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Tuesday 22 March 2022
Server chip and component shortages likely to carry through 2022
Server-use chips and components remain in extremely tight supply, and their shortage will be more severe than that of notebook components and may stay unresolved through the end of...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
SSD control IC shortage to persist through 2022
Tight foundry capacities and shortages of ABF substrates continue to cause solid-state drive (SSD) control IC supply constraints, according to sources at backend houses.
Monday 21 March 2022
Elan gearing up to develop automotive ICs
Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics, specializing in touchpad controllers for notebook applications, is gearing up to accelerate the development of automotive ICs by gathering all...
Monday 21 March 2022
Silicon wafer suppliers continue to see orders from foundries despite end-market slowdown concerns
Silicon wafer companies and other upstream chipmaking material providers continue to see their production capacities fully utilized by the still strong pull-in of orders from foundries,...
Monday 21 March 2022
TSMC may triple CoWoS material purchases for Nvidia new HPC chips
Nvidia is set to launch new HPC GPU platforms for datacenter, AI and gaming applications in 2022, and its manufacturing partner TSMC reportedly is expected to triple order placements...
Monday 21 March 2022
Etron upbeat about niche-market DRAM outlook
IC design house Etron Technology has expressed optimism about the niche-market DRAM segment in 2022, with the supply-demand dynamics staying favorable to the Taiwan-based company.
Monday 21 March 2022
Competition in automotive CIS heats up with more entrants
The rapid growth of automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) has caused more security monitoring and consumer electronics manufacturers to enter the market.
Friday 18 March 2022
Demand for ESD protection chips to surge as PCIe 4.0 goes mainstream
PCIe4.0 is expected to emerge as a mainstream transmission interface standard for diverse notebooks and desktops in 2022, providing significant growth opportunities for ESD (electrostatic...
Friday 18 March 2022
Chinese carmakers developing auto chips
Chinese carmakers have begun deploying resources in semiconductor development, as chip shortage continues to haunt the automotive industry.
Friday 18 March 2022
Renesas halts operation at Japan plants after earthquake
Japan-based automotive chip vendor Renesas has suspended operations at two semiconductor plants and partially stopped output at a third in Japan after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck...
Friday 18 March 2022
Backend demand for TV SoCs, large-size DDIs may rebound in 2H22
TV SoC and large-size display driver IC (DDI) packaging demand will have a chance to rebound in the second half of 2022, as the FIFA World Cup 2022 slated for November 21-December...
Friday 18 March 2022
Airoha eyeing Taiwan stock market debut
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chipmaker Airoha Technology is looking to trade its shares on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB), paving the way for its plans for an initial public offering...
Friday 18 March 2022
Large-size DDI prices come under downward pressure
Prices for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) have come under downward pressure, due to TV sales staying in low gear and demand for PC and monitor applications facing a slight downturn,...
Friday 18 March 2022
RISC-V unicorn: Q&A with SiFive SVP Jack Kang
SiFive, a fabless semiconductor company and provider of open-source RISC-V processor designs, announced on March 16 that it has raised US$175 million in a Series F financing round,...
Friday 18 March 2022
IC designers upbeat about OLED DDI applications
While the handset industry's prospect is unclear, Taiwan's IC designers have perceived robust demand for display driver ICs (DDIs) for OLED screens, which are used in a widening range...