by WU Xuguang, CHEN Junqing A new round of price increases is sweeping through the semiconductor sector as rising metal costs and tighter supply push manufacturers to adjust pricing. Since the start of the year, Chinese chipmakers including China Resources Microelectronics and Cmsemicon, along with global suppliers such as Infineon Technologies, Analog Devices and Vishay-Siliconix, have lifted prices on microcontrollers, NOR flash, packaged memory and power semiconductors.
