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Wednesday 18 October 2023
IC design houses and ASML assessing long-term effects of new US restriction rules
The US Department of Commerce unveiled modified rules to impose further export curbs on advanced chips and semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China, with chipmakers such as...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
IC designers struggle with sustaining gross margin
The inability of IC design houses to reduce production costs and increase chip pricing is putting pressure on them to explore alternative strategies for sustaining profit margins,...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
US said to tighten ban against Chinese chipmakers
The US Department of Commerce reportedly is preparing to extend its semiconductor sanctions against China to more Chinese IC design houses.
Monday 16 October 2023
IC design houses remain wary about placing orders with foundries
Despite their sales results reflecting a pick-up in customer orders, Taiwan-based IC design houses intend to be cautious when placing orders with their foundry partners, according...
Friday 13 October 2023
Amkor opens new factory in Vietnam
Amkor Technology recently inaugurated its newest manufacturing facility in Bac Ninh, Vietnam.
Friday 13 October 2023
IC design houses see handset stockpiling pick up
IC design houses have seen handset customers start replenishing their stocks following months of inventory correction, according to industry sources.
Friday 13 October 2023
Software is now the winning formula for chip design firms
During the FUTEX Forum held on October 12 in Taipei, Realtek Vice President and Spokesperson Huang Yee-Wei noted that most challenges in IC designs are not so different from the ones...
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Weekly news roundup: How did Huawei design its Kirin 9000S chip without American EDA tools and other top stories
These are the most-read articles during the week of October 2-6, 2023:
Friday 6 October 2023
How did Huawei design its Kirin 9000S chip without American EDA tools?
Huawei's success in having its self-developed SoC produced with 7nm technology by SMIC, China's largest wafer foundry service provider, stunned the world. Since Huawei is unable to...
Friday 6 October 2023
Taiwan PC IC designers report revenue increases for 3Q23
Taiwan-based PC IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Parade Technologies, and ZillTek Technology have observed significant sequential growth in their third-quarter revenues...
Thursday 5 October 2023
EDA companies gearing up for 4nm RFIC designs
Electronic design automation (EDA) companies have sped up their development of 4nm radio-frequency IC (RFIC) designs.
Thursday 5 October 2023
Rising US-China tensions affect Taiwanese IC design firms
With tensions between the US and China escalating, Taiwan-based IC design houses are under increased pressure and are becoming more cautious about doing business with Chinese customers,...
Wednesday 4 October 2023
ASE intros integrated design ecosystem for advanced packaging
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), a member of ASE Technology Holding, has announced the launch of its integrated design ecosystem (IDE), a collaborative design toolset optimized...
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Taiwan IC design houses to grab more market share in consumer sector
Taiwanese IC design firms are expected to increase their market share in consumer applications, as their European and American counterparts continue to withdraw from markets such...
Tuesday 3 October 2023
PC peripheral IC suppliers place hopes on AI PC concept for demand recovery
With Intel introducing the concept of AI-capable PCs, relevant IC design houses are betting on the possibility of demand recovery in 2024, according to industry sources in Taiwan.