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Monday 22 July 2024
FOPLP under advanced packaging spotlight after CoWoS
Demands for advanced packaging services have surged as every smartphone is expected to be equipped with generative AI applications in the future. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 22 July 2024
Unisoc to expand overseas markets with ambitious 5G chip launch
While Huawei's HiSilicon division makes headlines for its potential return to the global smartphone chip market, another Chinese company, Unisoc, has been steadily increasing its...
Monday 22 July 2024
Huawei sues MediaTek in China, signaling HiSilicon push
Huawei has sued MediaTek in China for alleged 5G patent infringement. This strategic move aims to boost Huawei's HiSilicon by weakening MediaTek and potentially influencing other...
Friday 19 July 2024
Rising chip competition worries mobile phone makers
Mobile phone manufacturers are concerned about the increasing competition among chip vendors for advanced process capacity, despite the more optimistic demand forecasts.
Thursday 18 July 2024
SK Hynix on track to explore interposer-free HBM4 production
In vying for Nvidia's next-generation memory orders, SK Hynix is prioritizing cost reduction through a more radical approach: eliminating silicon interposers entirely from HBM4 production,...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Yandex completes US$ 5.4 billion Russo-exit, launches new AI venture powered by Nvidia chips
After nearly two years of negotiations, Russian tech giant Yandex, often called the "Google of Russia," finalized an asset split on July 15.
Thursday 18 July 2024
TSMC sees 3nm chip output exceed 100,000 wafers monthly
The monthly output of 3nm chips at TSMC will climb to 125,000 wafers in the second half of this year, up from 100,000 units currently, according to industry sources. The output ramp-up...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Assam fast-tracks land leasing for Tata ATMP facility
Amidst India's aspirations to build a local semiconductor supply chain, a significant step forward has been taken. The government of Assam has signed a land-leasing agreement with...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
AI and China's chip demand keep ASML equipment orders thriving
By the end of the first quarter of 2024, Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML had a backlog of orders totaling EUR 38 billion (US$ 41.4 billion). This means that ASML needs EUR...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
TSMC joins HBM4 arena with 5nm base chip production for memory giants
While SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, and Micron Technology are locked in an intense technology race for the sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), HBM4, foundry giant TSMC...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Melexis opens largest wafer testing plant in Malaysia, anticipating doubled chip demand
Belgian-based microelectronics solutions provider Melexis has inaugurated its new factory in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This facility, now Melexis' largest wafer testing plant, represents...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
China's counter-intuitive semiconductor exports surge goes unnoticed
China's aggressive automotive exports caught the world's attention, hitting a record high in the first half of 2024 but starting to slow down after tariffs imposed by Europe and the...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Huawei reveals operational hardship from US sanctions, expresses confidence in recovery
The US government blacklisting of Huawei crippled its smartphone business.
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Huawei completes construction of largest R&D hub in Shanghai, set to house 35,000 engineers
Huawei Technologies has completed the construction of its largest research and development (R&D) center, the Huawei Lianqiu Lake R&D Center, in Shanghai's Qingpu District.
Tuesday 16 July 2024
India-based Cyient sets up subsidiary focusing on ASICs
According to Business Standard and Financial Express, India-based Cyient is expanding its semiconductor business by creating a new subsidiary. This subsidiary will...