China-based United Nova Technology has become the largest automotive-grade foundry provider since its establishment in 2018, supplying chips to over 90% of Chinese NEV manufacturers
US lawmakers want to prevent companies that win federal chipmaking funds from using Chinese-made equipment at government-backed factories, part of efforts to limit Beijing's influence on domestic chip production
Japan's IT giant Fujitsu has recently unveiled its latest AI strategy, focusing not on developing Generative AI (GenAI) to compete with other companies, but on creating a platform that enables businesses to easily customize their own GenAI solutions
The solar cell sector in China has swiftly shifted from P-type PERC to N-type TOPCon technology over the past two years, leading to an oversupply situation. The industry's woes were mirrored at the recently concluded International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai, which turned into a venue for desperate sales tactics and debt collection struggles
It is most peculiar to find Intel pitching customized process chip manufacturing services during an interview with Chinese media. Is the Intel Foundry also beckoning Chinese clients to produce Intel 3 chips for them
The global IC design industry and major technology companies reportedly plan to adopt 3nm as their mainstay in 2024. It is expected that most companies will likely prioritize ordering from TSMC, potentially widening the market share gap even further between TSMC and Samsung Electronics in the wafer foundry sector
Huawei is reportedly considering introducing fees for HarmonyOS in-app purchases, indicative of the development of the OS introduced by the China-based technology giant three months after the US sanctions
Intel China chairperson and SVP Rui Wang told the Chinese media in an interview that with Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy in place, its China 2.0 strategy will also be implemented to face up to the keen competition in the AI era
With the intensifying competition in the AI memory chip market, leading memory vendors like SK Hynix, Micron Technology, and Samsung Electronics are gearing up for proxy patent battles through Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs), commonly known as "patent trolls." These entities, adept at purchasing patents from companies, are increasingly resorting to litigation to claim damages and settlement fees
Taiwan-based automotive power and safety parts manufacturer Global PMX disclosed its plans for EVs, hybrid vehicles, and fuel-cell EVs at a recent shareholders' meeting. The company also said it has seen the rebound of order pull-ins from major electronics customers as demand for AI takes off
As AI applications expand to portable devices such as notebooks, demand for the latest generation of graphics memory, GDDR7, is gaining momentum, especially after AI chip leader Nvidia unveiled that its next-generation laptop GPUs will adopt GDDR7 for graphics processing. Major memory makers are gearing up for mass production competition
