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Thursday 31 March 2022
GigaDevice gearing up for automotive MCU sampling
GigaDevice has taped out its in-house developed automotive-grade MCUs and is ready to ship samples to clients for validation, according to the China-based company.
Thursday 31 March 2022
Supplyframe suggests resilient designs to mitigate supply chain disruptions
The global electronics value chain has faced multiple challenges in recent years. However, the disruptions are also opportunities for companies to improve their sourcing process and...
Thursday 31 March 2022
Japan looks to revive semiconductor industry
Japan is under great pressure to find solutions to revive its semiconductor industry, as the ongoing chip shortages and high semiconductor supply chain disruption risks remain major...
Thursday 31 March 2022
Chinese chipmakers target analog IC market
Rapid growth of the new energy vehicle (NEV) market and rising demand for analog chips used in automotive electronics is promoting the expansion of global analog chip manufacturers,...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Samsung to stop taking DDR3 orders after 2022
Samsung Electronics has notified customers that the company will take DDR3 chip orders until the end of 2022 and fulfill the orders for deliveries until the end of 2023, according...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
MediaTek, Qualcomm likely to cut quotes for 5G SoCs in 2Q22
A price war between major 5G handset AP suppliers MediaTek and Qualcomm is likely to kick off in the second quarter of the year, while China-based smartphone vendors are slowing down...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Samsung remains top semiconductor vendor in 4Q21
Samsung has maintained its position atop the semiconductor industry in Omdia's fourth-quarter 2021 analysis of the industry. In a year that saw the industry set a new record of more...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
ASM unveils expansion in Singapore to meet demand for advanced semiconductors
ASM International has unveiled its Singapore manufacturing facility and operations hub, and the groundbreaking of a second manufacturing floor at the site.
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Concerns raised about COVID impact on IC, IT sectors
Concerns have been raised about the impact of COVID lockdowns in China on the IC and IT industry supply chains this year.
Tuesday 29 March 2022
IC design houses conservative about shipments for handsets
Taiwan-based IC design houses are cautious about their shipments for handsets in the second quarter of 2022, and are uncertain about their sales prospects for the third quarter, despite...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Keeping high inventory becomes essential, say IC distributors
Keeping a relatively high inventory level has become an essential strategy for businesses in the wake of challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to sources at IC...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
India's fabless startups may add to foundry investors' interest
As an emerging economy, India is becoming increasingly well-known for its startups. Even before the Indian government began to doll out incentives to encourage local semiconductor...
Monday 28 March 2022
STMicro to raise chip prices in 2Q22, other IDMs expected to follow suit
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific has notified its distributors about price increases for all its product lines in the second quarter of 2022, which may encourage other automotive and...
Monday 28 March 2022
IDMs, backend partners expanding automotive CIS capacity
International IDMs such as Onsemi and Sony are keenly expanding capacities for automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) to meet ever-mounting demand for ADAS applications, and their backend...
Monday 28 March 2022
Golden decade looming for LEO satellite supply chain players
LEO (low Earth orbit) satellite communications will likely enter its first year of commercialization in 2022 and embrace a golden decade of development in the near future, prompting...