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Thursday 26 September 2019
UMC allowed to buy remaining stake in Mie Fujitsu
United Microelectronics (UMC) has satisfied all closing conditions, including final approval from all relevant government agencies, for the full acquisition of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor...
Thursday 26 September 2019
M31 develops IP solutions on multiple TSMC specialty processes
M31 Technology has announced its series of developments geared to optimize IP solutions for TSMC's specialty processes.
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Highlights of the day: AMD Ryzen processor delay blamed on unsatisfactory clock speeds
Last week's news about TSMC extending 7nm chip production lead time because of strong demand provoked knee-jerk speculation that it was the cause of AMD delaying the launch of its...
Wednesday 25 September 2019
More 12-inch wafer fabs come online in China
China-based foundries including Hua Hong Semiconductor, CanSemi Technology, and memory startup ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) have recently started operating their new 12-inch...
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Chipmakers eyeing entry-level to mid-tier 5G SoC market
The entry-level to mid-tier SoC solution segment has become the main battlefield for winning 5G SoC orders as major chip players including Qualcomm, MediaTek and Unisoc are gearing...
Wednesday 25 September 2019
AMD delays Ryzen 9 3950X launch due to unsatisfactory clock speeds, sources claim
Unsatisfactory clock speeds are the cause of AMD delaying launch of its 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X processor, which has nothing to do with support from its foundry partner TSMC, according...
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Highlights of the day: PC vendors brace for Intel CPU shortages again
PC vendors are bracing for a repeat of Intel's CPU shortages that had plagued the market for several quarters since mid 2018. Supply might have been improving earlier in the third...
Tuesday 24 September 2019
China homegrown processors to be ready for mass shipments in 2020
China's homegrown processor makers will be ready for commercial shipments of their newly developed CPUs and GPUs in 2020, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Supply chain upbeat about mini LED sector in 2020
Strong demand for mini LED in 2020 is expected offer related equipment suppliers, driver IC vendors, panel makers and materials distributors lucrative business opportunities.
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Semiconductor demand from industrial applications continues to sizzle in 2018, says IHS
Benefitting from broad-based demand growth generated by a plethora of applications, the global industrial semiconductor market expanded by 10.8% to reach US$52 billion in 2018, according...
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Intel sees 14nm chip supply fall short of demand again
Intel has seen its 14nm chip manufacturing capacity fall short of demand again recently, which may force many notebook vendors to postpone their new model launches to next year, according...
Monday 23 September 2019
APCB sees DRAM module boards as new growth driver
APCB, after experiencing lackluster revenue and profit performances in the first half of 2019, expects to perform better in the second half on increased shipments of high-end DRAM...
Friday 20 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Intel stepping up preparations for 7nm manufacturing
Intel in May unveiled plans to launch its 7nm products in 2021, and it is now stepping up efforts towards achieving that goal. It has started placing equipment and materials orders...
Friday 20 September 2019
MediaTek on track to kick off 5G SoC volume production in 1Q20
MediaTek is on track to enter volume production of its first 5G SoC for sub-6GHz networks in January 2020, having begun sampling the chips in the third quarter of 2019, according...
Friday 20 September 2019
Semiconductor leaders urge Taiwan government to invest more in nurturing talent
Several leaders from semiconductor firms and organizations have paid a visit to Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen, asking the government to tackle the two biggest issues facing the...