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Tuesday 14 May 2024
As price competition in China's IC industry turns to race to the bottom, Taiwan-based IC design firms maintain distance
Taiwan-based IC design firms have been coping with aggressive price slashing from China-based competitors, in one of the most challenging situations the industry has faced for more...
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Visibility of chip companies 2H24 remains unclear, raising concerns amidst political and economic changes
Although Taiwanese IC design companies generally have a grasp on demand for the second quarter, when it comes to the demand situation for the second half of the year, most manufacturers...
Thursday 9 May 2024
Chinese foundries, IC design houses collaborate to slash prices
Chinese mature-node foundries collaborate with the country's domestic IC design firms, including MCU businesses, to provide capacity support and offer competitive pricing, according...
Wednesday 8 May 2024
Memory IC design house AP Memory posts profit decline in 1Q24
AP Memory Technology, specializing in customized IoT RAM and other DRAM memory, saw a sequential fall in operating profits of approximately 63% in the first quarter of 2024 owing...
Wednesday 8 May 2024
GenAI can improve chip design efficiency, says Cadence
The use of Generative AI (GenAI) with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools to expedite the design process has emerged as a new trend, according to Cadence Design Systems.
Tuesday 7 May 2024
IC design houses upbeat about 2H24 prospects
Taiwan-based IC design houses are generally bullish about their market prospects for the second half of 2024, notwithstanding the persistently unfavorable macroeconomic climate, according...
Monday 29 April 2024
Phison targets SEA market with new Malaysian R&D startup, emulating Taiwan's proven strategies
Taiwan's major NAND controller manufacturer Phison Electronics has decided to establish a startup company, MaiStorage, with an investment of MYR 100 million (US$21.09...
Monday 29 April 2024
US probe into China's RISC-V role casts shadow on Samsung's AI chip ambitions and foundry biz expansion
Samsung Electronics has been actively promoting the open-source instruction set architecture, RISC-V, as a crucial technology for developing next-generation AI chips. However, the...
Friday 26 April 2024
Australian IC design house Morse Micro opens Taipei office
Morse Micro, a Sydney-based developer of Wi-Fi HaLow microprocessors, has established a branch office in Taipei to express its commitment to Taiwan.
Thursday 25 April 2024
China's domestic EDA market share doubled, thanks to support from 3,451 local IC design firms
As the US-China technology war enters its seventh year, with the process of domestic substitution policy of China's semiconductor industry continuing to deepen, China's local Electronic...
Thursday 25 April 2024
Taiwan's 'semiconductor diplomacy' under scrutiny amid new challenges
The Taiwan Chip-driven Industrial Innovation Program (TCIIP) has taken a significant step by establishing an office in Prague, Czech Republic, focusing on nurturing chip design talent...
Thursday 25 April 2024
Parade expects demand for AI PC, AMOLED iPad to drive 2H24 growth
High-speed transmission chip specialist Parade Technologies expects demand for AI PCs and AMOLED iPads to drive its sales growth in the second half of 2024.
Thursday 25 April 2024
Malaysia unveils plan for largest IC design park in Southeast Asia
Malaysia aims to move beyond the packaging and testing industry into the chip design sector along the semiconductor supply chain by announcing Southeast Asia's largest IC design pa...
Wednesday 24 April 2024
More Taiwan IC design businesses leaving entry-level market in China
More Taiwan-based IC design houses are pulling out of the entry-level market segment in China, where the government encourages self-sufficiency for at least commodity chips, according...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Despite terrible initial reviews for Ai Pin, IC design sector still optimistic about prospects of HMI innovation
The initial reviews for the Ai Pin have not been favorable, with many highlighting the device's hardware flaws and impracticality.