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Friday 15 December 2023
High-end IC inspection demand remains strong
Demand for high-end IC inspection remains robust, propelled by the expansion of AI device applications, according to industry sources.
Friday 15 December 2023
Automotive IC market to grow steadily in 2024
Even if global car sales remain flat in 2024, automotive chips are expected to have the most stable performance within the semiconductor market, according to sources at international...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
IC design houses see positive signs of PC replacement demand
IC design firms have seen positive signs of PC replacement demand, but they are unsure how significant it will be, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Thursday 7 December 2023
WT Micro's US$3.8b merger fuels ongoing evolution in global IC distribution
In recent years, a wave of consolidation has swept through the global IC trading sector, with companies seeking to stand out in a fiercely competitive market by engaging in mergers...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Taiwan to begin subsidizing IC innovation in January
Taiwan is set to launch a 10-year subsidy scheme for the domestic chipmaking industry in January, with a total funding of NT$300 billion (US$9.28 billion).
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan-based IC design houses concerned about long-term impact of investment expansion in China
Despite the cyclical downturn in the semiconductor industry, semiconductor companies in China are scaling up their investments and nurturing each other amid a full-blown indigenization...
Thursday 30 November 2023
IC backend houses see promising chiplet demand
Despite short-term headwinds, IC backend companies are generally positive about long-term demand for chiplet devices.
Wednesday 29 November 2023
IC distributors still seeing sluggish demand from Chinese telecom sector
According to sources at IC distributors, telecom operators in China are postponing the commencement of their bidding processes and slowing the expansion of their infrastructure build-ups...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Uncertainties ring: will the IC design industry return to normalcy in 2024?
The prolonged chaos in semiconductor inventory management seems to be nearing its end, with only a few applications affected by the situation. Most industry players reckon that this...
Tuesday 28 November 2023
IC testing firms upgrade gear for lucrative AI and HPC market
As the semiconductor industry gears up for substantial growth driven by the burgeoning fields of AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC), supply chain stakeholders are keenly eyeing...
Tuesday 28 November 2023
Kokusai develops DRAM and logic IC equipment based on NAND technology
Kokusai Electric Corp., a Japanese semiconductor equipment maker, went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in late October 2023. Although it went public during the semiconductor downturn,...
Tuesday 28 November 2023
IC distributors find their niche as US targets China's AI chip industry
US export restrictions aimed at curbing China's development in advanced semiconductors have hit the field of AI. With huge untapped potential in the AI market, distributors in the...
Monday 27 November 2023
IC design houses grapple with unrelenting price-reduction pressures from customers and high raw material costs
While positive about their revenue performance returning to a growth track with high expectations for an economic upswing in 2024, most IC design houses in Taiwan continue to face...
Monday 27 November 2023
Challenges remain as system integrators self-developed chips against established IC design houses
As the AI era arrives, cloud service providers (CSP) have increasingly recognized the importance of high-performance computing (HPC) chips, and system integrators, hardware manufacturers,...
Thursday 23 November 2023
Taiwan memory IC design houses gearing up for edge AI boom
Taiwan-based memory IC design houses including Etron Technology and AP Memory have stepped up their deployment in the edge AI market segment, which is expected to grow through 2025...
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