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Thursday 11 July 2024
L&T acquires Indian IC design startup
Larsen & Toubro bought an IC design startup to enhance its IP and engineering capabilities in the semiconductor sector in a series of investments in and acquisitions of India-based...
Thursday 11 July 2024
AI to boost chip component demand, say IC distributors
IC distributors are optimistic about AI-related chip and component demand, predicting a stronger second half of the year than the first. According to industry sources, consumer products,...
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Alternative to Nvidia: expert highlights gaps in China's domestic AI chip ecosystem
The US government's export ban on Nvidia's high-end AI chips has spurred efforts in China to produce domestic AI chips to meet the burgeoning demand in the country's AI sector.
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Silicon Motion expects 2Q24 sales to beat guidance
Silicon Motion Technology, a manufacturer of NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, has announced that based on preliminary second-quarter financial results, sequential...
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment growth to set new high in 2025: SEMI
Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to set a new industry record, reaching $109 billion in 2024, growing 3.4%...
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Parade expects growing revenue from increasing adoption of AI PCs
Given the mixed but generally favorable views on Copilot+ PCs, PC vendors are optimistic about the upcoming peak season. This is positive news for IC design companies like Parade...
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Samsung reportedly adopts Mo in 3D NAND, to reshape memory industry
Samsung Electronics is reportedly adopting Molybdenum (Mo) for the metal wiring process in its ninth-generation 3D NAND (V9 NAND) technology.
Wednesday 10 July 2024
US to invest up to US$1.6 billion to award domestic semiconductor advanced packaging R&D efforts
On July 9, the US Department of Commerce issued a Notice...
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Surging TSMC 2nm demand to spark chip investment race in 2025
According to Bloomberg citing UBS forecasts, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) could spend up to US$37 billion in capex in 2025, marking a 15.6%...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Texas bolsters Indo-Pacific semiconductor ties with US1.4 billion incentives
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is visiting Taiwan to strengthen bilateral ties in critical industries and attract semiconductor companies to set up plants in his state.
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Arm focusing on four major AI applications, but competition from in-house developed ICs rising, says DIGITIMES Research
In the keynote speech at Computex 2024, Arm revealed its focus on four major AI application areas: mobile phones, PCs, automobiles, and the cloud.
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Samsung to make 2nm chips for Japan AI firm
Samsung Electronics has announced that it will provide turnkey semiconductor solutions using the 2-nanometer (nm) foundry process and the advanced 2.5D packaging technology Interposer-Cube...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Computing clusters with at least 10,000 GPUs become basic requirement for Chinese Gen-AI LLMs

The keen competition of large-language models (LLMs) is pushing various Generative AI operators in China to find alternatives to achieve higher computing power without...

Tuesday 9 July 2024
SoftBank to acquire British AI chip designer Graphcore for US $500 million
SoftBank offered to acquire Graphcore, which designs AI chips for data centers, for US$500 million. The deal is subject to review by the UK, while SoftBank's massive stake in Arm...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 to highlight AI as key driver of industry growth
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a major driver of global semiconductor industry growth, SEMICON Taiwan 2024 is set to bring together industry leaders and visionaries...