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Thursday 3 March 2022
India fabless IC startup Steradian joins hands with Astra
Indian fabless semiconductor startup Steradian Semiconductor has formalized cooperation with communication systems provider Astra Microwave Products to produce radar modules, the...
Thursday 3 March 2022
PCB equipment makers poised for thriving sales in 2022
Taiwan's PCB equipment makers are poised to embrace another prosperous year in 2022, as their full capacity utilization will persist through at least the end of the third quarter,...
Thursday 3 March 2022
Chip shipments for consumer devices back to seasonal pattern in 1Q22
With pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy gradually subsiding, IC designers are seeing their shipments for consumer electronics return to traditional sales pattern in the first quarter...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Highlights of the day: TSMC refuses to sell chips to Russia
Due to sanctions on Russia, TSMC has stopped selling chips to Russia, but the amount of lost revenue is so tiny that...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Taiwan makers see promising PA demand for defense applications
Taiwan-based companies engaged in the supply of compound semiconductor power amplifiers (PA) for defense applications are optimistic about demand in the long term, according to industry...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Uneven chip inventories continue to challenge server ODMs
Server ODMs including Mitac Computing Technology and Wiwynn continue to deal with challenges arising from mixed levels of chip inventories, which may persist throughout the first...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Semiconductor industry capex to surge 24% in 2022
After surging 36% in 2021, semiconductor industry capital spending is forecast to jump 24% in 2022 to a new all-time high of US$190.4 billion, according to IC Insights.
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Onsemi to sell another fab
Onsemi, a supplier of intelligent power and sensing technologies, has said the company is executing on its "fab-liter" manufacturing strategy by striking another deal to divest wafer...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
MediaTek intros Dimensity 8000 series for premium 5G smartphones
MediaTek has unveiled the Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8000 system-on-chips (SoCs) to power premium 5G smartphones.
Tuesday 1 March 2022
MediaTek to acquire 18.5% stake in ZillTek through subsidiaries
MediaTek has announced that through subsidiaries Hsu-Ta investment and MediaTek Capital, the company plans to subscribe to the new shares to be issued by ZillTek Technology, a fabless...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Upstream supply chain expects order reduction for handsets, notebooks
The upstream supply chains of handsets and notebooks are expected to witness order cuts starting in the second quarter of 2022 as demand for the related end products continues shrinking,...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
PMIC, MCU crunch compounded by COVID infections in Suzhou
The shortage of power management ICs (PMIC) and MCUs has been compounded by a recent surge in COVID-19 infections in China's Suzhou that caused many semiconductor firms to temporarily...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Qualcomm unveils 5G, Wi-Fi 7 innovations at MWC
Qualcomm has demonstrated its latest wireless innovations at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), including what it said is the world's first 5G AI processor, as well as a new Wi-Fi 7...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Fitpower's Lin discusses DDI for e-paper, automotive displays
LCD DDI (display driver IC) and power management IC design house Fitpower Integrated Technology has looked to potential demand for DDI products used in electronic paper (e-paper)...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
New UMC fab in Singapore to generate profit in 1st year of operation
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics' (UMC) new 12-inch fab in Singapore is expected to generate profits in its first year of operation, according to industry sources.