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Thursday 19 October 2023
Flexium to acquire stake in IC design house
Flexium Interconnect, a company specializing in flexible PCBs, has disclosed its intention to acquire the outstanding shares of IC design house Rafael Microelectronics for NT$170...
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
TSMC says OIP ecosystem collaboration brings 15 years of innovation
TSMC introduced its open innovation platform (OIP) in 2008, when 40nm was the most advanced node on the market.
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
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...
Thursday 12 October 2023
Academia: China's astonishing reverse engineering capabilities spur steep rise in US strategic concerns
Unfazed by US technological containment efforts, the release of Huawei's Mate 60 Pro 5G smartphone symbolizes a strong resurgence of China's advanced semiconductor fabrication capabilities...
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
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
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.
Tuesday 3 October 2023
IC design houses keen on edge computing amid Nvidia dominance in cloud AI chip market
Nvidia may be clearly the leader in the AI chip market, but most IC design houses do not intend to challenge its dominance. Instead they are focusing their efforts on edge computing,...
Monday 2 October 2023
How long could Huawei still rely on Arm IP licensing amid US chip bans and RISC-V rise?
For the SoftBank-backed Arm that just completed a blockbuster IPO in the US in mid-September, China is a critical market contributing a quarter of its annual revenues for fiscal 2023,...