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Car-related chip gap is as high as 40%? Taiwanese factories may benefit
Feb
Recently, there has been frequent news that the shortage of chip supply will affect automobile production. The German Minister of Economy has even sent a letter to relevant departments in Taiwan, China, seeking to "jump the queue." Taiwanese IC design manufacturers frankly said that the global automotive-related chip market faces a gap of more than 40%, and it will …
ETC chip business revenue drops sharply, Broadcom Integration's 2020 net profit drops by over 81%
Feb
Broadcom Integration released a performance forecast, stating that the company expects to achieve a net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in 2020 to decrease by 204.39 million yuan to 220.17 million yuan compared with the same period of the previous year, a year-on-year decrease of 81% to 87%, and a profit of 252,370,200 in the same period last…
TSMC transfers production capacity to automotive chips, directly impacting drive chips
Feb
Recently, the shortage of chips has affected the world's major automakers. Due to the shortage of automotive chips, Germany, the United States and Japan have asked relevant departments in Taiwan to help persuade Taiwanese manufacturers to help alleviate the core shortage in the automotive industry.
In this regard, TSMC stated that it will make it a top priority t…
South Korea exports nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars in semiconductors in 2020,This year is expected to break through
Feb
According to Yonhap News Agency, a data released by the Korean Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy and the Semiconductor Association on the 5th showed that South Korean semiconductor exports in 2020 increased by 5.6% year-on-year to 99.2 billion US dollars. At the same time, it is predicted that South Korea's semiconductor exports this year are expected to increa…
TrendForce: Global notebook shipments hit a record high, operating system and CPU markets are facing changes
Feb
According to TrendForce's Display Research Division, the global notebook shipments in 2020 will not only exceed 200 million units for the first time, but the annual growth rate will also hit a new high of 22.5%.
TrendForce currently predicts that global notebook shipments have a chance to rise to 217 million units in 2021, an annual growth of 8.6%. It is worth me…
TV panel prices continue to rise in January, Samsung/LGD delays factory shutdown or reverses the situation
Feb
In 2020, the TV panel supply pattern has undergone tremendous changes, resulting in tight supply and demand and a sharp increase in prices. In 2021, due to the shortage of upstream materials such as display driver ICs, glass and polarizers, and the power outage of NEG, the shortage of panels in the panel supply chain will be aggravated. According to industry insider…
Samsung’s fourth-quarter sales were approximately US$55.7 billion, with profits lower than analysts’ expectations
Feb
According to a Bloomberg report on January 8, due to a series of factors such as smartphone sales and weak memory chip prices, Samsung Electronics' fourth-quarter profit was lower than analysts expected.
Samsung’s preliminary results announced on Friday showed that in the three months ending in December, operating income was 9 trillion won (approximately US$8.3…
UMC 8A and B plant parts accident power outage, CFO: estimated to affect a small part of the production capacity for half a day
Feb
According to Taiwan media reports, UMC is located in the 8A and 8B plant areas of Zhukelixing Road. A power failure occurred in the afternoon of the 9th. UMC CFO Liu Qidong confirmed that the smoke from the emergency power generation system caused the public to mistakenly believe that a fire occurred. Liu Qidong said that the 8A and 8B plants affected by the power o…
Imagination announces 2020 results, the company's profits increase
Feb
A few days ago, Imagination Technologies announced its 2020 performance, and its overall revenue increased by 44% to $125 million. Profits in 2020 will reach 4 million U.S. dollars, while revenue in 2019 will be 87 million U.S. dollars and a loss of 18 million U.S. dollars.
The company completed the sale of its Ensigma business unit to Nordic Semiconductor on Dec…
Counterpoint: This year's revenue is expected to exceed 20 billion US dollars! TSMC’s development speed will be ahead of the semiconductor industry
Feb
Apple chip partner TSMC will achieve growth with the entire chip foundry industry in 2021. Counterpoint Research claims that TSMC is expected to continue to exceed the industry average, with a growth rate of 13% to 16%. Counterpoint analysts are investigating the semiconductor industry and estimate that the entire market will achieve "higher-than-expected revenue" i…
Melexis selects PDF Cloud for semiconductor manufacturing analysis
Feb
PDF Solutions is a leading supplier of differentiated data and analysis solutions for the global semiconductor and electronic industries. It announced on January 6, 2021 that Melexis, a global supplier of innovative microelectronic solutions, has established five production bases and Exensio®Analytics platform is deployed on PDF Cloud with more than 1,000 test devi…
Designing and manufacturing the two mountains, will Gelsinger and Intel rebuild the old good tomorrow?
Feb
Even after leaving Intel in 2009, Pat Gelsinger kept talking about the company he had been working for since his teenage years.
When asked about Intel, he will tell the audience how his mentor and former Intel CEO Andy Grove shaped him. Now, Gelsinger, who has returned to Intel, has the opportunity to re-establish a leadership style that once led Intel to become …
The latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G flagship mobile platform supports the new Samsung Galaxy S21 series
Feb
On January 14, 2021, Qualcomm Technologies announced that the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 888 5G flagship mobile platform is supporting Samsung’s most advanced new smartphone Samsung Galaxy S21 series, including some regional versions of S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra. Snapdragon 888 integrates industry-leading mobile technology innovations such as 5G, AI, games and im…
TSMC will invest more than $15 billion in 3nm process in 2021
Feb
According to digitimes reports, industry sources revealed that TSMC plans to invest more than $15 billion in 2021 to advance the company's 3nm process technology.
The above-mentioned industry insiders said that TSMC is increasing its 3nm chip production in the second half of 2022 to meet Apple's orders. The company will use its N3 (3nm process) technology, which …
Reuters: Before Trump steps down, Intel and other companies will revoke dozens of supply licenses to Huawei
Feb
According to people familiar with the matter, the Trump administration has notified several Huawei suppliers, including chip manufacturer Intel, that it is currently revoking certain licenses to sell products to Huawei and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply Huawei. . This may be Trump's last action against Huawei before stepping down.
Accord…