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Friday 11 March 2022
SMIC sees Jan-Feb revenue surge 59% on year
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has issued a company filing with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong disclosing that its cumulative 2022 revenue through February climbed...
Friday 11 March 2022
IC design houses expect lower-than-expected shipments in 1H22
Taiwan-based IC design houses have quietly revised downward their shipment targets for the first half of 2022, due mainly to disappointing smartphone sales, according to industry...
Friday 11 March 2022
Automotive component orders picking up
Automotive component suppliers, such as cooling fan maker Yen Sun Technology, have seen customer orders pick up substantially, which may indicate an easing of chip shortages, according...
Friday 11 March 2022
China chip firms expand investment in GaN semiconductors
China-based semiconductor companies, including Innoscience, Sanan Optoelectronics, and Enkris Semiconductor, are stepping up their investment in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors...
Friday 11 March 2022
Silicon IP provider M31 expects up to 20% revenue increase in 2022
Taiwan-based silicon IP provider M31 Technology expects its revenue in US dollar terms to grow 15-20% in 2022, thanks to robust demand from its foundry and fabless customers.
Friday 11 March 2022
Taiwan IC design houses focus more on automotive electronics
Taiwan-based IC design houses including display driver IC (DDI) companies, network IC specialist, and suppliers of sensors, audio chips and MEMS microphones have all put increased...
Thursday 10 March 2022
UMC and VIS February revenues up, TSMC down
Pure-play wafer foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) each saw revenue grow by a slight 1.6% sequentially in February, while revenue...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Apple orders account for 26% of TSMC 2021 revenue
TSMC saw revenue generated from orders placed by its largest customer climb about 20% on year to NT$405.4 billion (US$14.3 billion) in 2021, or nearly 26% of the foundry's total wafer...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Taiwan LCD monitors – 4Q 2021
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments increased sequentially for two quarters straight in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 4.3% from a quarter ago, but down 5.9% on year.Taiwan's PC monitor...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Specialty gas provider Ingentec plans Taiwan OTC listing in April
Ingentec, which specializes in specialty gases for chipmaking, will be listed on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) stock market in mid-April, after it posted robust revenue growth...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Phison looking to expand automotive storage market presence
NAND flash device controller specialist Phison Electronics has had its solutions pass ISO 26262 automotive functional safety and development process certification, and is looking...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Toshiba worried over semiconductor material supply from Ukraine
Japanese companies fled Russia amid war with Ukraine and subsequent economic sanctions. Toshiba worried supply of semiconductor materials from Ukraine might be disrupted; Panasonic...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Rising adoption of Wi-Fi 6, 10G PON to buoy Realtek in 1H22
With Wi-Fi 6, 10G PON (passive optical network) gaining penetration, networking IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor will be able to maintain stable revenue performance in the first...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
TSMC plans price hike for 8-inch foundry services
TSMC plans a 10-20% price hike for its 8-inch foundry services, with the new prices to be effective starting the third quarter of 2022, according to sources at IC design houses.
Wednesday 9 March 2022
MediaTek seeing handset AP inventory swell
MediaTek has seen its inventory level for handset application processors (including 4G and 5G ones) swell to 160-180 days from past regular levels of around 100 days, due mainly to...