47 news items tagged Faraday Technology
Samsung sees 14nm chip orders from China surge
Friday 20 November 2020Samsung Electronics has seen orders demanding 14nm and above processes ramp up from its China-based fabless clients recently, according to industry sources.
UMC-affiliated IC design firms queuing up for capacity support
Wednesday 30 September 2020Many Taiwan-based IC design houses affiliated with United Microelectronics (UMC) are facing the pressure of being marginalized in scrambling for the firm's foundry support, as major...
Taiwan ASIC developers continue to enjoy strong demand from China
Monday 1 June 2020Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip continue to see robust demand from China's chipmaking industry, which has...
Faraday 1Q20 profits hit 7-quarter low
Friday 24 April 2020Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, saw its net profits drop to a seven-quarter low of NT$39 million (US$1.3 million) in the first quarter of 2020.
Taiwan ASIC makers see little impact on China orders despite outbreak
Tuesday 4 February 2020Taiwan-based ASIC solution suppliers have to delay postpone shipments to Chinese clients in the meantime amid the coronavirus outbreak, but their longer-term orders from China will...
TSMC, UMC enjoy ramp-up in China fab utilization rates
Tuesday 5 November 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both seen their China-based wafer fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by growing...
IC backend firms expanding capacities on strong demand from Huawei
Thursday 25 July 2019Taiwan IC backend service firms are moving to carry out capacity expansions to meet increased shipment demand from Huawei and its chipmaking arm HiSilicon, which, coupled with growing...
Faraday eyes sharp revenue increases for 3Q19
Wednesday 24 July 2019Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects its third-quarter 2019 revenues to surge over 27% sequentially after the company experienced...
Skeptics question report about Bitmain resuming 7nm chip orders
Thursday 18 July 2019China-based Bitmain Technologies has reportedly placed around US$300 million worth of orders with TSMC for processing 30,000 wafers on 7nm node amid speculated sharp increase in demand...
Backend firms see pickup in short lead-time orders for mining ASICs
Friday 5 July 2019Backend houses have seen a pickup in short lead-time orders for crypto mining ASICs recently, driven by significant upturn of Bitcoin prices, according to industry sources.
Faraday expects to post double-digit revenue decrease in 1Q19
Wednesday 27 February 2019Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post a double-digit sequential decrease in first-quarter revenues. Revenues will start...
Taiwan cryptocurrency mining supply chain to see sales drop in 1Q19
Wednesday 13 February 2019Taiwan-based graphics card players, Nvidia and semiconductor players including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Global Unichip and Faraday Technology are expected...
Taiwan chipmakers asked to defer mining ASIC shipments
Tuesday 20 November 2018Taiwan IC designers capable of providing crypto mining ASIC solutions are feeling increasing pressure from customers postponing shipments and new product development amid Bitcoin...
TSMC sees pickup in orders for mining ASICs
Thursday 16 August 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its design services partners have recently seen orders for cryptocurrency mining chips pick up, as major crypto mining machine...
Faraday expects to post 25% revenue growth in 3Q18
Tuesday 31 July 2018Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post revenue growth of 25% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018 thanks to growing...
AI-based xPUs proliferating as new growth driver for IC supply chains
Thursday 19 July 2018With the advent of the 5G era, artificial intelligence (AI) applications will be in full swing, prompting chipmakers to develop multiple xPU chips beyond Intel's CPU and Nvidia's...
IC designers vying hard for 8-inch foundry support despite quote hikes
Friday 15 June 2018Despite foundry quotes at 8-inch fabs in Taiwan and China to see 20-30% hikes in the third quarter of 2018, IC design houses across the Taiwan Straits are gearing up to vie for foundry...
GPU, ASIC supply chains see dim prospects for crypto mining
Monday 11 June 2018Affected by the abrupt fading of crypto mining craze starting in April 2018, suppliers of mining graphic cards are plagued by increasingly high inventories, and players in the supply...
IC designers to gain from robust USB Type-C chip demand
Wednesday 16 May 2018With USB Type-C connector gaining momentum to become a mainstream interface for smartphones, PCs and notebooks, global market demand for Type-C chips is estimated to see an annual...
Faraday enjoys strong orders for NRE designs
Wednesday 2 May 2018Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, an ASIC design service and IP provider, has enjoyed robust orders for non-recurring engineering (NRE) designs. The company has reported sales generated...
Taiwan IC designers asked to defer shipments of mining chips
Thursday 19 April 2018Taiwan-based IC design houses have received requests from customers in the cryptocurrency mining sector to defer shipments of mining ASICs amid lackluster replacement demand for mining...
Taiwan IC design houses vying for orders for ASIC
Friday 30 March 2018With more device vendors developing their chip solutions in-house, as well as China pushing for self-sufficiency in semiconductors, demand for custom ASIC chips has been growing substantially,...
IC designers gaining from strong demand for AI-based ASICs
Friday 23 March 2018The growing application of AI to terminal devices has triggered a new wave of IC design and IP resources reorganization, with device makers showing increasing demand for ASICs, either...
Faraday optimistic about 28nm chip demand
Friday 3 November 2017Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, has expressed optimism about 28nm chip demand and expects revenues generated from 28nm chip orders...
Commentary: Innovation is key to survival for Taiwan IC designers
Tuesday 29 August 2017Due to lackluster business performances recorded by most Taiwan IC design houses in the first half of 2017, the overall production value of Taiwan's IC design industry will see only...

Faraday president maintains positive outlook for 3Q
Photo: Allen Lin, DigiTimes, Monday 8 August 2005