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Friday 11 November 2022
FineMat to relocate metal mask production lines to China
Taiwan-based FineMat Applied Materials, a maker of common metal masks (CMM) needed for OLED panel production, plans to relocate its main CMM production lines from Taiwan to China...
Friday 11 November 2022
MediaTek may see weak 1H23
MediaTek may experience a weak first half of 2023, as the mobile SoC supplier continues to see customers slowing down their paces of orders due to sluggish end-market demand, according...
Friday 11 November 2022
ASE to expand production site in Malaysia
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) plans to expand its factory site in Malaysia with total investment estimated at US$300 million, according to the outsourced semiconductor...
Friday 11 November 2022
Memory IC distributors see inventory pressure start easing
Memory IC distributors, which were under intense pressure to offload inventories in the third quarter of 2022, have seen inventory pressure start easing in the fourth quarter, according...
Thursday 10 November 2022
TSMC and UMC report double-digit October sales growth; no 3nm for Arizona yet
TSMC, the world's leading semiconductor foundry, has posted October revenues of NT$210.3 billion (US$6.6 billion), up 56% from a year ago, and up 1% month-on-month.
Thursday 10 November 2022
Fujitsu will leverage TSMC's foundry for its 2nm CPU
At a press conference on November 8, Japanese technology conglomerate Fujitsu mentioned that its power-saving CPU will be produced with the 2nm processing node technology, and will...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Germany blocks sale of two chipmakers to China
Germany on Wednesday blocked the sale of two chipmakers to Chinese investors because of a potential threat to security.
Thursday 10 November 2022
IBM unveils 433 qubit quantum processor and next-gen IBM Quantum System Two
At the IBM Quantum Summit 2022 held on Nov 9, IBM announced new breakthrough advancements in quantum hardware and software, including the new 433 qubit "Osprey" processor, while outlining...
Thursday 10 November 2022
MediaTek poised to ramp up flagship market share with Dimensity 9200 SoCs
MediaTek is set to aggressively ramp up its share of the flagship smartphone AP market with its newly launched Dimensity 9200 SoC, despite overall handset market demand remaining...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Chiplet interconnect startup Eliyan, backed by Intel and Micron, announced successful tape-out on TSMC's 5nm node
Chiplet interconnect startup Eliyan Corporation, based in Califronia, has raised US$40 million Series A funding, backed by four investors including Intel Capital and Micron Ventures...
Thursday 10 November 2022
IC design service provider PGC upbeat about 2023
Progate Group Corporation (PGC), which is among TSMC's design ecosystem partners, has expressed optimism about its operations in 2023 and will start to trade its shares on the Taipei...
Thursday 10 November 2022
DDI suppliers see replenishment demand for TVs
Display driver IC suppliers have seen a pick-up in DDI demand for TV applications, even though most orders are mainly short lead-time ones, according to industry sources.
Thursday 10 November 2022
Jaguar Land Rover partners with Wolfspeed for Silicon Carbide semiconductor technology supply for next-generation electric vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover and Wolfspeed have today announced a strategic partnership to supply Silicon Carbide semiconductors for next generation electric vehicles, delivering increased powertrain...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
China smartphone AP shipments, 3Q 2022
Shipments of application processors (APs) used in smartphones released by China-based brands went up 10.2% sequentially, but down 19.4% on year to reach 199.5 million units in the...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
IC design houses caught in dilemma over talent retention, tech R&D
Taiwan's IC designers are caught in a dilemma over whether to maitain talent and R&D momentum, or to maintain profitability amid the lingering market uncertainties, according...