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Monday 15 November 2021
Major tech companies strive to seize metaverse opportunities
Despite its recent popularity, whether or not the metaverse concept can actually be realized is still unknown. While some chip manufacturers have their reservations, for now, many...
Friday 12 November 2021
Nan Ya PCB expects double-digit revenue growth in 2022
Taiwan-based Nan Ya PCB is optimistic that its 2022 revenues will register another double-digit growth on new ABF and BT production capacities gradually coming online.
Friday 12 November 2021
MediaTek ramping up networking IC shipments
MediaTek has been ramping up shipments of its networking ICs to meet strong market demand and offset falling sales of mobile SoCs in the fourth quarter of the year, according to market...
Friday 12 November 2021
Chiang resigns from SMIC
China-based foundry house Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has approved the departure of Chiang Shang-Yi, who submitted his resignation as company vice chairman.
Friday 12 November 2021
UMC to raise foundry prices by another 10% in 1Q22
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is poised to make another 10% upward adjustment in its foundry quotes starting the first quarter of 2022, according to sources at IC...
Thursday 11 November 2021
Analog IC firm GMT striving for more foundry capacity
Taiwan-based Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), a supplier of analog and power management (PWM) ICs, will continue striving for more available capacities at foundries to support...
Thursday 11 November 2021
Highlight of the day: TI reportedly slow in expanding production
Pure-play foundry houses have been keen on expanding fab capacity, but the notebook industry continues to see serious chip shortage. Some industry sources are blaming Texas...
Thursday 11 November 2021
Networking device makers expect chip shortage to persist in 2022
ICs manufactured with mature process nodes, particularly power management ICs (PMIC), MOSFET and Wi-Fi chips, are expected to remain in short supply until the middle of 2022, according...
Thursday 11 November 2021
Industry watch: 'I lose interest in the work right after the premiere'
Entrepreneurs love adventures. The destination of a journey is the inception of another. Look at it in another way: Real entrepreneurs never stop innovating. They enjoy the process...
Thursday 11 November 2021
IC shortage unlikely to ease until TI ramps up output
The global IC shortage is unlikely to ease until Texas Instruments scales up its output, according to sources in the notebook industry, which see supply-side constraints caused mainly...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
UMC posts record October revenues
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$19.16 billion (US$690.4 million) in October 2021, whereas fellow companies TSMC and Vanguard...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Semiconductor material distributors remain upbeat about demand
Despite a recent cutback in demand for large-size display driver ICs, Taiwan-based IC material distributors remain upbeat about the overall demand that will buoy their sales performance...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
TSMC to enjoy robust HPC processor demand in data-driven era
TSMC is set to enjoy robust demand for HPC processors in the data-driven world of 5G, AI and the metaverse, as the foundry's advanced sub-7nm process manufacturing attracts orders...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Nan Ya PCB to expand ABF substrate capacity in Taiwan
Nan Ya PCB has disclosed plans to invest NT$8.4 billion (US$302.9 million) in building additional ABF substrate production lines at its factory site in Shulin, New Taipei.
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Innolux, HannStar Display October panel shipments down sequentially
Innolux shipped12.04 million large-size TFT-LCD panels and 24.59 million small- to medium-size ones in October, decreasing 7.1% and 15.1% respectively on month, while HannStar Display...