284 news items tagged USB
M31 Technology developing IP for TSMC 3nm process
Monday 4 January 2021Silicon IP provider M31 Technology is engaged in the development for TSMC's upcoming 4nm and 3nm process technologies, and will introduce related IPs for mobile SoC designs in 2021,...
Demand for USB chips staying robust in 3Q20
Wednesday 26 August 2020Demand for USB chips has been robust and will boost Taiwan-based IC design houses' sales by over 30% both quarterly and annually in the third quarter, according to sources from the...
Backend houses kicking off shipments for PS5
Wednesday 5 August 2020Backend houses including ASE Technology and Greatek Electronics have kicked off shipments for Sony's new-generation PS5 game console series slated for launch later this year, according...
PC chipmakers seeking more foundry support to digest ballooning orders
Monday 27 July 2020Taiwan's designers of peripheral chips for PCs and notebooks are trying hard to vie for more capacity support from foundry partners seeking to meet strong replacement demand in the...
Rising stay-at-home economy results in USB chip shortages
Wednesday 3 June 2020Owing to the uprising stay-at-home economy, Taiwan-based chip suppliers have seen increased orders from clients for USB chips used in peripherals such as earphones, microphones and...
MediaTek, Aspeed, ASMedia to see strong 2020
Wednesday 20 May 2020MediaTek, Aspeed Technology and ASMedia Technology are expected to post impressive sales results for 2020 benefiting from the ongoing US-China trade tensions and clients' new products,...
Lead time for notebook chips extended on tight foundry capacity
Friday 8 May 2020Delivery lead time for notebook-related chips including power management ICs, Type-C chips and other peripheral ICs have been extended by 2-3 months, due mainly to tight 8-inch foundry...
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2020
Thursday 7 May 2020Global notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2020 dropped 27.6% on quarter and 10.9% on year. The yearly decline was the worst for the Taiwan's notebook industry since first-quarter...
ASMedia remains major chipset partner of AMD
Tuesday 14 January 2020ASMedia Technology has reportedly secured orders for AMD's 500- and 600-series chipsets, which will buoy the Taiwan-based chipmaker's sales performance in 2020 and 2021, according...
Taiwan IC design houses see orders for USB-C devices pick up
Wednesday 6 November 2019Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders for USB Type-C power delivery (PD) and other USB-C chip solutions pick up, with order visibility extended through 2020, according to...
USB4 specification published
Thursday 5 September 2019USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has announced the publication of the USB4 specification, a major update to deliver the next-generation USB architecture that complements and builds...
Weltrend USB PD chips adopted by China handset vendors
Monday 2 September 2019Weltrend Semiconductor's USB power delivery (PD) controller chips reportedly have entered the supply chain of major China-based handset vendors.
Embracing USB power delivery technologies, Energear grasping growth opportunities
Wednesday 19 June 2019The mobile devices with eye-catching design always have a place in our hearts. With the stylish looks, new smartphone and other shinny mobile devices are breathtaking. Most mobile...
USB4 integrates Thunderbolt 3 along with USB Type-C, pushes unified standards for linking everywhere with everyone
Wednesday 19 June 2019This year, the big technical development of the USB technology is USB4. This upcoming standard promises to integrate the high-bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 specification and along with...
ASMedia to finish tape-outs for PCIe 4.0 chip solutions by end-2019
Friday 14 June 2019Taiwan's ASMedia Technology is expected to complete tape-outs for PCIe 4.0 interface chip solutions by the end of 2019, seeking to strive for more contract design orders from AMD...
PC chip demand to stay sluggish through 2Q19
Friday 29 March 2019CPU shortages continued driving down global PC shipments in the first quarter of 2019 and even blurring order visibility for the second quarter. This, in turn, is seen to dim business...
China-based InMicro touts Type-C power management chips
Thursday 27 December 2018Founded in 2014 as an IC design startup in China's southeast port city of Xiamen, InMicro Technology has made its name as a dedicated developer and designer of a series of digital-analog...
VIA expects profitability in 2018 and 2019, says paper
Monday 24 December 2018IC design house VIA Technologies expects to be profitable in both 2018 and 2019 as the company has been preparing new products and technologies for areas such as artificial intelligence...
USB Type-C chip prices to fall over 20% in 2019
Wednesday 19 December 2018USB Type-C interface devices are increasingly applied to a variety of consumer electronics gadgets, prompting major Taiwan IC design houses to deepen their deployments in related...
Intel CPU shortfalls may ease in 1Q19, benefiting Taiwan chip vendors
Wednesday 28 November 2018Taiwan-based IC design houses expect to see a new wave of orders from downstream PC and notebook clients before the Lunar New Year holidays in early February at the earliest, as the...
Weltrend to see USB PD chip shipments double to 50 million units in 2018
Tuesday 27 November 2018Taiwan-based Weltrend Semiconductor may see its annual shipments of USB power delivery (PD) controller chips for 2018 double from a year earlier to reach 50 million units as the shipments...
Weltrend USB PD chip shipments to boom in 2018
Wednesday 21 November 2018IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor is set to ship 50 million USB PD (power delivery) ICs in 2018, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) quoted market watchers as...
Intel announces 9th Gen Core i9-9900K
Tuesday 9 October 2018Intel has announced its 9th Gen Core desktop processors, including the gaming i9-9900K. It has also introduced the new Intel Core X-series processors and the Xeon W-3175X.
China IC industry to gain solid footing in five years, says Tsinghu Unigroup chairman
Thursday 20 September 2018China's IC industry is expected to establish a solid foothold in five years and go on to become a top-three or top-four player globally in 2028-2030, according to Zhao Weiguo, chairman...
Weltrend to see 2018 USB PD chip shipments top 50 million units
Friday 17 August 2018IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor, having delivered 22 million USB PD (power delivery) ICs in the first half of 2018, is expected to see the shipments for the whole year top...