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Tuesday 24 October 2023
Chinese MCU firms eye domestic market opportunities with new product offerings
In the past, price wars had plagued the MCU market, with Chinese companies fiercely competing to capture market share, often through aggressive price cutting. Recently, there have...
Friday 20 October 2023
MCU vendor Nuvoton eyes opportunities from eco-friendly applications
Nuvoton, a vendor of microcontroller units (MCU) and a provider of 6-inch wafer foundry services, has been eyeing a bigger presence in the automotive and industrial market segments...
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Breaching the tech blockade: Chinese MCU firms employ the RISC-V chip architecture
Amidst the ongoing US and China tech rivalry, Chinese microcontroller (MCU) companies are actively developing MCUs with the RISC-V architecture to break through the technology sanctions...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Renesas deepens edge AI deployment with strategic investment in EdgeCortix
Renesas Electronics is strengthening its collaboration with the Japanese IC design startup EdgeCortix through a strategic investment to develop edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions,...
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Chinese MCU firms eyeing AI edge device boom
Chinese MCU suppliers are actively expanding their target markets to include automotive and home AI edge device applications, looking to capitalize on the market development, according...
Thursday 28 September 2023
Taiwan MCU firms strive to maintain gross margins in 2H23
Taiwanese microcontroller unit (MCU) vendors are striving to maintain consistent gross margins in the face of strong price competition from Chinese counterparts in the second half...
Wednesday 27 September 2023
Battery management system chip demand picking up
An increase in battery management system (BMS) chip demand may infuse growth momentum into the operations of Taiwanese MCU suppliers in the second half of 2023, according to industry...
Thursday 21 September 2023
New iPhones may spur MCU demand for wireless charging
With Apple's latest iPhone 15 models supporting the Qi2 wireless charging standard, MCU manufacturers in Taiwan see a potential surge in demand as the new phones ship in late 2023.
Thursday 21 September 2023
Chinese RISC-V automotive MCU market has huge growth potential
Although RISC-V currently has a low market share, industry sources have observed that automakers are embracing it, and the Chinese market for RISC-V automotive-grade MCUs has significant...
Monday 18 September 2023
Chinese home appliance makers aim for vertical applications through self-developed chips
As the smart home ecosystem continues to expand and the AI application trend rages on, many traditional Chinese home appliance makers like TCL, Hisense, Midea, and Gree are observing...
Thursday 14 September 2023
Taiwanese MCU and diode suppliers eyeing Indian market potential
As India emerges as a global electronics manufacturing hub, Taiwan-based electronics suppliers are participating in Electronica India 2023, looking to expand their presence in the...
Thursday 14 September 2023
Megawin's strategy for a renewable future: industrial control and automotive MCUs
As demand for consumer electronics remains sluggish, microcontroller unit (MCU) manufacturers have branched out to applications in the industrial control and automotive sectors, with...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
MCU suppliers see customers remain cautious
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers continue to see customers place short lead-time orders and stay cautious about placing more regular and longer-term ones, according to industry sources.
Monday 11 September 2023
Rise of China's second-tier NEV companies creates new opportunities for MCU makers
China-based new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturers have scaled up in the past years, driving the semiconductor market growth. The automotive-grade MCU market has also expanded.
Friday 1 September 2023
GigaDevice posts both profit and revenue fall in 1H23
China-based flash memory and MCU company GigaDevice Semiconductor announced its operating performance for the first half of this year, with revenue down 40% and net profit down 80%...