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Thursday 23 June 2022
GF starts equipment move-in at new Singapore fab
GlobalFoundries has kicked off equipment move-in at the foundry's new facility on its Singapore campus, with the first tool - a market-leading etch tool made by Lam Research - moved...
Thursday 23 June 2022
Challenges for semiconductor sector (6): The value of back-end business
Advanced packaging technology has become a powerful tool for TSMC to grab orders for advanced chips. Now Samsung Electronics has also announced that it will strengthen its back-end...
Thursday 23 June 2022
Mobile phone IC prices feel pressure to drop
Prices for chips used in mobile phones, such as LCD touch and display driver integration (TDDI) chips, are under increasing pressure to fall further in the second half of 2022, according...
Thursday 23 June 2022
Handset CIS demand likely to fall in 2H22
Demand for handset-use CMOS image sensors (CIS) may disappoint in the second half of 2022, as handset vendors are likely to slow down or even hold back their orders due to flat business...
Thursday 23 June 2022
TSMC sees major clients queue up for 3nm process capacity
TSMC has seen its major clients including AMD, Apple, Broadcom, Intel, MediaTek, Nvidia and Qualcomm queue up for 3nm process capacity, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Thursday 23 June 2022
MediaTek expands flagship smartphone SoC with Dimensity 9000+
MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 9000+, an enhancement to the company's top-of-the-line 5G smartphone chipset.
Wednesday 22 June 2022
BYD invests in SiC epitaxial wafer maker Tianyu Semiconductor
After seeing its market valuation top CNY1 trillion (US$148.9 billion) in early June, BYD has joined Huawei on the list of investors of SiC epitaxial wafer manufacturer Tianyu Semi...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
AMD brings Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series to SI and DIY markets
AMD has announced its Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors will be coming to leading system integrators worldwide beginning July 2022. The processors are also expected to be...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Is acquisition a cure for Samsung weakening foundry business?
Samsung has announced plans to commit a KRW450 trillion (US$346.5 billion) investment over the next five years, with over 60% of the new funds to enhance the capability and competitiveness...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Second-tier OSATs see uncertainty in order visibility for 2H22
Unlike ASE Technology and other first-tier OSATs who still see robust order momentum from their IDM customers, smaller-size players including Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
SiFive enhances popular X280 processor IP to meet accelerated demand for vector processing
SiFive announced the release of the latest version of its SiFive Intelligence X280 processor, which introduces significant new features including scalability up to a 16-core cache-coherent...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Challenges for semiconductor sector (5): Talent shortage
Talent shortages have been so serious in Taiwan that fresh graduates from top univeristies have been "booked up" by top companies. However, indiscriminate recuitments regardless of...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Panel makers urged to upgrade specs to shore up pricing
LCD panel makers are urged to launch more efforts such as specs upgrades to help shore up panel prices, which have dropped these days fiercely amid waning demand for consumer electronics...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
TF AMD to expand capacity in Malaysia
TF AMD Microelectronics (Penang), a joint venture between AMD and China-based TFME, will expand its capacity in Penang, Malaysia with the construction set to be completed in the first...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Chinese chipmakers gaining ground in consumer PMIC segment
Global demand for power management ICs (PMIC) have been expanding sharply for communications, industrial control, automotive and consumer devices applications, and their prices have...