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Wednesday 26 October 2022
Faraday sees 2023 another growth year
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post another on-year revenue growth in 2023.
Wednesday 26 October 2022
IC test interface providers engaged in price negotiations with fabless clients
IC test interface solution providers, which include probe cards and IC test sockets, are engaged in price negotiations with their fabless clients as demand for wireless devices falls,...
Friday 21 October 2022
Large-size DDI oversupply unlikely to ease in 2023
The market for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) will remain oversupplied in 2023, showing no signs of improvement, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Foundries, OSATs to see supply loosen in 2023
IC foundries and OSATs will see their supply loosen and become less firm on their quotes next year, according to sources at fabless chipmakers.
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Realtek revenue hits 7-month low
Network IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor saw its September revenue decline 7.8% sequentially to a seven-month low of NT$9.58 billion (US$301.8 million).
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Chinese car vendors asking for China-made ICs
Chinese car vendors have asked chip suppliers, including foreign ones, to place wafer starts for their demand with China-based foundries as China accelerates its push for IC self-sufficiency,...
Wednesday 28 September 2022
China firms step up deployment in Wi-Fi chip market
China-based IC design houses, such as Espressif Systems, have stepped up their deployment in the Wi-Fi chip market by targeting a wide range of IoT device applications.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
IC design houses conservative about 1H23 demand prospects
IC design houses are conservative about demand prospects for the first half of 2023, as inventory adjustments at their downstream customers engaged in the PC and handset markets are...
Tuesday 27 September 2022
TSMC sees major fabless clients scale back orders for 2023
TSMC has seen its major fabless customers start cutting back wafer starts for 2023, which may prompt the pure-play foundry to revise its sales outlook at an investors conference in...
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Specialty DRAM demand unlikely to pick up until 2023
Specialty DRAM demand for mainly consumer electronics device applications is unlikely to pick up until 2023, and may see an L-shaped recovery, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Semiconductor probe card suppliers may see earnings erode in 2023
Companies specializing in probe cards for wafer tests and load boards for final tests may see their profits erode in 2023 as chipmakers including foundry TSMC and fabless firm MediaTek...
Monday 19 September 2022
Taiwan IC design houses keen to develop new chips, defying headwinds
Taiwan's IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have sharply increased their new development projects for the next 1-2 years despite...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
China IC foundries cut prices by 10-20%
China-based logic IC foundries have already initiated a 10-20% price cut, as their fabless customers continue scaling back orders, according to industry sources.
Monday 5 September 2022
India roundup: Renesas to acquire India-based fabless startup
Renesas will acquire India-based 4D radar technology provider to complement its ADAS offering, and Reliance's upcoming 5G rollout may repeat its history of disrupting the Indian mobile...
Friday 2 September 2022
MOSFET backend specialists see capacity utilization fall in 3Q22
MOSFET backend specialists have seen their capacity utilization rates fall to as low as about 60% since the latter part of August, due to a substantial drop in demand for low- and...