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Tuesday 26 March 2024
IC design houses optimistic about AI PC chip shipments despite low penetration
Taiwanese IC design houses remain confident about AI PC-related chip shipments in 2024, despite an AI PC penetration rate of 5% at most for the year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Foundries may lower prices for mature processes in 2Q24
Speculation has emerged in the chipmaking sector that Chinese and Taiwanese pure-play foundries may cut quotes for part of their mature processes in the second quarter of 2024.
Friday 22 March 2024
Chiplet challenges: MediaTek believes AI can help
Chiplet technology is being embraced as a major semiconductor trend as Moore's Law slows down, but there are still many challenges during the design process.
Thursday 21 March 2024
Cadence encourages India-based IC design houses to target chips for global electric two-wheeler market
Cadence, one of the global EDA giants, expressed optimism for India-based IC design houses to differentiate themselves from global fabless semiconductor firms by designing chips for...
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Taiwan to fund sub-16nm chip R&D
The Taiwanese government has proposed a subsidy program to fund the research and development of sub-16nm chips.
Monday 18 March 2024
Intel CFO admits IC design firms not placing big foundry orders for 18A
Intel CFO David Zinsner recently told investment bank analysts that Intel is still one of the big customers of TSMC and will continue to outsource chip production to TSMC in a conference...
Monday 18 March 2024
Arm rolled out its automotive processor IP and Taiwan chip makers want to ride shotgun
The UK's Arm has revealed an automotive processor.
Monday 18 March 2024
Foxconn highlights five growth pillars for 2024
Foxconn (Hon Hai) will see its revenue growth momentum for 2024 come from five main development axes – namely AI servers, three major smart platforms, Electrical Vehicles (EVs),...
Friday 15 March 2024
TSMC and Cerebras' chip cooperation across three generations embodies development of Moore's Law
US chip design startup Cerebras Systems has announced its Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3) processor, which uses TSMC's 5nm process. Compared to its predecessor, the WSE-2, the WSE-3...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Taiwan IC design firms join Arm Total Design platform to enhance ASIC service capability
The hot demand for AI chips and the trend for cloud AI tech differentiation attracted unexpected attention to Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design services lately.
Thursday 14 March 2024
Taiwan's PC industry sees explosive growth, thanks to GenAI
During her report to the Legislative Yuan's Economics Committee on March 13, Economics Minister Wang Mei-Hua pointed to an increase in local investments from Taiwan-based companies...
Friday 8 March 2024
Taiwanese IC design firms accelerate exit from red ocean markets
Chinese IC design companies have initiated price wars in saturated and highly competitive market categories, leading Taiwanese IC design houses to expedite their withdrawal from these...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
IC design houses see limited development in automotive chip market
Amid polarized demand for automotive chips, Taiwanese IC design houses are experiencing growth constraints in this sector due to uncertainties, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Wafer foundry capacity expansion could pose risks
The worldwide IC design industry is stable, however, there is a notable increase in wafer foundry manufacturing capacity, which may provide potential risks, according to foundry sources.
Friday 1 March 2024
WTO talks run late: no agreement on extending zero tariffs for digital trade, including IC design
During an extended WTO meeting, developed and developing members at WTO still could not agree on digital trade that may impact global IC design data transfers.
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Taiwan foundry industry revenues to slip in 1Q24 before rising in 2Q24, says DIGITIMES Research
Research Insight: Intel obtains subsidies but faces challenges
South Korea-based makers lead transparent display as China-based competitors ramp up Inkjet investments, according to DIGITIMES Research