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Thursday 10 November 2022
Germany blocks sale of two chipmakers to China
Germany on Wednesday blocked the sale of two chipmakers to Chinese investors because of a potential threat to security.
Thursday 10 November 2022
IBM unveils 433 qubit quantum processor and next-gen IBM Quantum System Two
At the IBM Quantum Summit 2022 held on Nov 9, IBM announced new breakthrough advancements in quantum hardware and software, including the new 433 qubit "Osprey" processor, while outlining...
Thursday 10 November 2022
MediaTek poised to ramp up flagship market share with Dimensity 9200 SoCs
MediaTek is set to aggressively ramp up its share of the flagship smartphone AP market with its newly launched Dimensity 9200 SoC, despite overall handset market demand remaining...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Chiplet interconnect startup Eliyan, backed by Intel and Micron, announced successful tape-out on TSMC's 5nm node
Chiplet interconnect startup Eliyan Corporation, based in Califronia, has raised US$40 million Series A funding, backed by four investors including Intel Capital and Micron Ventures...
Thursday 10 November 2022
IC design service provider PGC upbeat about 2023
Progate Group Corporation (PGC), which is among TSMC's design ecosystem partners, has expressed optimism about its operations in 2023 and will start to trade its shares on the Taipei...
Thursday 10 November 2022
DDI suppliers see replenishment demand for TVs
Display driver IC suppliers have seen a pick-up in DDI demand for TV applications, even though most orders are mainly short lead-time ones, according to industry sources.
Thursday 10 November 2022
Jaguar Land Rover partners with Wolfspeed for Silicon Carbide semiconductor technology supply for next-generation electric vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover and Wolfspeed have today announced a strategic partnership to supply Silicon Carbide semiconductors for next generation electric vehicles, delivering increased powertrain...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
China smartphone AP shipments, 3Q 2022
Shipments of application processors (APs) used in smartphones released by China-based brands went up 10.2% sequentially, but down 19.4% on year to reach 199.5 million units in the...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
IC design houses caught in dilemma over talent retention, tech R&D
Taiwan's IC designers are caught in a dilemma over whether to maitain talent and R&D momentum, or to maintain profitability amid the lingering market uncertainties, according...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Vivo develops image chips to combat freezing mobile phone market
Chinese mobile phone maker Vivo recently announced a new generation of self-developed image chips. Said image chip uses the AI-ISP architecture, bringing the low latency and high-performance...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
OSATs cautious in dealing with LTA violations by fabless clients
Taiwan's OSATs are increasingly cautious about whether or how to collect punitive payments from IC design houses violating capacity utilization agreements, as jointly tiding over...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Raydium cautious about sales prospects in 4Q22
Display driver IC supplier Raydium Semiconductor remains cautious about its sales performance in the fourth quarter of 2022, citing the ongoing inventory adjustments across many industry...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Novatek sees inventory return to appropriate level in 1Q23
Display driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics expects inventories held by handset and TV customers to return to appropriate levels in the first quarter of 2023 but is uncertain...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Generalplus sees 32-bit MCU shipments continue rising
Generalplus Technology continues to see its 32-bit MCU shipments ramp up despite a slowdown in shipments of its consumer MCU offerings, according to the fabless chipmaker.
Wednesday 9 November 2022
MediaTek introduces 4nm smartphone chip
MediaTek has introduced a new smartphone application processor series built on TSMC's second-generation 4nm process technology, and expects smartphones powered by the new chips to...