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Monday 17 June 2024
AI server boom drives demand for PCIe Gen5 retimers, Astera Labs dominates supply but faces new competition
High-speed transmission of AI servers has become a critical factor for major chipmakers and their supply chain partners to improve cloud computing performance, significantly driving...
Monday 17 June 2024
India roundup: First SEMICON India to be held in September
Semiconductor equipment suppliers are eyeing opportunities in India. India's local EMS providers are benefitting from a global supply chain relocation.
Monday 17 June 2024
MA-tek to set up another IC inspection lab in Japan
IC inspection lab Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) has disclosed plans to establish a third Japanese location in Hokkaido, in addition to its current facilities in Nagoya and...
Monday 17 June 2024
Samsung Foundry aims to launch AI-integrated solution with 1.4 nm process, BSPDN, and SiPh technologies by 2027
Samsung Electronics is introducing the 1.4 nm process, BackSide Power Delivery Network (BSPDN), and Silicon Photonics (SiPh) technologies by 2027 to enhance its AI solution strategy...
Friday 14 June 2024
AI demand helps South Korean chip export prices to record jump in May
The price of South Korea's semiconductor exports...
Friday 14 June 2024
Samsung to embrace rising high-end NAND demand for AI smartphones amid Chinese competition
Samsung Electronics is poised to enjoy a significant surge in demand for high-performance NAND flash chips used in mobile devices, fueled by the pervasive adoption of on-device AI...
Friday 14 June 2024
London Tech Week live: UK's semiconductor industry and TSMC in the spotlight
London Tech Week has brought significant attention to generative AI and the UK's evolving semiconductor industry. This event underscores Britain's ambition to enhance its position...
Friday 14 June 2024
MKS Instruments expands to Malaysia with new Penang plant, supporting chip production
American semiconductor company MKS Instruments has announced plans to build a manufacturing plant in Penang, Malaysia, to support wafer fabrication equipment production both regionally...
Friday 14 June 2024
Synopsys certifies AI design flows on Samsung 2nm
Synopsys has announced that its AI-driven digital design and analog design flows have achieved certification on Samsung Foundry's SF2 process with multiple test chip tape-outs.
Friday 14 June 2024
Beijing municipal government fund invests in AI chip developer Kunlunxin
Kunlunxin, a spin-off of Baidu's chip and architecture department, has just received investments from Beijing's Municipal AI Industry Investment Fund. It is the sixth AI-related investment...
Friday 14 June 2024
Egis, Fingerprints form exclusive mobile patent, technology, and product licensing collaboration
Egis Technology has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints), one of the world's top biometric sensor solution providers, allowing Egis...
Friday 14 June 2024
Walsin upbeat about demand resulting from AI and autos in 2025
Passive component maker Walsin Technology is anticipating AI-driven demand for end-user devices in the second half of 2024, with the third quarter outperforming the second, and leading...
Friday 14 June 2024
Apacer expects 2025 to be good for memory market
Memory module house Apacer Technology believes that the current recovery in demand will not be short-lived and that the memory market will thrive in 2025.
Friday 14 June 2024
Taiwan power IC firms see automobile deployment pay off, although China remains a concern
As demand for automotive MOSFETs surges with the rapid increase of electric vehicles, Taiwan-based power IC firms have been actively expanding their presence in the automotive mark...
Friday 14 June 2024
AI chip vendors approach OSATs for possible FOPLP support
Fan-out panel-level (FOPLP) packaging is gaining attention from semiconductor firms seeking extra capacity support, and two AI chip companies are in talks with OSATs about potential...