
The cryptocurrency mining fever is benefiting many companies in Taiwan's IT and semiconductor supply chains.
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...
Taiwan mobo makers strive for diversification
Wednesday 10 July 2019Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card makers continue to diversify their offerings to mitigate the impact of sluggish PC and notebook market growth.
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.
Taiwan crypto-mining supply chain not benefiting from Bitcoin resurgence
Tuesday 25 June 2019Despite the recent resurgence in Bitcoin prices, neither graphics card makers or ASIC suppliers in Taiwan have seen a rebound of orders from the cryptocurrency mining sector, according...
The future of machine economy: Q&A with IOTA Foundation co-founder Dominik Schiener and BiiLabs CEO Lman Chu
Tuesday 25 June 2019IOTA Foundation, a German blockchain NPO, announced on May 17 that it is setting aside US$2 million to set up an IOTA Ecosystem Fund to support developers. The announcement has caught...
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...
TSMC revenues to rebound in March
Friday 30 March 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its March revenues rebound to over NT$100 billion (US$3.43 billion), driven by a ramp-up of 16nm and 12nm chip...
TSMC seeing tight capacity for cryptocurrency mining chips
Thursday 15 March 2018TSMC's 16nm and 12nm process production capacity has been tight in the first quarter of 2018 driven by strong demand for GPUs and ASICs for cryptocurrency mining, according to industry...
Nvidia wary of possible cryptocurrency demand drop
Tuesday 13 March 2018GPU demand from the cryptocurrency mining industry is showing signs of slowdown recently and Nvidia has started taking measures to minimize possible damage, according to some market...
Samsung reportedly enters volume production for Bitcoin mining ASIC
Wednesday 31 January 2018Samsung has reportedly been contracted by a China-based firm to fabricate Bitcoin mining ASICs with volume production already kicking off in January.
Cryptocurrency mining, AI applications to drive up demand for analog, MOSFET chips
Tuesday 30 January 2018Taiwan-based suppliers of analog ICs, MOSFET chips and protection components are braced for strong shipment growths in the first quarter of 2018 as demand for graphics cards for cryptocurrency...
Taiwan IC packagers to cash in on mining craze in 2018
Tuesday 30 January 2018Taiwan IC backend service providers including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics (KYE), are upbeat about their...
TSMC lands big orders for mining ASICs from Bitmain
Tuesday 30 January 2018Taiwan semiconductor firms will see major revenue boosts from the global cryptocurrency mining craze in 2018, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has landed sizable...
Graphics card vendors upbeat about crytocurrency mining
Thursday 19 October 2017As the values for some major cryptocurrencies continue rising and prolonging related graphics card demand, graphics card vendors, including Asustek Computer who was originally conservative...
Graphics card shortages ease as cryptocurrency mining fad subsides
Thursday 27 July 2017With the cryptocurrency mining fad starting to subside, graphics card shortages have already eased and prices dropped back to normal levels, according to sources from graphics card...
Graphics cards seeing strong demand thanks to Bitcoin mining
Monday 5 June 2017With Bitcoin mining becoming popular recently, demand for AMD-based graphics cards has been picking up and caused shortages in the market. Strong demand also increased demand for...