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Friday 12 August 2022
GMT expects PMIC demand to pick up in 2023
Power management IC specialist Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has seen PMIC demand turn weak since the second quarter, with the demand unlikely to pick up until 2023, according...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
China PMIC firm reportedly cuts into iPhone supply chain
Speculation has circulated in China's chipmaking industry that SG Micro's battery management chips and level shifter ICs have passed Apple's verification for the upcoming iPhones...
Thursday 28 July 2022
Taiwan IC design houses facing notable profit falls in 2H22
Most IC design houses in Taiwan are expected to see their profitability weaken notably in the second half of the year as they can hardly pass part of foundry cost increases onto downstream...
Tuesday 26 July 2022
MediaTek handset AP shipments likely to fall 30% in 2H22
MediaTek may see its mobile AP shipments fall 30% in the second half of 2022 from its original projections due to sluggish market demand for handsets, and whether its 20% annual revenue...
Friday 22 July 2022
China IC Design Series (8): China LED driver ICs booming
China-based power management IC (PMIC) makers are keen on developing LED driver ICs optimizing mature technology. Chinese LCD driver IC suppliers have caught up with international...
Thursday 21 July 2022
China IC Design Series (7): China makers gearing up for PMICs
The application of power management ICs (PMIC) and power semiconductor components has expanded substantially in recent years due in part to the increasing demand from the consumer...
Monday 18 July 2022
PSMC see DDI clients violate long-term contracts
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has reported contract violations by its display driver IC clients who would rather honor punitive payments than see their inventories...
Thursday 14 July 2022
IC design houses see high-end notebook demand disappoint in 2H22
IC design houses are bracing for disappointing high-end notebook demand, including commercial and gaming models, in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Monday 11 July 2022
PMIC vendors likely to have more 8-inch fab capacity for 2023
Tight capacity supply at 8-inch wafer fabs is on track to ease on weakening demand for large-size display driver ICs, CMOS image sensors (CIS) and even power management ICs (PMIC)...
Monday 11 July 2022
ASE, PTI poised to embrace strong 2H22
Taiwan's leading OSATs ASE Technology and Powertech Technology (PTI) managed to score impressive revenue gains in the first half of 2022 and are expected to perform even better in...
Wednesday 6 July 2022
China foundries raise new funds to expand 12-inch fab capacity
Chinese foundry houses including Hua Hong Semiconductor and CanSemi Technology recently have successfully raised new funds to finance capacity expansions at their 12-inch wafer fabs,...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
OSATs cautious in handling contract violations by consumer chips vendors
Taiwan's OSATs are not only facing a notable decline in packaging demand for commodity MOSFET, MCU, PMIC and CMOS image sensors (CIS) for handset and PC applications, but also a situation...
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Taiwan PMIC firms shift focus to non-consumer markets
Taiwan-based power management IC (PMIC) suppliers have shifted their focus away from the consumer electronics market, where their China-based peers are growing their presence, according...
Tuesday 28 June 2022
IC test interface vendors eyeing new chip solutions as growth engine
Despite lingering handset sales uncertainty, mobile SoC vendors MediaTek and Qualcomm continue to roll out new high-end offerings, while Apple remains keen on developing high-performance...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Chinese chipmakers gaining ground in consumer PMIC segment
Global demand for power management ICs (PMIC) have been expanding sharply for communications, industrial control, automotive and consumer devices applications, and their prices have...