (LGD) may continue to scale down its LCD TV panel production, having closed its 7.5G fab in Paju, South Korea, at the end of 2022, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 18 January 2023
IC design houses see gross margins remain under pressure
IC design houses will continue to see their gross margins stay under downward pressure in the first half of 2023, as major foundries insist on keeping prices static, according to...
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Foundries see stable demand for 22/28nm, 40nm process manufacturing
Fabless chipmakers' demand for 22/28nm and 40nm process nodes has been relatively stable compared with other processes, since a variety of end-market applications require these processes,...
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Semiconductor materials demand still promising
Despite chipmakers' near-term caution about market prospects, semiconductor materials demand remains promising in the longer term, according to market sources.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Chinese chip giant weighs IPOs, land sales to slash debt burden
Tsinghua Unigroup Co.'s new owners are exploring ways to stave off creditors after completing a $9 billion takeover, including industrial property sales and floating fast-growing...
Tuesday 17 January 2023
OmniVision eyeing three major applications with new CIS offerings in 2023
China-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) supplier OmniVision Technologies continues the release of new products despite market downturns, focusing on handset, automotive and metaverse...
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Himax sees 4Q22 revenue beat guidance
Display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies saw its fourth-quarter revenue climb 22.8% sequentially, which came far above its guidance of 4-8% growth.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Foundry PSMC cautious about 1Q23 outlook
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has expressed caution about its sales prospects for the first quarter of 2023 when its overall fab utilization rate...
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Processor vendors launch new products at CES while bracing for weak 1H23
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel, and Nvidia are bracing for the ongoing sluggish demand of end-market PCs and other consumer devices in the first half of 2023, but are pinning...
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Handset panel prices drop further in 1Q23
Price for handset panels have dropped further in the first quarter of 2023, while quotes for TV and IT display products hold steady, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Will Semiconductor sees profit fall in 2022
China-based Will Semiconductor (WillSemi), the parent company of OmniVision, has warned of an enormous inventory impairment loss resulting in a profit decline of as much as 80% in...
Monday 16 January 2023
Sparks will fly in electric-car trade war: Lionel Laurent
Will Ferrell's 2021 Super Bowl ad for General Motors Co. makes bleak viewing today. The actor's comic fury at being "out-EV'd" by Norway hit at a truth that was a point of pride for...
Monday 16 January 2023
Intel 13th Gen Core i9-13900KS brings unprecedented speed to desktop users
Intel has announced full details and availability for the new 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900KS, delivering up to 6.0GHz max turbo frequency out of the box to power world-class gaming...
Monday 16 January 2023
Rallying Japanese chip startup outshines recent big global IPOs
A Japanese chip design firm's share price has almost doubled since the stock debuted in Tokyo last year, outperforming similarly sized or bigger initial public offerings globally...