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Tuesday 22 November 2022
ASEAN still can not replace Chinese manufacturing
Changes in the supply chain are brewing due to policy changes in China. Compared with what China was previously able to offer companies that established factories locally, strict...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Rising VCM sales boost Audix gross margin in 3Q22
Taiwan-based Audix saw its gross margin grow to a 40-quarter high of nearly 27% in Q3 2022 from Q2's 18.92%, thanks to strong sales of voice coil motor (VCM) components used in handset...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Foxconn names Chiang Shang-yi as semiconductor strategy officer
Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has named semiconductor veteran Chiang Shang-yi as its semiconductor strategy officer.
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Qualcomm's self-design CPU Oryon has gone a long way; now in good position
In this year's Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm only gave small announcements about its self-made CPU, titled Oryon. Besides the estimation that it'll gradually enter the chip production...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
PCB materials supplier Eternal Materials expects flat performance in 4Q22
Eternal Materials, which supplies resins, dry film photoresists and other upstream PCB materials, expects to see its fourth-quarter sales to stay at roughly the same levels of the...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
OLED DDI design houses remain optimistic about demand
Although demand for OLED DDI (display driver ICs) in the fourth quarter of 2022 is short of the expectation made in early 2022, relevant IC design houses including Novatek Microelectronics...
Monday 21 November 2022
Tech-app integrators, system architects, business model innovators badly needed in Taiwan, says MediaTek
Three major categories of talent will be badly needed to support the future growth of Taiwan's semiconductor industry and accelerate the development of digital technology, according...
Monday 21 November 2022
Morris Chang confirms future 3nm TSMC capacity in US
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang, at the press conference on November 21 at the Office of the President Taiwan, confirmed that the foundry's...
Monday 21 November 2022
Compeq Manufacturing gains global foothold for PCBs used in LEO satellites
Compeq Manufacturing, in 2017, began to supply PCBs used in ground receiving stations for US-based operators of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and has become the main supplier of...
Monday 21 November 2022
Nvidia set to launch lower-spec AI GPU for sales to China
Nvidia is expected to advance the rollout of a downgraded version of its AI chips, dubbed AI 800, for shipments to Chinese clients in response to restrictions on its China-bound sales...
Monday 21 November 2022
IC design capability underpins Taiwan's AI power, according to Taiwan's digital affairs minister
At Taiwan AI Academy's annual event between November 18 - 19, Taiwan's Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, pointed out that Taiwan has the advantage to design specialized chips...
Monday 21 November 2022
Taiwan's 'Chips Act' sheds light on the real challenge faced by small and medium IC deisgn houses
The new semiconductor subsidies package recently unveiled by the Taiwanese government, nicknamed Taiwan's Chips Act, has triggered debates within Taiwan's industry as a result of...
Friday 18 November 2022
Taiwan amendment to chip law may benefit only a few
Taiwan's amendment to a chip law aiming to defend the global competitiveness of the country's chipmaking industry may benefit only a few big companies, according to industry source...
Friday 18 November 2022
Qualcomm surrounds all platforms with AI technology; AR and PC applications receiving attention
During the second day of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2022, the focus is on mobile devices other than phones, including PC, sound, wearables, and XR. The company has announced the...
Friday 18 November 2022
Taiwan chipmakers eyeing metalens opportunities
Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor and optical sensor companies are all gearing up for a boom in demand for metalens-based VR and AR devices from Meta, Sony and other vendors, according...