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Wednesday 22 February 2023
Taiwanese PCB makers gearing up for carbon reductions
Taiwan's PCB industry players are beefing up their efforts to improve ESG and carbon reduction performances to meet the requirements of clients and win more orders amid the irresistible...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Samsung keen to strengthen own IC design ecosystem
Main IC design houses under the ecosystem of Samsung Electronics are actively recruiting new talent despite the recent layoff wave at the tech sector, riding on the rise of ChatGPT...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Global semiconductor market's long-term outlook is strong despite short-term cyclical downturn
According to SEMI's most recent data on worldwide semiconductor sales, the industry experienced significant ups and downs in 2022. While chip sales reached an all-time high in 2022,...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Guangzhou establishes US$29 billion funds for semiconductor
China's Guangzhou city recently announced the establishment of two funds of funds (FoFs): the CNY150 billion (US$21.8 billion) Guangzhou industrial investment FoF and the CNY50 billion...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Faraday expects slight revenue growth in 1Q23
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post slight revenue growth sequentially in the first quarter of 2023 despite seasonal fa...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
AMD expected to occupy over 20% of server CPU market and Arm 8% in 2023, according to DIGITIMES Research
AMD and Arm have been gaining up on Intel in the server CPU market in the past few years, and the margins of the share that AMD had won over were especially large in 2022 as datacenter...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
UK-based Agile Analog brings automation and optimization into analog IP design
Agile Analog, an analog IP provider based in Cambridge, UK, is revolutionizing analog IP design by giving designers of ASICs (application-specific ICs) and SoC (system-on-chip) the...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Smartphone AP inventory correction may persist into 4Q
As the semiconductor industry is facing cyclical challenges, analysts foresee a slower-than-expected inventory clearing for smartphone chips, casting a shadow on two leading providers,...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
VIS expects 15% revenue decline in 1Q23
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post a revenue decline of approximately 15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2023, with gross margin...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
China auto vendors keen to use homegrown chips
In keeping with the government's aim for IC self-sufficiency, Chinese auto vendors have become more eager to employ chips from the home market, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Taiwan OLED DDI suppliers reportedly gearing up for foundry capacity
Taiwan-based OLED display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are preparing for an anticipated increasing demand from the handset and other sectors and have begun competing for available 40nm...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
HP, Dell to see PC shipments stay flat or increase in 2023
Despite chipmakers being cautious about PC shipment prospects for 2023, industry sources say PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are confident their shipments will remain...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
China OSATs drop prices for mature ICs
Chinese OSATs JCET, Tongfu Microelectronics, and HT-Tech are reportedly lowering prices to attract orders for mature ICs while also making progress in advanced packaging technology...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
China AI chip vendor Cambricon faces operating hurdles
China's major AI chip developer Cambricon Technologies, which was just blacklisted by the US in December 2022, is seeing its operation prospects further dimmed by serious losses and...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
VIS posts record profit in 2022 despite weak 4Q
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw its net profits fall to a seven-quarter low of NT$2.48 billion (US$81.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022,...