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Monday 15 January 2024
US fears Chinese chip dump as China faces capacity overkill
US Congress is urging the Biden administration to impose high tariffs to prevent China from flooding the country with mature process chips
Friday 12 January 2024
CIS price hikes reflect Samsung's new strategy
Looking back to 2023, the DS division of Samsung's semiconductor business suffered an overall poor performance in the memory industry, and eventually implemented production cuts to...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japan toolmaker Disco reports record R&D expenses, focuses on HBM, SiC wafer-cutting equipment
Japan's Disco Corp, with its 70-80% share of the global wafer cutting and grinding equipment market, experienced a remarkable threefold increase in market value within a year in 20...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Huawei cuts back on D.C. lobbying as China push for decoupling from US
According to a Bloomberg report and US federal filing data, Huawei Technologies may have slowed its costly lobbying efforts in Washington, as the company is spearheading...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japanese suppliers expand capacity as demand for compound semiconductors rises
High-efficiency electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy generation are driving growth in the power semiconductor market.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
The role of the US in global trade orders
The "globalization era" should be counted from the 1960s, when Japan and the Four Asian Tigers created a rare economic miracle by developing their industries one after another, as...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Navigating uncharted waters of the 'Silicon Era of Discovery'
In 1492, Queen Isabella of Spain drove out the Moors and supported Christopher Columbus in discovering the New World, evoking a pivotal moment in the Age of Discovery.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Chinese Academy of Sciences presents 'Big Chip', leveraging RISC-V Chiplets
The Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently published a paper in the journal Fundamental Research introducing their "Big Chip" archit...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Graphene semiconductor: the brainchild of US-China collaboration
Graphene, which was thought to be an unsuitable material for semiconductors, has made a breakthrough.
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Chinese foundry makers cut service prices to lure Taiwanese IC design customers
Although the inventory correction of the semiconductor industry has finally come to an end in the first half of 2024, Chinese foundry manufacturers Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Monday 8 January 2024
Taiwan's semiconductor success explained in Sun Tzu's concepts
It has been half a century since the semiconductor industry began in the 1970s. At first, semiconductors were just a supporting component developed by large corporations to enhance...
Friday 5 January 2024
Christian Koitzsch to become TSMC's first Europe JV head
Former Bosch Semiconductor plant manager Christian Koitzsch confirmed that he is now president of TSMC's European subsidiary, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC)
Thursday 4 January 2024
South Korean CXL ecosystem taking shape under the AI wave
As Compute Express Link (CXL) gains attention in the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) semiconductors, competition intensifies among memory giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics...
Thursday 4 January 2024
We are witnessing the beginning of a 'Silicon Era'
2030 will inaugurate a "Silicon Era" of quarter-finals competition among industrial nations, as applications such as electrical vehicles, connected cars, and artificial intelligence...
Thursday 4 January 2024
Malaysian official: semiconductor talent shortage stems from low salary, not lack of talent
Malaysia is the sixth-largest exporter of semiconductors worldwide and is starting to emerge in the global semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. Despite that, there are often...