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Wednesday 16 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses upbeat about shipments for 5G phones
Taiwan-based IC design houses are optimistic about their shipments for smartphone applications in the third quarter of 2021, thanks to the upcoming rollouts of new 5G-enabled models,...
Monday 7 June 2021
Taiwan backend houses caught in cluster COVID infections
Taiwan's major dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has been ordered by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to have all its migrant workers undergo a 14-day...
Friday 4 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses poised to enjoy strong 2Q21
Rising foundry and backend manufacturing costs have prompted Taiwan's IC design houses to raise their chip prices, which will buoy their sales performance in the second quarter of...
Thursday 3 June 2021
LCD driver IC firms see profits soaring
Most Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are likely to report handsome earnings for the second quarter of 2021, bolstered by increasing DDI prices amid tight capacity at...
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Qualcomm strikes long-term deal with UMC, sources say
Qualcomm is believed to have struck a long-term deal with United Microelectronics (UMC) under which the pure-play foundry will provide capacity support for the chip vendor over six...
Monday 10 May 2021
UMC to raise quotes for 28nm process
United Microelectronics (UMC) plans to raise its 12-inch foundry quotes for 28nm process technology by about 13% starting July, according to industry sources.
Friday 7 May 2021
Novatek, Himax set to post record 2Q21 revenues
Display driver IC specialists Novatek Microelectronics and Himax Technologies both expect to see their second-quarter revenues hit another record-high levels.
Wednesday 28 April 2021
Taiwan IC design houses see 1Q21 gross margins hike
Taiwan-based IC design houses particularly those specializing in display driver ICs and MOSFET chips are set to see their gross margins and profitability hike in the first quarter...
Wednesday 28 April 2021
UMC eyeing long-term contracts with major clients
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is striving to get its major clients including Samsung Electronics, MediaTek and Qualcomm to enter into 3-year supply agreements, according...
Friday 23 April 2021
Novatek ramping up 28nm wafer starts at UMC
Novatek Microelectronics has placed significant orders for OLED display driver ICs with United Microelectronics (UMC) demanding 28nm process technology, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 6 April 2021
Taiwan 1st-tier IC design houses set to post strong 1Q21 results
Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are believed to have seen their March revenues climb substantially...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
IC design houses see March revenues surge
Taiwan-based IC design houses, particularly those specializing in smartphone-use chip solutions, are expected to post impressive sales results for March 2021, thanks to robust demand...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
UMC, PSMC to raise foundry quotes by another 10-20%
Pure-play foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) will initiate further price hikes of about 10-20% with the new pricing to be effective...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Taiwan IC suppliers begin to enhance their presence in global automotive chip market
Although many Taiwan-based IC design houses have joined Foxconn Technology's MIH platform to tap the global automotive chip market, it remains to be seen when efforts initiated by...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
ChipMOS expects double-digit sales growth in 2021
Taiwan's display driver IC (DDI) backend specialist ChipMOS Technologies expects to post a double-digit revenue growth in 2021 with better profits than 2020, driven by robust DDI...