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Wednesday 27 March 2024
China's ban on US chips may present opportunities for Taiwan ASIC designers
Taiwan-based ASIC designers are quietly seeking business opportunities arising from China's prohibition on the public sector's use of US chips, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 27 March 2024
MediaTek and Nvidia may partner further in automotive biz
There is speculation regarding a closer partnership between MediaTek and Nvidia in the automotive sector and beyond.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
ST, Samsung partner on first 18nm FD-SOI MCU for automotive market
ST wants a stronger presence in the MCU market.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Redefining MEMS speakers: Q&A with xMEMS CEO Joseph Jiang
US-headquartered xMEMS is on track to redefine Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) speakers.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Huawei chipset spec leak shows chips made using SMIC 5nm process
Huawei Central website quoted a chipset spec sheet leaked onto the Internet, highlighting that the chip is manufactured using the SMIC 5nm process.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Former TSMC director: China will form its semiconductor system, but hard to compete with others
Retired former TSMC R&D director Konrad Young said China's semiconductor industry will eventually become an independent ecosystem and develop its systems under the US sanctions...
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Foxconn subsidiary and MediaTek team up for co-packaged optics devices
Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), has partnered with MediaTek to co-develop a groundbreaking 51.2T solution incorporating...
Tuesday 26 March 2024
IC design houses optimistic about AI PC chip shipments despite low penetration
Taiwanese IC design houses remain confident about AI PC-related chip shipments in 2024, despite an AI PC penetration rate of 5% at most for the year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Supply-side resource balancing issues to plague AI server supply chain
Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's commitment to meeting all customer demands, supply-side resource balancing difficulties will pose challenges for the AI server industry supply chain,...
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Foundries may lower prices for mature processes in 2Q24
Speculation has emerged in the chipmaking sector that Chinese and Taiwanese pure-play foundries may cut quotes for part of their mature processes in the second quarter of 2024.
Monday 25 March 2024
Ex-Google Gemini guy heads Samsung's AGI venture, eyes OpenAI and Meta collaborations
Samsung Electronics has launched its AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) business.
Monday 25 March 2024
Exclusive: Taiwan supply chain helps Micron to achieve early HBM3E mass production
Support from Taiwan's supply chain was behind US memory IDM Micron's successful mass production of its latest-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) product – HBM3E –...
Monday 25 March 2024
Ayar Labs unveils CW-WDM MSA-compliant 16-wavelength light source for AI infrastructure
Ayar Labs has unveiled what the company claims is the industry's first 16-wavelength light source that complies with CW-WDM MSA. At the ongoing Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference,...
Monday 25 March 2024
SEMICON China shows mercury rising in US-China chip war
Chinese exhibitors went full native.
Monday 25 March 2024
Synopsys announces AI-driven EDA, IP and other solutions
Synopsys recently kicked off its annual flagship Synopsys User Group (SNUG) conference in Silicon Valley at the Santa Clara Convention Center with a keynote presentation by company...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research