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Wednesday 12 January 2022
Supply of server PWM IC, network chips stays tight
The supply of server-use power management ICs, and network and communication chips remains tight, with the chip shortages likely to start easing as early as the second half of this...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
MediaTek on track to see revenue top US$20 billion in 2022
MediaTek, which saw its revenue climb 53.2% on year to a record high of NT$493.415 billion (US$17.81 billion) in 2021, is on track to see its revenue top US$20 billion this year,...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Aspeed scores record business results for 2021
Taiwan-based remote server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology expects to post record profits in 2021 along with its revenues for the year surging 18.7% on year to...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Japan voices support for Taiwan's CPTPP accession and urges more collaboration in semiconductor
In a virtual session of the Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Conference held on January 11, Mitsuo Ohashi, chairman of Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, expressed support for Taiwan's...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Industry watch: The benchmarks and opportunities of the IC design industry
Founded in 1997, MediaTek originated from the UMC Group which was founded in the 1980s. The management team has witnessed the wonderful era "from micrometer to sub-microns" in Taiwan...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Highlights of the day: Rising costs may dent TSMC profit in 2022
Strong demand for foundry services is expected to boost TSMC's 2022 sales, but its profits for this year may be dented...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see limited impact from power outage at Hua Hong fabs
A recent power outage at Hua Hong Semiconductor's wafer fabs located at the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai has so far had a limited impact on Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers' deliveries,...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers gearing up for robust RF, PA demand
Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries including Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), and epi-wafer suppliers such as Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Distributors of ICs, materials upbeat about demand for servers in 2022
Semiconductor material distributors are optimistic about demand from the server sector in 2022, particularly from US cloud service platforms (CSP) operators Google, Meta, Microsoft...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
TSMC to enjoy 30% revenue surge in 2022
TSMC is expected to see its revenue in US dollar terms grow about 30% to another record high in 2022, but may face challenges to keep profit growth going, according to sources at...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
GlobalWafers reports record 2021 revenue
Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers saw its revenue climb by over 10% on year to a record high of NT$61.13 billion (US$2.21 billion) in 2021.
Tuesday 11 January 2022
OLED DDI demand to boom for handset, automotive applications in 2022
OLED display drive IC (DDI) demand for handset and automotive applications is set to grow sharply in 2022 allowing DDI backend specialists ChipMos Technologies and Chipbond Technology...
Monday 10 January 2022
Highlights of the day: Foundry houses unlikely to raise quotes in 2Q22
Taiwan-based foundries are likely to avoid raising IC manufacturing service quotes in the second quarter of 2022,...
Monday 10 January 2022
Lead times for high-end SoC testers extend to over 6 months, says Advantest
It will take at least six months for Advantest to deliver its high-end SoC testing equipment as shortage of key chip components needed to power the equipment has constrained the company's...
Monday 10 January 2022
Global wafer foundry industry analysis and forecast, 2022
Digitimes Research believes 2021 were a fruitful year for the global foundry industry thanks to strong order momentum and is optimistic about its outlook going into 2022.