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Wednesday 1 February 2023
MCU price war lingers in 1H23 as makers continue inventory depletion
A price war between Taiwanese and Chinese suppliers of MCUs for consumer applications will persist in the first half of 2023 as they remain under pressure to trim inventories amid...
Wednesday 1 February 2023
Greatek expects backend demand from MCU sector to start recovering in 2Q23
Greatek Electronics, an affiliate of Powertech Technology (PTI) specializing in logic IC packaging, expects the backend packaging demand from its MCU clients to hit bottom in the...
Tuesday 31 January 2023
STMicroelectronics unveils world's first MCU Edge-AI Developer Cloud
STMicroelectronics is continuing to expand its solutions for embedded AI developers and data scientists with a new, industry-first set of tools and services to get edge AI technology...
Friday 13 January 2023
STMicroelectronics brings 32-bit kick to cost-sensitive 8-bit applications with STM32C0 series microcontrollers
STMicroelectronics is broadening access to its STM32 microcontroller (MCU) family by introducing the most affordable series yet: the STM32C0.
Thursday 12 January 2023
Why automakers increasingly prefer total BMS solutions
Battery management systems (BMS) are playing a crucial role in monitoring driving range, battery health, charging efficiency, safety and cost structure for EVs, and accuracy performance...
Friday 6 January 2023
Secure MCU market resilient against supply chain issues and looming recession, says ABI Research
Despite facing an increasingly volatile semiconductor industry plagued by ongoing macroeconomic and political issues, the secure microcontroller (MCU) market should fare well in the...
Thursday 5 January 2023
From home appliance to automotive MCUs: China's Midea Group targets EV sector
Midea Group, China's largest maker of home appliances, has been extending its reach into semiconductors, especially the microcontrollers used in household appliances. Despite hurdles,...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taiwan OSATs poised to slightly cut quotes for 2023
Taiwan's OSATs are expected to slightly cut packaging or testing quotes for 2023 to bolster their capacity utilization rates, with price ranges up for negotiation with clients to...
Monday 19 December 2022
New Japan chipmaker Rapidus faces challenges to mass produce 2nm chips by 2027
Japan's newly founded advanced chips manufacturing company Rapidus aims to develop 2nm chips mass production technology through cooperation with mainly the US and foray into the foundry...
Thursday 15 December 2022
NXP sees MCU supply remain tight in 2023
The microcontroller unit (MCU) supply will remain tight in 2023, buoyed by strong demand for automotive and industrial control applications, according to Ron Martino, executive VP...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
China car chip vendor ChipOn paving way for launching IPO
China-based automotive chip supplier ChipOn Micro-Electronic has recently filed a listing counseling application with the Shanghai Securities Regulatory Bureau, paving the way for...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
MCU to be more widely adopted in automotive application
The top MCU vendors with the highest MCU shipments in 2021 were NXP, followed by Renesas, ST, Infineon, and Microchip – the five vendors accounting for 76% of the total MCU...
Friday 2 December 2022
MCU suppliers put focus on 32-bit offerings, non-China markets
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers all intend to put a growing focus on developing mid-to high-end 32-bit offerings and expanding sales in non-Chinese markets to weather the impact of the...
Friday 2 December 2022
China steps up 32-bit MCU development
China-based MCU suppliers have stepped up the development of their 32-bit offerings while further cutting prices for commercial MCUs to offload excess inventories, according to industry...
Monday 28 November 2022
Infineon to use TSMC 28nm RRAM technology for next-generation automotive MCU
According to Infineon, its next-generation Aurix microcontroller will use embedded non-volatile memory, specifically resistive random access memory (RRAM), instead of embedded flash...