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Friday 9 December 2022
US, Taiwan IC design houses cutting wafer starts at China foundries
US and Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers have increasingly moved to scale down wafer starts at China-based foundries, according to industry sources.
Friday 2 December 2022
IC design houses may see mounting risk of inventory losses in 2023
More IC design houses could be forced to recognize inventory losses if macro headwinds last beyond the second quarter of 2023 and drive end clients to extend their conservative shipment...
Friday 25 November 2022
PMIC vendor M3Tek expects inventory levels to return to normal in 1Q23
M3 Technology (M3Tek) is adjusting its inventory levels, which are expected to return to normal in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Taiwan-based power management IC (PMIC)...
Thursday 24 November 2022
VIS may gain shifted orders from China
Taiwan-based Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is in talks about orders for power management ICs with potential customers including Qualcomm, Monolithic Power Systems and...
Thursday 17 November 2022
AI may dominate mobile SoC competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek
Qualcomm highlights AI technology breakthroughs in its latest flagship mobile SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 unveiled at Snapdragon Summit 22, suggesting that AI computing capability will...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
PMIC suppliers expect inventory correction to end by 2Q23
Power management IC (PMIC) suppliers expect the ongoing inventory adjustments across the industry supply chain, except those for automotive applications, to not end until the second...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
IC designers with parent support could better withstand headwinds
Vendors of consumer ICs are struggling against the bleakest-ever market sales, but those affiliated with major business groups or having good supply chain partners would more likely...
Friday 11 November 2022
GMT conservative about PMIC demand and prices in 4Q22
Power management IC (PMIC) specialist Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has expressed caution about demand as well as the chip prices in the fourth quarter of 2022, citing the ongoing...
Monday 3 October 2022
Taiwanese IC designers strive to seize future trends
The supply chain has changed as competition between the US and China intensifies, but the Taiwan-based IC design industry has not been directly affected. At the start of the US-China...
Thursday 29 September 2022
China PMIC suppliers initiate price cuts
China-based power management IC (PMIC) suppliers have initiated substantial price cuts amid rapidly falling demand for consumer electronics in China, according to industry sources.
Friday 23 September 2022
DDR5 adoption in new-gen processors to stimulate PMIC demand
The adoption of DDR5 memory in new-generation Intel and AMD processors will boost the amount of power management ICs (PMIC) used, according to sources at PMIC suppliers.
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...
Monday 29 August 2022
Tight foundry capacity eases for PMICs, quotes unlikely to fall soon
Tight capacity supply from 8-inch wafer fabs for power management ICs (PMIC) has eased significantly allowing vendors to improve order fulfillments, and striving to have foundry partners...
Thursday 25 August 2022
Silergy expects flat sales growth in 2H22
Power management IC (PMIC) specialist Silergy is striving to keep its revenue in the second half of this year on par with the year-ago level, despite growing uncertainty over consumer...
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Taiwan foundries remain firm on prices
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to maintain their prices, despite slowdowns in orders from their fabless customers, according to sources in the IC design industry.