Taiwan's leading IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology will invest NT$30 billion (US$981.03 million) to set up a new plant in Taiwan dedicated to production of IC substrates with...
Almost all of TSMC's top-10 customers have readied plans to adopt the foundry's 2nm GAA-FET (gate-all-around field-effect transistor) process technology, to be commercialized in 2025...
The ChatGPT-triggered AI hype has attracted many IC vendors. Startup firms say they are now feeling the pressure from major IC design houses, such as MediaTek, Novatek and Realtek,...
With the rise of AI-generated content (AIGC) in 2023, major players in the tech sector are joining the ranks of AI chip manufacturing one after another. Not only are international...
China's major AI chip developers have reported significant profit results for 2022 operations. The only exception is Cambricon Technologies, which was still mired in heavy losses.
The Shanghai Municipal Government has just announced a set of policy measures to strengthen the development of modernized industrial systems, offering subsidies to encourage more...
The rapid deployment of large language models (LLM) is fueling the overall AI trend. After witnessing the growth of LLM applications such as ChatGPT, Taiwan-based IC design houses...
MediaTek was extremely cautious at its earnings call when announcing its prospect expectations, confirming recent market observations. The overall operations in the second quarter...
Chinese companies and funds reportedly have become keen to acquire or invest in small- and medium-size IC design houses in South Korea, or directly set up R&D branch offices there,...
SK Hynix saw its operating loss widen to about KRW3.4 trillion (US$2.54 billion) in the first quarter of 2023 from KRW1.9 trillion in the prior quarter, when revenue declined 34%...
AI chips are not only used in large cloud computing but also increasingly applied to terminal consumer products, providing great business opportunities for Taiwan IC design houses...
Samsung Electronics has seen its 12-inch wafer fab capacity utilization rise to 90% in the second quarter from 80% registered a quarter earlier, driven by stable 5/4nm process performance...
China automaker BYD has newly invested in Chinese AI chip startup Kunlunxin Technology, aiming to enhance its deployment in automotive AI chips solutions.
