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Wednesday 29 May 2019
Global chip market posts worst quarterly performance in 10 years, says IHS
The world's top-10 semiconductor suppliers all suffered year-over-year sales declines in the first quarter of 2019 as the global chip market posted its worst quarterly performance...
Wednesday 29 May 2019
ZillTek enjoys robust shipments of MEMS microphone chips
Robust shipments of MEMS microphone chips to China have boosted revenues at ZillTek Technology in May, inspiring the Taiwan-based IC designer to expect its monthly and quarterly revenue...
Wednesday 29 May 2019
Arm portrays its strategy for machine learning at the edge
With one of the strongest processor ecosystems in the industry, Arm's role to accelerate the adoption of machine learning (ML) at the edge can't be overemphasized, and its effort...
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Richwave swings to profit in April
RF component specialist Richwave Technology has managed to break even, with net income swinging to profits of about NT$11 million (US$0.35 million) in April alone from losses of NT$11...
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Phison positive about SSD demand in 3Q19
Flash device controller IC supplier Phison Electronics expects a pick-up in demand for SSDs to drive its revenue growth in the third quarter, with the demand driven by the rollout...
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Arm unveils new solutions for premium smartphones in 2020
The new Arm Cortex-A77 CPU core and Mali-G77 graphics part, designed for premium smartphones slated for launch next year, have been debuted at the ongoing Computex 2019 in Taipei.
Tuesday 28 May 2019
IC market likely to stage rebound in 3Q19, says IC Insights
The IC market is likely to stage a strong rebound in the third quarter of 2019, following sequential drops over the previous three quarters, according to IC Insights.
Tuesday 28 May 2019
HiSilicon continues ramping up 7nm chip orders placed with TSMC
Huawei's HiSilicon has been ramping up 7nm chip orders placed with foundry partner TSMC to ensure adequate supply for Huawei's flagship P30 series smartphones through at least the...
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Qualcomm, Lenovo unveil Snapdragon-powered 5G PC
Qualcomm and Lenovo have jointly introduced a Snapdragon-powered 5G PC - Project Limitless - which the companies claim is the world's first 7nm platform purpose-built for PCs that...
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Nuvoton invests in chipmaker Autotalks
Microcontroller design specialist Nuvoton Technology has acquired an around 7.14% stake in Israel-based Autotalks, a developer of vehicle-to-vehicle communications chips, for US$20...
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Phison announces the era of PCIe 4.0 solutions
One of the major themes of Computex this year is "Gaming" and the introduction of PCIe 4.0 is generating a lot of excitement. Phison Electronics, the world-wide leader in SSD storage,...
Monday 27 May 2019
PSI rules out China for new wafer processing fab site
Taiwan-based Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), dedicated to wafer reclaim, wafer thinning and MEMS mid-end process services, plans to set up a new plant to fulfill robust orders...
Monday 27 May 2019
Taiwan MOSFET supply chain gaining rush orders from Huawei
Taiwan's 6-inch wafer foundry houses such as Mosel Vitelic have been landing rush orders from China - probably from the Huawei camp - in May for processing MOSFET chips for use in...
Monday 27 May 2019
SMIC to delist from NYSE
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced plans to delist its American depositary shares (ADS) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The decision was made...
Friday 24 May 2019
Antitrust ruling against Qualcomm seen beneficial to rival chipmakers
A recent US court verdict ordering Qualcomm to renegotiate patent licensing deals with customers in accordance with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Act may cripple its dominance...