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Tuesday 18 October 2022
Samsung lowers TV panel inventory to appropriate level
Samsung Electronics reportedly has cut its TV panel inventory to an appropriate level but has yet to start making purchases - still a good sign for the LCD display market, according...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
PCB materials suppliers expect inventory correction to persist through 1Q23
Most CCL and PCB materials suppliers expect the industry in which they are involved to go through inventory adjustments through the first quarter of 2023.
Monday 17 October 2022
Large-size DDIs see slower decline in demand
The decline in demand for large-size display driver IC (DDI) is slowing down along with the fact that demand and prices of LCD panels for TVs, notebooks and desktops are running close...
Monday 17 October 2022
Japanese startup uses NanoBridge technology to build FPGAs for space and automotive applications
Participating in the Taiwan Innotech Expo 2022, the Japanese company NanoBridge Semiconductor (NBS) was one of the companies winning the...
Monday 17 October 2022
US trade ban to bring short-term throes for China IC supply chains, says Macronix president
The latest US semiconductor tech restrictions against China will bring short-term throes to individual companies and industries, but the overall global semiconductor demand is believed...
Monday 17 October 2022
Chilean startup qScire offers innovative solution for ensuring IC throughput reliability
qScire, a startup established by Chilean EDA engineers, has been selected as one of the honorary mentions of the Tech Innovation Excellence (TIE) Award at Taiwan InnoTech Expo 2022...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan semiconductor development model could hardly be replicated, says Realtek VP
Taiwan's semiconductor development model, featuring good discipline among local players and strong mass production capability, is hard to be replicated in other places, but Taiwanese...
Friday 14 October 2022
Foundry PSMC slashes 2022 capex
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), which specializes in specialty DRAM, display driver ICs, CMOS image sensors and power management ICs, as well as customized...
Friday 14 October 2022
US-China chip war no end in sight? Probably not until February 2023
Despite headwinds on geopolitical risks and cyclical correction, TSMC continued to deliver record performance for 3Q22. However, the 37% drop in its stock prices year to date reflected...
Friday 14 October 2022
Etron 3D sensing solutions attract orders for unmanned stores, smart healthcare
Etron Technology through subsidiary eYs3D Microelectronics, which develops 3D sensing solutions for AI-on-edge applications, has attracted orders for unmanned stores and smart healthcare...
Friday 14 October 2022
Inventory correction for LCD panels progressing
Inventory adjustments for LCD panels continue progressing and are heading in a healthy direction, according to sources at Taiwan-based panel makers.
Friday 14 October 2022
MediaTek cutting back 7nm, 6nm wafer starts at TSMC
MediaTek has scaled back 7nm and 6nm wafer starts at TSMC due to disappointing sales of its smartphone application processors, with the orders cutback likely to carry on into the...
Thursday 13 October 2022
Applied Materials lowers sales outlook on fresh US semiconductor tech export restrictions
Applied Materials has disclosed that the fresh US restrictions on semiconductor technology export to China are expected to reduce the company's sales by about US$400 million in fiscal...
Thursday 13 October 2022
Major US fab toolmakers withdrawing staff from China plants
Starting October 12, US semiconductor equipment makers Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA have moved to withdraw their engineers and other related staff from China semiconductor...
Thursday 13 October 2022
Airoha announces broadband SoC with RDK-B support
Taiwan IC design house Airoha Technology, a subsidiary of MediaTek, announced on October 12 that it had started to deliver to its customers a broadband System-on-Chip (SOC) solution...