79 news items tagged design service
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.
Qualcomm stepping up cooperation with Taiwan semiconductor firms
Friday 27 November 2020Qualcomm has strengthened its ties with Taiwan's semiconductor sector in the wake of the US-China trade war, resulting in increased orders and strong sales for related supply chain...
Faraday supplies 28eHV memory compilers for mobile OLED driver IC
Friday 27 November 2020ASIC design service and IP provider Faraday Technology has announced its memory compilers based on UMC's 28nm embedded High Voltage (eHV) process technology have been subsequently...
China stepping up homegrown processor development
Thursday 26 November 2020Taiwan-based IC design service and silicon IP providers continue to see strong demand particularly for high-margin CPUs from China, according to industry sources.
Taiwan IC design houses see orders from China continue pulling in
Thursday 5 November 2020Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see orders from their China-based clients pull in, and are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth quarter of 2020 and first-half...
Taiwan backend houses enjoy strong pull-in of orders from China
Monday 28 September 2020Taiwan-based backend houses have seen orders pull in since early second half of 2020 for chips including base station chips, handset application processors and server-use solutions...
Taiwan supply chain sees robust China demand for IC design services for ASICs
Friday 25 September 2020Taiwan's IC design services providers has seen orders ramp up significantly so far this year from Chinese clients who are eager to develop ASICs, according to industry sources.
Prospects for Taiwan IC-design service providers positive in 2021
Thursday 24 September 2020Taiwan-based ASIC designers and silicon IP providers are set to continue seeing strong sales in 2021, having seen new orders and IC design revenues keep hitting highs in the most...
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...
Suppliers look to new iPhones, TSMC EUV nodes for 2H20 growth
Wednesday 15 July 2020Taiwan-based suppliers engaged in the supply chains of Apple and TSMC may still be able to see their sales performance follow seasonal patterns in the third quarter - traditionally...
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...
Taiwan IC design service providers upbeat about 2Q20 prospects
Monday 18 May 2020Most Taiwan-based fabless ASIC designers and silicon IP providers remain upbeat about their sales and profits for the second quarter of 2020 thanks to clear order visibility from...
Alibaba chipmaking subsidiary to emerge as major client of TSMC
Thursday 7 May 2020Pingtouge, Alibaba's semiconductor subsidiary, has stepped up its AI and server related chip development while extending its ties with TSMC and Global Unichip, and has the potential...
TSMC ecosystem players to see positive 2020 despite pandemic
Monday 20 April 2020Members in the TSMC Grand Alliance have been fully assured that their revenue and profit growth momentum will not slow down in the months ahead, bolstered by the foundry's better-than-expected...
China developing high-end ASICs for 5G base stations, servers
Friday 20 March 2020China-based cloud service providers and server vendors are keenly developing ASIC chips solutions on their own, particularly those for 5G base stations and servers, providing new...
Taiwan design houses embracing robust ASIC orders
Friday 13 March 2020Taiwan-based chipmakers are gearing up to fulfill robust orders for ASIC services from clients in China and even from the world's first-tier brand vendors that are seeking to enhance...
Global Unichip expects modest growth in 2020
Wednesday 12 February 2020IC design service company Global Unichip expects to enjoy modest revenue growth in 2020, driven by growing demand for 5G and AI related devices.
TSMC reiterates sales guidance for 1Q20
Thursday 6 February 2020TSMC currently has no plans to revise its sales and margin guidance for the first quarter of 2020, according to the pure-play foundry, which also disclosed non-production staff at...
TSMC Nanjing swings to quarterly profit
Tuesday 26 November 2019TSMC Nanjing Company has reported its first quarterly profit for the third quarter, which narrowed its losses to NT$1.41 billion (US$46.1 million) in the first three quarters of 2019...
Global Unichip, Alchip set to enjoy over 20% revenue growth in 4Q19
Tuesday 12 November 2019IC design service providers Global Unichip and Alchip are both expected to report over 20% sequential increases in fourth-quarter revenues, thanks to robust orders for developing...
Global Unichip to see revenues rebound in 4Q19
Thursday 7 November 2019IC design service company Global Unichip is expected to see monthly revenues rebound to over NT$1 billion (US$32.9 million) for both November and December, with revenues for the fourth...
TSMC 16nm production lead time stretched
Monday 14 October 2019TSMC has already seen its 16nm chip supply fall short of demand, with longer delivery lead times, according to sources at IC design service companies.
Taiwan IC design houses seeing brisk order visibility
Wednesday 11 September 2019Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, RichWave Technology, ZillTek Technology and Rafael Micro have seen their order visibility strengthened,...
TSMC suppliers to enjoy stronger than expected sales in 3Q19
Tuesday 27 August 2019TSMC's suppliers including IC design service companies, EDA and IP providers, and photomask and equipment suppliers are expected to post better-than-expected sales results for the...
Global Unichip cuts revenue growth forecast to negative for 2019
Monday 5 August 2019IC design service company Global Unichip has revised downward its revenue forecast this year to a double-digit drop from the flat growth estimated previously.