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Wednesday 4 August 2021
Supply of LED driver ICs 20-30% short of demand, says Macroblock
Along with increasing demand for fine-pitch LED displays and lighting products, global supply of LED driver ICs has been 20-30% short of demand, according to Taiwan-based LED driver...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Foundry quotes for mature processes to rise through 1Q22
Taiwan-based 8- and 12-inch foundries are all poised to raise their quotes for mature process technologies at a quarterly pace of at least 5-10% through the first quarter of 2022,...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Unisoc raises smartphone chip prices
China's Unisoc has raised its smartphone chip prices by about 25% with the new pricing becoming effective starting August, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 4 August 2021
VIS expects another quarter of record sales
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue of between NT$11.5 billion (US$411.9 million) and NT$11.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021,...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Notebook shipments to see weak growth in 3Q21
Global notebook shipments wee weaker than expected in second-quarter 2021, thanks to components shortages. Global notebook...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
India to ban Chinese solar imports
Industrial sources indicated that the Indian government is blocking China's solar modules from coming to India, in an attempt to reduce dependence on China.
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Global semiconductor sales rise in 2Q21
Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$133.6 billion during the second quarter of 2021, up 8.3% sequentially and 29.2% from a year earlier, according to SIA.
Tuesday 3 August 2021
China smartphone AP shipments to grow 7% in 3Q21
About 218 million smartphone application processors (APs) were shipped to China-based handset vendors in the second quarter of 2021, up about 3% sequentially, according to Digitimes...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
China PCB maker DSBJ to step into IC substrate market
China's PCB maker Dongshan Precision Manufacturing (DSBJ) has disclosed plans to invest CNY1.5 billion (US$232.1 million) in establishing a new wholly-owned subsidiary that will be...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
IC design houses form alliances to strengthen competitiveness
IC designers in Taiwan are poised to embrace the most lucrative year in 2021 amid the persistent crunch of chips, but they are also facing increasing cost pressure on developing new-generation...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Taiwan networking IC suppliers gain shifted orders
IC design houses, such as MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor, have landed a ramp-up in orders from Taiwan-based networking device makers, which are encountering longer delivery lead...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Standard IC supply to stay tight in short term
The supply of standard ICs including LCD driver ICs, MOSFET chips, 4- and 8-bit MCUs, and specialty DRAM chips will remain tight in the short term, as foundries give their supply...
Monday 2 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Apple to adopt more IPD chips
Apple is expected to adopt more integrated passive devices for its new products, boosting businesses at its manufacturing...
Monday 2 August 2021
TSMC, Amkor to process IPD chips for new Apple devices
Apple is expected to significantly increase the adoption of IPD (integrated passive devices) for new iPhones and other iOS products, providing robust business opportunities for manufacturing...
Monday 2 August 2021
Taiwan DDI chip suppliers poised to enjoy strong 3Q21
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers including Fitipower Integrated Technology, FocalTech Systems, Himax Technologies, Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and...