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Monday 22 August 2022
Beyond smartphone: AIoT grows in importance in MediaTek's strategy
Long driven by smartphone chips sales, MediaTek, the world's 5th largest IC design house by revenue as of first-quarter 2022, is gearing up for growth potential in the connectivity...
Monday 22 August 2022
AMD seen not to hike prices for mainstream core chips for PCs
Intel has disclosed plans to hike its CPU prices by 10-20% starting October, but AMD is not expected to follow suit amid the waning terminal market demand, according to industry so...
Monday 22 August 2022
IC design houses mull asking TSMC to halve quote hikes for 2023
Taiwan IC design houses are mulling a move to renegotiate with TSMC on foundry prices for 2023, looking to have the chip manufacturing partner halve its quote hike to 3% for mature...
Monday 22 August 2022
Power restriction in western China has little impact on panel supply
The provincial government of Sichuan, western China, restricted power supply to local factories during August 15-20 and this will have a little substantial impact on overall supply...
Monday 22 August 2022
Samsung to invest US$15 billion and recruit global talent for new semiconductor R&D complex
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y Lee led his top executives to break ground for a new semiconductor research and development complex on August 19, and announced plans to invest...
Monday 22 August 2022
India roundup: India's semiconductor end products market likely to reach US$300 billion by 2026
As India strives to build its first semiconductor fab, Lam Research views this as an opportunity for expansion in the Indian market, while companies such as Ola Electric and Mahindra...
Friday 19 August 2022
Qualcomm's diversification strategy: back to datacenter?
Is Qualcomm's return to the data center market a part of its diversification strategy? According to the latest report from Bloomberg, the company seems to be contemplating...
Friday 19 August 2022
VIA edge AI solutions attract orders from Toyota Material Handling Taiwan
VIA Technologies' edge AI solutions for smart transportation have attracted orders from Toyota Material Handling Taiwan, according to the Taiwan-based company specializing in embedded...
Friday 19 August 2022
Taiwan is top choice for semiconductor investment, says MOEA
While the US and EU have stepped up efforts wooing semiconductor manufacturers, Taiwan is the top choice for investments in semiconductor sectors, according to Ministry of Economic...
Friday 19 August 2022
Samsung to be hit by tougher US-imposed China chip ban
With the US tightening restrictions on China's access to chipmaking gear, such a development will have a negative impact on Samsung Electronics and other major Korea-based chipmakers,...
Friday 19 August 2022
Backend demand for automotive MCUs, MPUs stays robust
Backend demand for automotive MCUs and MPUs remains in high gear, with OSATs and packaging materials suppliers seeing clear order visibility through the end of this year, according...
Friday 19 August 2022
HannStar Display to maintain high capacity utilization
HannStar Display will strive to maintain its LCD production capacity utilization rate at 90-95% on average in the second half of 2022 as the pace of order pull-ins from clients remain...
Friday 19 August 2022
Innolux to scale back output further
Innolux plans to scale back further its output, which will result in an 11-13% shipment decline sequentially in the third quarter, according to sources at the panel maker.
Friday 19 August 2022
TSMC fab toolmakers still on growth track
The second half of 2022 is set to be particularly weak for many high-tech businesses, but Taiwan-based fab toolmakers engaged in TSMC's supply chain remain on track for sales growth...
Friday 19 August 2022
IC design houses conservative about demand for year-end shopping season
IC design houses remain cautious about demand during the year-end shopping season this year, given uncertainty in order visibility, according to industry sources.