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Friday 3 May 2024
Meta struggled to monetize AI products in near term
Meta regained market focus with the widespread popularity of its open Llama. Nevertheless, as its AI investments are still in the early stages, it will take years to see returns.
Friday 3 May 2024
What made AMD give a conservative projection for its 2024 outlook?
AMD challenges Nvidia's dominance in the AI market with its Instinct MI300 accelerator which has been well-received by the market. However, since Nvidia's next-generation Blackwell...
Friday 3 May 2024
Japan takes ambitious action on advanced packaging technology to capture Chiplet and AI chip opportunities
The potential of advanced packaging technology to upgrade chip performance has attracted many Japanese equipment and material suppliers to allocate their resources in this highly...
Friday 3 May 2024
China's chip self-sufficiency dream a 21st Century Great Leap Forward? How much longer can it subsidize?
Against the backdrop of a secular slowdown in economic growth and a real-estate bubble burst that added debt burdens, how much longer can China continue to subsidize its industries...
Friday 3 May 2024
PTI raises 2024 capex by 50% to boost HBM production for lucrative AI opportunities
Taiwan's top memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has decided to sharply raise its capital expenditure for 2024 from the original NT$10 billion (US$307.22 million)...
Friday 3 May 2024
Macronix sees orders regain momentum
ROM and flash memory maker Macronix International stayed in the red in the first quarter of 2024 with net losses amounting to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.2 million). Nevertheless, the...
Thursday 2 May 2024
AMD slides after AI chip forecast misses lofty estimates
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares declined as much as 8.1% after the chipmaker gave a disappointing forecast for artificial intelligence processors, a lucrative market now dominated...
Thursday 2 May 2024
PSMC Tongluo fab receives interposer order to fulfill AI demand
PSMC, a Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry service provider, inaugurates its first 12-inch wafer fab in Miaoli, Taiwan on May 2. At the ceremony venue, PSMC chairman Frank Huang said...
Thursday 2 May 2024
SK Hynix says 2025 HBM production almost sold out
SK Hynix held a press conference on May 2 at its headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, to reveal details of its investment plans for the M15X fab in Cheongju and the Yongin Semiconductor...
Thursday 2 May 2024
Samsung's 1Q24 revenue saw major boost, though semiconductor profits fell behind SK Hynix
In the first quarter of 2024, Samsung Electronics successfully turned a profit in its semiconductor business due to increased demand for AI-related memory. Coupled with the sales...
Thursday 2 May 2024
Micron shipping critical memory for AI data centers
Micron Technology announced that it is leading the industry by validating and shipping its high-capacity monolithic 32Gb DRAM die-based 128GB DDR5 RDIMM memory at speeds of up to...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Taiwan economy grows at fastest pace since 2021 on chip boom
Taiwan's economy expanded at the fastest pace in almost three years as global demand for artificial intelligence-related technologies fueled a boom in exports.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Samsung sees memory biz return to profit, upbeat about foundry sales
Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits of KRW6.61 trillion (US$4.78 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW71.92 trillion for the first quarter of 2024. Revenue was primarily...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Memory contract prices likely to rally in 2Q24
Memory chipmakers intend to raise prices, and contract prices will likely rise in the second quarter of 2024, according to industry sources. Although end-market demand is weak and...
Monday 29 April 2024
Phison targets SEA market with new Malaysian R&D startup, emulating Taiwan's proven strategies
Taiwan's major NAND controller manufacturer Phison Electronics has decided to establish a startup company, MaiStorage, with an investment of MYR 100 million (US$21.09...
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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