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Tuesday 23 November 2021
Semiconductor equipment billings rise again
October billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment grew by a slight 0.6% sequentially to US$3.74 billion, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Phison to beef up R&D workforce
Phison Electronics is looking to scale up its R&D team to 2,500-2,700 engineers in 2022, according to the Taiwan-based flash device controller specialist.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
MediaTek validates Micron LPDDR5X for flagship 5G smartphone SoC
MediaTek has validated Micron Technology's low-power double data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM for MediaTek's new Dimensity 9000 flagship chipset for 5G smartphones, according to Micron.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
TSMC to ramp up 4nm chip output for new MediaTek flagship SoC
MediaTek with its recently-introduced flagship SoC is eyeing a presence in the non-iPhone flagship 5G smartphone chip market.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
New MediaTek TV SoC built using TSMC 7nm process
MediaTek has unveiled its new Pentonic smart TV SoC family with the introduction of the 2000 series, which will power next generation flagship 8K TVs. The new SoC series is the world's...
Monday 22 November 2021
Highlights of the day: What hinders 8-inch wafer capacity boost?
8-inch wafer foundries are experiencing challenges in boosting 8-inch wafer capacity. Now, most of the foundries still...
Monday 22 November 2021
Major US chipmakers gearing up for 6nm Wi-Fi 7 SoCs
Leading Wi-Fi chipmakers Qualcomm, Broadcom and even Intel are keenly developing Wi-Fi 7 SoCs, and may have their chips manufactured at TSMC using 6N RF process, looking to meet the...
Friday 19 November 2021
Second-tier Ethernet IC vendors see shipments rise for IIoT applications
As demand for Ethernet ICs continues to grow robustly on proliferating IoT applications, Taiwan's second-tier networking chips vendors including Asix Electronics under MediaTek and...
Friday 19 November 2021
GF, Ford partner to address auto chip supply
GlobalFoundries and Ford Motor Company have jointly announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the US, aiming to...
Friday 19 November 2021
KS Pua resigns as Phison chairman
Phison Electronics' board of directors has approved the resignation of KS Pua as chairman, according to the Taiwan-based flash device controller specialist.
Friday 19 November 2021
IPC firms see chip shortage improving
Chip shortages are not as severe as seen in the first half of 2021, but are unlikely to ease significantly in the short term, according to sources at Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC)...
Friday 19 November 2021
Taiwan 2nd-tier foundries to enjoy gross margin growth in 2022
Taiwan-based second-tier pure-play foundries, such as Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), will see their gross margins hike...
Friday 19 November 2021
AMD, MediaTek teaming up
AMD and MediaTek have jointly announced a collaboration to co-engineer industry-leading Wi-Fi solutions, starting with the AMD RZ600 series Wi-Fi 6E modules containing MediaTek's...
Friday 19 November 2021
Prices for DDI used in large-size panels unlikely to slip
While demand for DDI (display driver ICs) used in TVs and Chromebooks has turned relatively weak, there is little room for prices for DDI used in TV-, monitor- and notebook-use panels...
Thursday 18 November 2021
TI to kick off new 12-inch fabs construction in 2022
Texas Instruments (TI) has announced plans to begin construction next year on its new 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabs in Sherman, Texas.