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Tuesday 12 November 2024
Japan pledges fresh US$65 billion in support for chips and AI
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged more than US$65 billion of fresh support for the nation's semiconductor and artificial intelligence sector as Tokyo looks to keep up...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Fitipower eyes 2025 growth with ESL, mobile DDIs amid nine-quarter revenue high
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) manufacturer Fitipower Integrated Technology reported that its revenue for the third quarter reached nearly a nine-quarter high. The growth of...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Merger speculation raises questions for Intel, AMD future
Recently reports have emerged that the Biden administration has proposed a controversial plan to bolster Intel by merging its chip design division with AMD's corresponding departments...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Intel's German fab plans face setbacks amid the collapse of governing coalition
While global attention focuses on the US presidency transition, Germany's "traffic light" coalition government collapsed on November 6.
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Kioxia expects explosive demand for NAND, to introduce equipment to expand production
Kioxia, a Japanese NAND flash manufacturer, forecasts a 2.7-fold increase in NAND memory demand by 2028, driven by AI, which is expected to impact SSD prices significantly. The company's...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Samsung eyes TSMC alliance to close HBM gap with SK Hynix
Nvidia is gearing up to debut its next-gen "Rubin" GPU in 2025, featuring eight HBM4 chips, with a Rubin Ultra version to follow, packing twelve. In a strategic bid to reclaim HBM...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Taiwan advances quantum tech research for defense and industry applications
AI, biomedicine, quantum computing, innovative semiconductor materials, and advanced semiconductor manufacturing are shaping up as pivotal areas for Taiwan's future research and development,...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
VIS experiences power outage at fab
On November 11, specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) encountered a 24-minute power interruption at Fab 3 in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. The cleanroom was...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
BeiDou chip developer enters supply chains of top-5 Chinese handset brands
CETC Chips Technology has disclosed that its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (DBS) SoCs have been adopted by China's top-5 handset vendors for multiple midrange to high-end smartphone...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
SpaceX Taiwanese suppliers have no plan to relocate manufacturing abroad, says Taiwan MOEA
In response to circulating online rumors that SpaceX has requested its Taiwanese suppliers to relocate manufacturing operations abroad, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Weltrend sees AI server demand driving growth in 4Q24
Weltrend Semiconductor, a specialist in USB power delivery (PD) controller chips, anticipates strong AI server demand to drive its shipment performance in the fourth quarter of 202...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
China subsidy programs boost short lead-time orders for home appliance chips
According to sources at IC design houses, China's subsidies aimed at boosting replacement demand have managed to generate short lead-time orders for household appliance application...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Five key impacts of TSMC's 7nm AI chip sales halt to China
TSMC has reportedly notified Chinese customers that shipments of AI-related chips made with 7nm or below processes will be halted. Additionally, any AI chip projects initiated after...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Testing house Sigurd breaks ground on US$80.1 million Taiwan facility
Sigurd Microelectronics, an IC testing firm, conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility in Zhudong, northern Taiwan, on November 11. The construction project, which...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Traveling to the past with Zeiss
As we enter the era of artificial intelligence, major companies such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, AWS, and Tesla are seizing vast resources, aiming for market dominance. However,...