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Tuesday 7 June 2022
Global semiconductor sales increase in April, SIA says
Worldwide semiconductor sales came to US$50.9 billion in April 2022, rising 21.1% over the April 2021 total of US$42.0 billion and 0.7% more than the March 2022 total of US$50.6 billion,...
Tuesday 7 June 2022
Samsung falters in semiconductor progress despite earlier switch to EUV tech
Samsung Electronics' three semiconductor business divisions - memory, system LSI, and foundry - seem to have encountered development bottlenecks, which might be a result of ill-advised...
Tuesday 7 June 2022
Apple unveils re-designed MacBook Air with new M2 chip
Apple has introduced a redesigned MacBook Air and an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro, both powered by the new M2 chip. With an all-new, thin design, MacBook Air also features a larger...
Tuesday 7 June 2022
Dynamic supply chain management is the new normal
According to the top management of a cetain components distributor, 2022 will definitely be the year of dynamic management, which will not only be a short-term strategy, but may even...
Tuesday 7 June 2022
China panel vendors keen on building next-gen OLED fabs
Samsung Display is reportedly constructing an 8.5G line for the production of OLED panels with fellow China-based peers, including BOE Technology and InfoVision Optoelectronics (Kunshan),...
Tuesday 7 June 2022
China smartphone SoC shipments fall
Only 17.6 million smartphone SoC solutions were shipped for models rolled out in China in April 2022, down 21.6% on month and 12.1% on year, according to data compiled by CINNO Res...
Monday 6 June 2022
In-memory computing crucial for big data analysis acceleration
The emerging AI and 5G technologies have accelerated big data processing and analysis sharply driving demand for diverse AIoT chips and devices, and next-generation in-memory computing...
Monday 6 June 2022
IC Insights reiterates 2022 semiconductor outlook of 11% growth
Despite rampant inflation and other macro headwinds, IC Insights continues to anticipate an 11% increase in total semiconductor sales this year - the same growth rate that was forecast...
Thursday 2 June 2022
Global semiconductor equipment billings grow 5% in 1Q22, says SEMI
Global semiconductor equipment billings grew 5% on year to US$24.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to SEMI.
Thursday 2 June 2022
ASE intros VIPack advanced packaging solutions
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), a member of ASE Technology, has introduced VIPack as its family of vertically integrated package solutions including 3D heterogeneous integration...
Thursday 2 June 2022
EV chip costs may exceed battery costs, says China car vendor
With Bosch and other tier-one suppliers looking to negotiate higher chip prices with customers, the cost of electric vehicle (EV) chips may exceed that of batteries, according to...
Thursday 2 June 2022
Manufacturing has become most popular target of hackers, says TXOne Networks
Bolstering operational technology (OT) security is a budding awareness among semiconductor suppliers, as the manufacturing industry has become the most popular target of hackers,...
Thursday 2 June 2022
Cutting DDI production orders not an easy deal: Q&A with Chipbond Technology chair Fei-Jain Wu
Taiwan-based Chipbond Technology, now holding the world's largest backend capacity for panel display driver ICs (DDI), continues to deepen cooperation with local OSAT Orient Semiconductor...
Thursday 2 June 2022
WillSemi eyeing increased stake in Ingenic
China-based Will Semiconductor (WillSemi) plans to increase its stake in fellow chipmaker Ingenic Semiconductor, said sources familiar with the matter, as the CMOS image sensor vendor...
Thursday 2 June 2022
Analog IC shortage may start to ease in 2H22
The analog IC supply has been tight but may start to loosen in the second half of 2022, which could force related IC suppliers in Taiwan to change their pricing strategies for the...