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Friday 26 November 2021
US puts China quantum computing companies on trade blacklist
The US Department of Commerce has imposed trade sanctions on a total of 27 foreign companies with 12 of them based in China, 13 in Pakistan, one in Japan and one in Singapore. These...
Friday 26 November 2021
PCB and IC substrate equipment makers see order visibility extended to 2H22
Taiwan-based equipment suppliers engaged in the PCB and IC substrate sectors have seen order visibility extended to the second half of next year, thanks to their clients increasing...
Friday 26 November 2021
Taiwan IC design houses brace for profit erosion
Taiwan-based IC design houses particularly second-tier players are poised to see their profits eroded by rising foundry costs in 2022, as their customers are increasingly reluctant...
Friday 26 November 2021
PCIe Gen4 SSD demand for PCs to grow robustly in 2022, says Phison
Flash device controller IC specialist Phison Electronics expects demand for PCIe Gen4 storage devices to grow robustly in 2022, thanks to its rising adoption among notebooks.
Friday 26 November 2021
EDAs to play crucial role in upcoming 3D IC era
Going beyond Moore's Law has become an important force driving advanced semiconductor technology. Top companies such as TSMC, Samsung Electronics and Intel are all already seeing...
Friday 26 November 2021
Samsung eyes reduced dependence on Qualcomm chips
Samsung Electronics will reportedly increase the production of its Exynos chipsets for Galaxy smartphones to raise the proportion of its in-house processors in Galaxy devices and...
Thursday 25 November 2021
OLED DDI supply may fall short of demand in 2022
OLED display driver ICs (DDI) supply may fall short of demand in 2022, with the chip shortage likely to disrupt shipments for smartphones, according to industry sources.
Thursday 25 November 2021
Nuvoton intros battery monitoring ICs for next-gen vehicles
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has expanded its product portfolio to include battery monitoring ICs for next-generation vehicles, and is set to enter volume production of such...
Thursday 25 November 2021
EVs the biggest business opportunity for Taiwan since PCs, says PSMC chairman Frank Huang
Electric vehicles (EV) have been one of the most talked-about topics of 2021. In Taiwan, in addition to Foxconn's MIH Alliance recently surpassing 2,000 members, Powerchip Semiconductor...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Audio IC shortage easing
Notebook-use audio IC shortages are easing, with the supply shortfall expected to narrow next year, according to industry sources.
Thursday 25 November 2021
TSMC outsources part of CoWoS packaging production to OSATs
TSMC has outsourced part of its chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging to OSATs including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Samsung looks to involve domestic IC designers in 3nm foundry ecosystem
Samsung Electronics has introduced a new strategy to quickly involve South Korean IC designers in the 3nm foundry ecosystem by strengthening its 3nm semiconductor foundry design support...
Thursday 25 November 2021
LCD TV panel prices to rebound in 1Q21 or 2Q21, says AUO president
Better-than-expected TV sales during China's Double 11 online shopping festival signals that global demand for TVs is beginning to pick up, and LCD TV panel prices will rebound in...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Industry watch: Taiwan, a game changer
According to the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the global semiconductor manufacturing revenue including wafer foundry and IC package and testing industries, grew...
Thursday 25 November 2021
GaN Systems, USI partner to accelerate GaN adoption in EVs
GaN Systems has announced a strategic partnership with Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a subsidiary of ASE Technology, to co-develop GaN power modules for the electric vehicle...