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Wednesday 4 May 2022
Intel mulls adopting TSMC 5nm process in new Meteor Lake chips
Intel is evaluating a revision to its blueprints for the 14th Gen Core "Meteor Lake" CPUs by turning to TSMC's 5nm process family to manufacture all of the integrated chips, according...
Friday 29 April 2022
RichWave expects Wi-Fi SoC shortages to ease in 2H22
Taiwan-based RichWave Technology, which specializes in Wi-Fi FEM (front-end module) solutions, expects Wi-Fi core chip shortages to ease in the second half of 2022 significantly buoying...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Wi-Fi SoC shortages improving
Wi-Fi core chip suppliers have obtained more available fab capacities at foundries, which are experiencing cutbacks in orders from other areas, and therefore are seeing their tight...
Wednesday 20 April 2022
ASE gearing up for HPC chip boom
OSAT ASE Technology with its fan-out chip on substrate (FOCoS) packaging technology is gearing up for a boom in HPC chip demand, eyeing orders from major processor vendors including...
Monday 11 April 2022
IC inspection labs see growing demand for Wi-Fi 7, 5G mmWave chips
As leading chipmakers including Qualcomm, MediaTek, Broadcom and Intel are keenly developing Wi-Fi 7 core chips and 5G mmWave mobile SoCs, Taiwan's IC inspection and certification...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Testing houses see customers turn cautious
Dedicated testing houses including Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) have seen their customers increasingly adopt a wait-and-see attitude towards order commitments...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
MediaTek eyeing Wi-Fi SoCs as new growth driver
MediaTek will see Wi-Fi core chip business rising substantially to become its largest growth driver in 2022, helping offset weakness in handset chip demand so far this year, according...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
MediaTek seeing handset AP inventory swell
MediaTek has seen its inventory level for handset application processors (including 4G and 5G ones) swell to 160-180 days from past regular levels of around 100 days, due mainly to...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
GF announces next-gen silicon photonics solutions
GlobalFoundries' next-generation silicon photonics platform, GF Fotonix, is available now to address the explosive growth of soaring data volumes while significantly reducing power...
Friday 4 March 2022
RF FEM makers cut PA foundry orders for Wi-Fi applications
Taiwan's RF front-end module (FEM) makers, including RichWave Technology, have scaled down their wafer starts for power amplifiers (PA) with GaAS foundries such as Win Semiconductors...
Friday 25 February 2022
RichWave sees lead times for Wi-Fi chips shorten
Taiwan-based RichWave Technology, which specializes in Wi-Fi FEM (front-end module) solutions, has seen delivery lead times for Wi-Fi core chips from vendors shorten to 26-36 weeks...
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Wi-Fi chip vendors working closely with foundries
Wi-Fi core chip suppliers, including MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor, have moved to work more closely with their foundry partners, eyeing a more significant market share this year,...
Friday 21 January 2022
MediaTek demos Wi-Fi 7 technology
MediaTek has showcased what the company claims is the world's first live demo of Wi-Fi 7 technology, and expects products with Wi-Fi 7 to hit the market starting in 2023.
Friday 21 January 2022
Wi-Fi 7 will spark demand for QFN packaging, burn-in testing
With chip vendors (including Broadcom, Intel, MediaTek, and Qualcomm) gearing up for the development of Wi-Fi 7 chip solutions, QFN packaging and burn-in testing demand will be ramping...
Thursday 6 January 2022
Networking device makers see chip shortage persisting
Taiwan's networking device makers including Sercomm, Arcadyan Technology, Gemtek Technology and Accton Technology continue to encounter chip shortages with delivery lead times for...