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Thursday 18 August 2022
IC design houses to see revenues drop further in August, September
Many IC design houses will likely see their revenue continue declining in August and September due to the ongoing inventory adjustments at major clients, according to industry sour...
Thursday 18 August 2022
Sunplus cautious about 2H22 amid macro headwinds
IC design house Sunplus Technology has expressed caution about its business prospects for the second half of 2022, as customers request shipment deferrals amid inflation and other...
Thursday 18 August 2022
Wi-Fi 6 SoC demand stays robust, say IC distributors
Wi-Fi 6 SoC demand has been robust with suppliers such as Realtek Semiconductor still incapable of fulfilling the orders they have on hand, according to sources at IC distributors.
Thursday 18 August 2022
Telecom spec upgrades in China to buoy Realtek
Realtek Semiconductor and its sales agent GMI Technology are poised to benefit from telecom infrastructure upgrades in China, as they have won major procurement bids introduced by...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
South Korea-based IC designers dominate global supply of OLED DDI
South Korea-based IC design houses together occupied 79% of the global supply of OLED display driver ICs (DDI) in the first quarter of 2022, South Korea-based ETNews cited...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
PCB players Eiso, Aurona see diversification efforts bear fruit
Taiwan-based niche-market PCB maker Eiso Enterprise and PCB materials vendor Aurona Industries have been diversifying their target market segments with the efforts bearing fruits,...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Chinese IC industry counts on chiplet to mitigate US sanctions
As US sanctions continue to intensify, China's semiconductor industry has been looking for ways to bypass the curbs. Chiplet, a modular approach of chip design that integrates multiple...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Robust vertical probe card demand to buoy MPI 3Q22 sales
Semiconductor probe card and test equipment supplier MPI continues to see a ramp-up in vertical probe card (VPC) orders for network communications and automotive chips. It is expected...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Silicone distributor Topco braces for weak 3Q22
Topco Technologies, which distributes silicone materials for Japan-based Shin-Etsu Chemical, expects weak performance in the third quarter of 2022 due to inventory correction in the...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Foundries see IC design houses scale back orders for 4Q22
Foundries particularly second- and third-tier players continue to see their fabless clients scale back orders that will drag down further their fab capacity utilization in the fourth...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Notebook PCB specialists expect flat performance in 2H22
Notebook PCB specialists HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will be striving to keep their second-half 2022 revenues on par with first-half levels amid volatile market...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Net Zero Series (3): Transcene, 'unknown consultant' behind TSMC
Transcene, an urban miner and advocate for the circular economy, has assisted its semiconductor clients such as TSMC and ASE in closing the material loops.
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Is chip shortage ending? Fusion Worldwide sees rough waters at least for another quarter
During the peak of chip crunch, when big automotive manufacturers are securing long-term agreements with chip makers to keep their supply chain humming, those in critical need of...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Panel vendors gearing up for automotive display boom
Potential growth in the automotive display market segment is encouraging panel suppliers such as AUO to step up their deployments in the field, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Taiwan IC design service companies expect limited impact from new US export bans on China
Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers, with many engaged in the development of China's homegrown chips and processors, expect limited impacts from tougher US controls...