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Tuesday 2 April 2024
India-based Polymatech and Japan-based Orbray reaches MoU on sapphire wafer technologies
Polymatech Electronics, an India-based opto-semiconductor provider, has signed an MoU with Japan-based Orbray as the Indian company aspires to transform into a fully integrated, end-to-end...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
AI reshuffles semiconductor industry rankings; Samsung dropped down to third
Samsung Electronics dropped from ranking first to third in 2023 for revenue in the global semiconductor market (excluding wafer foundries).
Tuesday 2 April 2024
South Korea's electricity tariff hike: business response?
South Korea's leading power utility, KEPCO, is poised to implement a hike in electricity tariffs following the parliamentary...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Russia de-risks through Chinese foundry and RISC-V
Since Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia, Russia-based Baikal Electronics is looking to switch to RISC-V and may have turned to a certain China-based pure-play foundry...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
TSMC to sign MoU with Kyushu Univ for joint research and talent training
Japanese media Yomiuri and Nikkei reported that TSMC will sign an MoU in April with Kyushu University covering semiconductor lectures, talent training, and joint...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Notebooks exported to China may be subjected to case-by-case review due to built-in AI chips
The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the Department of Commerce (DOC) issued additional export controls on March 29 local time.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Chinese SiC prices plummet amid production expansion and intensifying competition
Multiple Chinese media reported that prices of Silicon Carbide (SiC) substrate and epitaxy have fallen rapidly in recent months in China, as manufacturers from China and abroad are...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Did Huawei achieve smartphone win at the expense of SMIC?
Is Huawei building its smartphone victory at the cost of SMIC's advanced chip manufacturing capacities?
Tuesday 2 April 2024
IC substrate industry to resume growth in 2H24
The IC substrate sector is predicted to return to growth in the second half of 2024, with the growth momentum continuing in 2025, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Naver, Intel forge partnership to build AI chip ecosystem, challenging Nvidia's reign
South Korean Internet giant Naver is reportedly collaborating with Intel to establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip ecosystem, sparking concerns about whether this partnership...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Chip vendors gearing up for transition to 12-layer HBM memory
Primary memory manufacturers are expected to encounter increased competition in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) industry in the second half of 2024, as manufacturing technology specs...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
SiC powder supplier Acme to expand production capacity
Acme Electronics, a Taiwan-based SiC power supplier, plans to double its production capacity to satisfy the strong demand for SiC semiconductors.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Samsung strives to regain mobile SoC market share
Samsung Electronics has regained confidence with its midrange Exynos SoC family, but Qualcomm and MediaTek remain significant competitors in flagship SoCs, according to industry so...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT raises CNY10.8 billion
Chinese DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), one of the biggest unicorn companies in China, has raised CNY10.8 billion (US$1.5 billion) in its latest round of financing.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Tougher US chip ban on China may eclipse Chinese AI PC market
Stricter chip export bans by the US Department of Commerce on China may overshadow the potential of China's AI PC market, according to industry sources.