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Monday 6 January 2025
Semiconductor outlook 1H25: cloud AI drives optimism amid market volatility
Sustained demand for cloud AI applications is powering cautious optimism in the semiconductor industry as the new year begins. While consumer market weakness persists as a key concern,...
Friday 3 January 2025
Taiwan extends IC design subsidies amid US$914.07 million budget gap
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will launch the second phase of its subsidy program for domestic IC design houses in 2025, aimed at boosting their competitiveness against...
Friday 3 January 2025
AI and semiconductors drive global industrial growth in 2025
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and global economic policies impacting the electronics industry as the new year begins, demand for semiconductors, AI servers, and related components...
Friday 3 January 2025
Nvidia's investment in AI startups reached US$1 billion in total funding in 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) has been in bloom in recent years, Nvidia has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing a market capitalization of US$3 trillion for the first...
Friday 3 January 2025
Taiwan expands control list on core tech exports to China
Taiwan has implemented comprehensive regulations to prevent the transfer of sensitive technologies, including advanced chips, to mainland China, reinforcing national security and...
Friday 3 January 2025
China's Horizon Robotics targets 10 million automotive chips in 2025
Horizon Robotics, a Chinese manufacturer of intelligent driving chips, has announced its goal of shipping over 10 million chips in 2025, positioning itself to become the first Chinese...
Friday 3 January 2025
China's automotive IC self-sufficiency bid faces high barrier from European IDMs
Chinese chip vendors' efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in automotive ICs have shown progress, but their advancement is hindered by a high barrier formed by European IDMs, according...
Thursday 2 January 2025
South Korea faces uphill battle in AI chip market expansion
Growing demand for artificial intelligence semiconductors is reshaping the global chip industry, but South Korea's ambitions to capture market share face significant hurdles despite...
Thursday 2 January 2025
South Korea invests US$24.79 million in 48 next-gen chip R&D projects
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) has announced a KRW36.4 billion (US$24.79 million) investment to fund 48 next-generation semiconductor R&D projects...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Imagination Technologies CEO plans 2025 retirement amidst speculation over links to China technology transfers.
UK-based semiconductor IP firm Imagination Technologies announced that its CEO, Simon Beresford-Wylie, will retire in 2025, and the company is seeking a successor. There is speculation...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Arm China reportedly lays off employees from the CPU department ahead of year-end
A recent report has revealed that the CPU department under Arm China, a Chinese chip IP designer and service provider, has started laying off employees. The department consists of...
Thursday 2 January 2025
How Ayar Labs captured the backing of Nvidia, AMD, and Intel
Rival semiconductor leaders Nvidia, AMD, and Intel have aligned in their support for Ayar Labs, a groundbreaking startup revolutionizing chip technology. In December, Silicon Valley-based...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Samsung targets 2nm orders, reportedly adding a new partnership with a local NPU company in South Korea
Samsung Electronics, after previously securing orders for 2nm AI accelerators from Japanese AI startup Preferred Networks (PFN), is reportedly set to supply 2nm chips to a South Korean...
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Huawei sanctions 2.0 in the cards with Trump back in office
Donald Trump's return to the US presidency, coupled with his appointment of hawkish cabinet members focused on China, signals the likelihood of escalated trade and technology sanctions...
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Research subsidies face sudden cuts, impacting Taiwan's scientific research and investment climate
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan hastily passed amendments to the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures without sufficient discussion, sparking major controversy...