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Thursday 6 June 2024
Nvidia faces 50% foreign hiring mandate for potential new R&D center in Taiwan
If Nvidia decides to set up a second R&D center in Taiwan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will require that 50% of the engineers be recruited from abroad, according to...
Thursday 6 June 2024
Imec, ASML open joint lithography lab
Imec and ASML have jointly announced the inauguration of a High NA EUV lithography lab in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. This lab is operated jointly by the two companies.
Thursday 6 June 2024
Phison expects enterprise SSD solutions revenue growth
Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash device controllers and SSD solutions, has begun ramping up shipments of its retimer chips. The company also anticipates that the...
Thursday 6 June 2024
Taiwan's GenAI ecosystem unrivaled for next decade, says former tech minister
Taiwan boasts a comprehensive Generative AI (GenAI) ecosystem, with deep deployments in AI chips, packaging, and heat dissipation technologies, and no other place in the world is...
Thursday 6 June 2024
Who is the person behind Nvidia's next-gen platform 'Rubin'?
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang surprised the audience by disclosing its next-generation platform's name "Rubin." Since Nvidia has been naming its products and platforms after famous scientists,...
Thursday 6 June 2024
Memory module manufacturers compete to ride AI growth wave; gather at Computex 2024 to showcase results
The memory industry is reaching new heights riding the AI wave.
Thursday 6 June 2024
TSMC reportedly to receive first high-NA EUV by end of 2024
Jefferies analysts revealed that ASML is expected to ship its high-NA EUV system to TSMC and expected the chipmaker to use the expensive machine in high-volume chip manufacturing...
Thursday 6 June 2024
TSMC to help VIS develop JV fab in Singapore, says VIS chair
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reached an agreement with NXP Semiconductors to establish a 12-inch joint venture fab in Singapore, and the development of the JV fab...
Thursday 6 June 2024
NXP talks about ambitions for AI, responsible robots
During his keynote address on the second day of Computex 2024, Lars Reger, CTO of NXP Semiconductors, discussed the company's aspirations for AI and responsible robots by 2050.
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Micron has advantage in HBM4 orders for Nvidia's Rubin platform, said South Korean media
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang disclosed that the next-generation Rubin platform will be equipped with 6th-gen high bandwidth memory - HBM4 at...
Wednesday 5 June 2024
NXP, VIS team up for 300nm JV fab in Singapore
NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan-based specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have announced plans to create a manufacturing joint venture, VisionPower Semiconductor...
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Gelsinger's canceled visit has South Korean industry concerned about marginalization in AI semiconductors
After delivering a keynote speech at Computex 2024, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger was originally scheduled to visit South Korea on June 5 to attend Intel's AI forum. However, recent reports...
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Intel sells 49% stake in Irish wafer fab to share costs amid global manufacturing expansion
According to Intel's press release, the chip giant and Apollo signed a definitive agreement under which Apollo-managed funds and affiliates will lead an investment of US$11 billion...
Wednesday 5 June 2024
IC distributors Edom, GMI join Nvidia ecosystem, capturing opportunities in automation and GPU leasing
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang disclosed a list of major Taiwanese supply chain partners in a keynote speech delivered before COMPUTEX 2024. The list extended beyond industry giants like...
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Semiconductor foundry utilization rates seen higher than 80% in 2H24, thanks to AI boom
Driven by the Artificial Intelligence (AI) fervor, semiconductor foundry utilization rates are recovering worldwide. Industry sources in South Korea say that the average global semiconductor...