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Friday 3 May 2024
What made AMD give a conservative projection for its 2024 outlook?
AMD challenges Nvidia's dominance in the AI market with its Instinct MI300 accelerator which has been well-received by the market. However, since Nvidia's next-generation Blackwell...
Friday 3 May 2024
Japan takes ambitious action on advanced packaging technology to capture Chiplet and AI chip opportunities
The potential of advanced packaging technology to upgrade chip performance has attracted many Japanese equipment and material suppliers to allocate their resources in this highly...
Friday 3 May 2024
China's chip self-sufficiency dream a 21st Century Great Leap Forward? How much longer can it subsidize?
Against the backdrop of a secular slowdown in economic growth and a real-estate bubble burst that added debt burdens, how much longer can China continue to subsidize its industries...
Friday 3 May 2024
Elan expects chip demand for AI PCs to emerge as early as 4Q24
Touch controller chip and fingerprint sensor specialist Elan Microelectronics believes that demand for AI PCs will rise and ferment as early as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Friday 3 May 2024
A step into high-end technology: EISO joins satellite industry with its PCB production
EISO, the PCB factory, participated in the Satellite 2024 Conference & Exhibition held in Washington DC, USA for the first time, marking the company's entry into Low-Earth Orbit...
Friday 3 May 2024
IC component suppliers divided on fresh Apple product order pull-ins
Taiwan-based suppliers of III-V compound semiconductors, PCBs, and other IC components are divided on demand forecasts for new iPhones and other Apple devices, according to industry...
Friday 3 May 2024
PTI raises 2024 capex by 50% to boost HBM production for lucrative AI opportunities
Taiwan's top memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has decided to sharply raise its capital expenditure for 2024 from the original NT$10 billion (US$307.22 million)...
Friday 3 May 2024
Macronix sees orders regain momentum
ROM and flash memory maker Macronix International stayed in the red in the first quarter of 2024 with net losses amounting to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.2 million). Nevertheless, the...
Friday 3 May 2024
Micron expects to ship made-in-India chips in 1H25
Micron, the first major chipmaker to set up an ATMP facility in India, provides a later-than-expected timeline for shipping its first made-in-India product, which is most expected...
Friday 3 May 2024
Qualcomm, MediaTek unfazed by Huawei rebound
Leading handset chip vendors Qualcomm and MediaTek are unlikely to be alarmed by Huawei's fast rebound in China's smartphone market, according to industry sources.
Thursday 2 May 2024
AMD slides after AI chip forecast misses lofty estimates
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares declined as much as 8.1% after the chipmaker gave a disappointing forecast for artificial intelligence processors, a lucrative market now dominated...
Thursday 2 May 2024
PSMC Tongluo fab receives interposer order to fulfill AI demand
PSMC, a Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry service provider, inaugurates its first 12-inch wafer fab in Miaoli, Taiwan on May 2. At the ceremony venue, PSMC chairman Frank Huang said...
Thursday 2 May 2024
Vedanta stays committed to semiconductor and display ventures, sparking speculation on intent
Despite setbacks, particularly the breakup with Foxconn, the debt-laden Vedanta Group is still keen on semiconductor and display forays, which was seen as a strategy to deal with...
Thursday 2 May 2024
Global geopolitical shifts disrupt Taiwanese business strategies in China
In the wake of the Ukraine War, the ripple effects are felt far beyond the Eastern European theater. As China and Iran throw their weight behind Russia, the landscape of global commerce...
Thursday 2 May 2024
CHPT expects probe card orders to pick up in 2H24
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), an IC test interface solutions provider, is optimistic about demand spurred by AI servers and smartphones and projects a surge in probe card orders...