IC design houses with strong backing more capable of winning foundry support
Taiwan-based IC design houses backed by large-sca.....»»
Driver IC firms vying for 8-inch foundry support
Thanks to strong rush orders from China smartphone makers, Taiwan-based suppliers of LCD driver ICs are all optimistic about.....»»
February Is Often Good for Bitcoin Prices, Will History Repeat in 2019?
Bitcoin could end its four-year February winning streak unless prices see a strong bounce from key support......»»
IC designers under increasing pressure to cut quotes
IC design houses are under increasing pressure to lower quotes as their downstream OEM and ODM clients in Taiwan and China have suspended taking shipments amid loosening wafer foundry capacity supply and inventory pressure, according to industry sources......»»
Crypto Analyst Says Shiba Inu Expected To Surge 155% As Meme Coin Establishes Strong Support Levels
The meme cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is maintaining pivotal support levels — the same ones it had been rejected from in early 2022. read more.....»»
GOP Midterm Enthusiasm Outpaces Democrats By Double Digits As Trump Support Remains Strong: Poll
GOP Midterm Enthusiasm Outpaces Democrats By Double Digits As Trump Support Remains Strong: Poll Enthusiasm for GOP candidates in the 2022 midterm elections outpaces Democrats by double digits, while most GOP voters remain loya.....»»
Backend houses see strong demand for display peripheral ICs
Backend demand for display peripheral ICs, such as T-Con and TDDI chips, has been robust, and major OSATs such as ASE Technology and Greatek Electronics are busy processing such chips for large-size display applications, according to industry sources......»»
Stanford University reverses course on cutting 11 varsity sports programs
The university cited strong alumni support and a changing financial situation as factors in its reversal......»»
IC-design houses in Taiwan adopt WFH measures amid COVID-19 surge
MediaTek, Qualcomm Taiwan and other IC design houses in Taiwan have adopted work-from-home and other precautionary measures amid a spike of COVID-19 infections locally, according to industry sources......»»
Chipmakers see customers turn cautious about placing orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses hav.....»»
Highlights of the day: UMC, VIS announce foundry capacity expansion plans
Both UMC and VIS have just announced their respective foundry capacity expansions plans. UMC, with support from some of its major clients, will invest NT$100 billion to expand its 12-inch fab.....»»
US futures soar and global stocks climb as investors cheer huge Apple and Facebook earnings
Stocks climbed after major companies posted strong earnings and the Federal Reserve pledged to keep up support. Apple CEO Tim Cook. Karl Mondon/Dig.....»»
Prospects of mmWave 5G chips may not become clear till 2H22
The chance of mmWave chips mounting a major challenge to the title of being the leading 5G mobile solutions will remain until at least the second half of 2022 due to tight capacity at foundry houses, according to industry sources......»»
North Carolina triumphed over Midwest state to win $1 billion investment from Apple
North Carolina beat strong competition to reel in the tech giant's 3,000-job commitment, winning the project despite the main challenger being a state with no corporate income tax......»»
Dogecoin Gets Snickers, Milky Way Backing Ahead Of "Doge Day"
Dogecoin (DOGE) has now received support from the candy bar world, with Snickers and Milky Way promoting the meme-centric cryptocurrency ahead of Tuesday, April 20, which some Dogecoin fans have declared as the “Doge Day.” read more.....»»
Planful Closes Out Q1 with Strong Results and New C-Suite Appointments To Support Continued Growth
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Planful Inc., the pioneer of financial planning & analysis (FP&A) and consolidations cloud software, today announced that the company achieved record Q1 .....»»
Backend houses see order visibility for CIS, sensor chips through 4Q21
Backend houses continue to enjoy strong demand for processing IP camera chips and CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips, with their order visibility clear through the fourth quarter of 2021, according to industry sources......»»
Powell says COVID-19 remains top risk for economy, but strikes optimistic tone
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview that aired Sunday night that the U.S. economy is at an “inflection point” due to widespread vaccinations and strong monetary support......»»
How compact cars can jump football fields in rally races
Most rally cars are made from tiny little compact cars, but can jump hundreds of feet. We explore how their design makes them capable of this. The longest jump ever made in the World Rally Championsh.....»»
Foundries likely to raise quotes again
Pure-play foundries have raised their quotes starting the second quarter of 2021 to reflect tight capacity, and are likely to adjust upward the prices again in the third quarter, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses......»»