229 news items tagged Analog
Analog IC vendors brace for strong sales in 2021
Monday 22 February 2021Most Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are likely to see double-digit growths for their revenues and profits in 2021, judging from their clear order visibility, according to industry...
Backend houses to thrive on strong demand for 5G, Wi-Fi 6 chips in 2021
Wednesday 17 February 2021Taiwan's IC backend supply chain players are poised to embrace another robust year in 2021 driven by strong demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications, after logging full capacity utilization...
Notebook production relocation from China not crucial concern for vendors
Monday 8 February 2021Notebook brand vendors are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward whether to have their supply chain partners move production out of China, as the Biden administration is not expected...
IC designers brace for insufficient foundry support throughout 2021
Wednesday 3 February 2021Taiwan's IC design houses expect their book-to-bill ratios to stay well above 1.0 throughout 2021, thanks to persistently tight foundry capacity undermining their shipment fulfillments...
Taiwan IC design houses see demand for mining chips pick up
Tuesday 5 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design service providers and analog chip suppliers have seen demand for mining chips start picking up recently, according industry sources.
Airoha to acquire IC Plus
Wednesday 30 December 2020Airoha Technology, a MediaTek subsidiary, will acquire all shares of fellow company IC Plus at NT$22 (US$0.78) per share, according to company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Taiwan analog IC firms to enjoy strong 1H21
Monday 28 December 2020Taiwan-based analog IC design houses, including MOSFET chip specialists, may have seen their sales growth constrained by tight capacity at 8-inch foundries in the second half of 2020,...
4G SoCs, handset PAs in short supply at distributors
Tuesday 3 November 2020The supply of 4G SoCs and PA components for both 4G and 5G models are falling short of demand, but may ease by the end of 2020, according to IC distribution sources.
Taiwan IC designers to see growing pressure from China homegrown competitors
Monday 24 August 2020Taiwan's IC designers have benefited the most from China's de-Americanization campaign, but they will have to brace for new competition pressure from Chinese chipmakers aggressively...
Analog Integrations to swing to profit in 2020
Tuesday 4 August 2020Power management IC designer Analog Integrations has seen clear order visibility through the fourth quarter and is likely to swing to profitability for the whole year of 2020, according...
Taiwan analog IC firms optimistic about demand for Chromebook
Tuesday 21 July 2020Taiwan-based analog IC firms are generally optimistic about demand for consumer notebooks, particularly Chromebook, in the third quarter of 2020.
Analog acquiring Maxim shows semiconductor sector shakeout
Monday 20 July 2020The global semiconductor industry has too much capacity, too many players and has had declining revenues since the end of 2018. Market prospects are bleak for the next two years and...
GF rolls out 12LP+ FinFET process
Wednesday 1 July 2020Globalfoundries has announced its most advanced FinFET solution, 12LP+, which is ready for production. The differentiated 12LP+ solution is optimized for artificial intelligence (AI)...
Pandemic-triggered robust demand for networking chips, notebook chip solutions, healthcare sensors and MCUs is expected to last into October, with networking ASICs, in particular,...
TI remains top analog IC supplier
Friday 29 May 2020With analog sales of US$10.2 billion and a 19% market share, Texas Instruments held a firm grip on its position as the leading supplier of analog devices in 2019, according to IC...
Taiwan analog IC firms to post revenue growth in 2020
Friday 29 May 2020Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers, pinpointed as among the beneficiaries of US-China trade tensions, are expected to post impressive revenue results for 2020 despite coronavirus headwinds,...
China analog IC startup applies for listing on Shanghai STAR board
Monday 27 April 2020China-based 3PEAK, a fabless chipmaker specializing in analog ICs, has applied to be listed on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai Stock Exchange...
Intel reclaims top position in semiconductors
Thursday 16 April 2020Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$419.1 billion in 2019, down 12% from 2018, according to final results by Gartner. Intel regained the top position in the market as the downturn...
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Monday 30 March 2020Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see unclear order visibility for 2Q20
Friday 27 March 2020Taiwan-based IC design houses remain cautious about overall customer demand in the second quarter judging from limited order visibility, according to industry sources.
Eight-inch foundry delivery lead time extended
Tuesday 10 March 2020Eight-inch wafer fabs' delivery times have extended to more than 12 weeks to reflect their tight capacity, according to sources at Taiwan-based analog IC firms. The lead times were...
VIS expects coronavirus impact to be short-lived
Monday 24 February 2020Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has seen clear order visibility through the end of March, with no substantial shifts in customer orders despite the ongoing...
China IC capacity on track to expand further in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Friday 27 December 2019China's overall IC production capacity will continue to expand in 2020 as both IDMs and foundry houses there have readied expansion plans covering 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-inch wafer fabs...
Taiwan analog IC firms see orders for fast-charging devices pick up from China
Wednesday 20 November 2019Taiwan-based analog IC specialists have recently seen orders mainly short lead-time ones for fast-charging solutions pick up from China's high-tech industry, which is looking to reduce...
Taiwan backend firms expanding testing capacities for 5G chipsets
Wednesday 6 November 2019Taiwan's backend specialists ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are all moving to ready additional capacities to...

Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
Photo: Michael McManus, Thursday 10 May 2012