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Monday 19 September 2022
Suppliers set to enter production race for 3D NAND with 200+ layers
Global NAND flash makers are on track to start a new round of competition in producing 3D NAND chips with over 200 layers after Micron Technology announced commercial production of...
Monday 19 September 2022
China gearing up to mass purchase IC equipment and materials
Chinese semiconductor firms are moving at full throttle to purchase as many semiconductor equipment and materials as possible from abroad as the US is expected to take tougher measures...
Monday 19 September 2022
Semiconductor manufacturing not affected by strong earthquake in Taiwan
A Richter 6.8 magnitude scale earthquake and aftershocks hit Taiwan on September 18, but as the epicenter was located off the southeastern coast of the island, semiconductor manufacturing...
Friday 16 September 2022
PCB maker Eiso steps into production of own-brand e-bikes
Niche-market PCB maker Eiso Enterprise is tapping overseas markets mainly in Europe for its own-brand Dosun electric bicycles (e-bikes), which it started developing and producting...
Friday 16 September 2022
TSMC urges companies to build automotive IC buffer stock now
Cars will require more chips as they become electrified and intelligent. A TSMC executive on Thursday said companies should build their inventory for automotive ICs now as the chip...
Friday 16 September 2022
CMOS image sensor sales to suffer first drop in 13 years
CMOS image sensor sales are expected to suffer their first sales decline in 13 years because of a smartphone slump, low camera growth in handsets, and weak global economy, according...
Friday 16 September 2022
APCB expects revenue growth in 2H22
Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB), which specializes in niche-market PCBs, expects sales growth to resume in the second half of 2022 thanks to its fulfillment of short lead-time...
Friday 16 September 2022
RISC-V Taipei event shows stunning growth potential, with automotive as next market to conquer
At the RISC-V Taipei 2022 event held on September 19, industry leaders are pronouncing strong confidence in the exponential growth of RISC-V's share in the automotive space within...
Friday 16 September 2022
Touch panel maker GIS diversifying target markets
Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) has made efforts to diversify its target markets to include interactive display systems, automotive, and the metaverse.
Friday 16 September 2022
Equipment demand for advanced packaging stays robust
Equipment demand for mid- to high-end flip-chip (FC) and other advanced packaging remains robust, while demand for conventional wirebonding packaging is slowing down, according to...
Thursday 15 September 2022
Taiwan reactivates overseas tech talent recruitment campaign
As part of its efforts to ease serious domestic talent shortage, the government in Taiwan has recently reactivated its overseas recruitment campaign, which was earlier interrupted...
Thursday 15 September 2022
TV panel prices may stabilize in end-2022
TV panel prices continue to fall but may stabilize at the end of this year, counting on a substantial pick-up in end-market demand for consumer products during the year-end holiday...
Thursday 15 September 2022
A shorter and richer automotive supply chain is made possible by modularization and standardization
Auto Chips Executive Summit, the first international forum featuring heavyweight speaker and panelists, kicked off the Semicon Taiwan 2022 that will be held from Sep 14 to 16 in Taipei...
Thursday 15 September 2022
Semiconductor firms TSMC and TEL go all out to get talent
As semiconductor companies are busy building new fabs in Asia and also in Europe and the US, talent shortage is becoming a big headache. How desperate are semiconductor companies...
Thursday 15 September 2022
SiFive launches RISC-V automotive CPU portfolio to address unmet performance and feature needs
SiFive, the leading RISC-V computing startup, has launched three automotive solutions - E6-A, X280-A, and S7-A - to meet the critical needs for current and future applications such...