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Monday 24 March 2025
Browave fast-tracks CPO rollout: 2025 shipments, 2026 breakout growth
The rise of AI data centers is fueling demand for co-packaged optics (CPO) and silicon photonics (SiPh), compelling optical communications firm Browave to fast-track its CPO development...
Friday 21 March 2025
Nvidia CEO dismisses ASIC threat as "noncompetitive" — but AI inference competition is heating up
At a GTC media roundtable, when pressed on whether application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) threaten Nvidia's AI dominance, CEO Jensen Huang didn't mince words.
Friday 21 March 2025
Malaysian IC design houses awaiting details of Arm deal
The Malaysian government recently announced a technology licensing agreement worth US$250 million with silicon intellectual property (IP) powerhouse Arm. The deal aims to assist the...
Thursday 20 March 2025
Nvidia's SiPh leap sets pace, signals industry shift
Nvidia's preparedness to use silicon photonics (SiPh) technology signifies its swift integration into the cloud AI sector in a short period. Partners, including Broadcom, Marvell,...
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Nvidia partners with TSMC and Foxconn to develop silicon photonic switches ahead of schedule
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially announced the Spectrum-X and Quantum-X silicon photonic (SiPh) network switches, enabling AI factories to connect millions of GPUs across different...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Infineon debuts game-changing 12kW BBU to power the AI data center boom
Infineon has announced its next-generation battery backup unit (BBU) roadmap for AI data centers, featuring a scalable lineup from 4kW to what it calls the world's first 12kW BBU...
Friday 14 March 2025
Samsung reportedly advances development of glass interposers to boost semiconductor performance
Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun developing a next-generation packaging material, the "glass interposer," a move aimed at replacing the costly silicon interposers currently...
Friday 14 March 2025
Chinese firms mull price cuts for 8-inch SiC substrates
The US has initiated a Section 301 investigation into China's mature semiconductor processes and third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. Supply chain operators state...
Thursday 13 March 2025
GUC announces successful launch of industry's first 32G UCIe silicon on TSMC 3nm and CoWoS technology
Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Advanced ASIC Leader, today announced the successful launch of the industry's first Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) PHY silicon, achieving...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
CDIL and Infineon partner to boost India's e-mobility and renewable sector
CDIL Semiconductors and Infineon Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on power semiconductor solutions tailored to India's growing needs in...
Friday 7 March 2025
Topco Scientific to embrace strong 2025, confident in its global market approach
Topco Scientific (TSC) anticipates that its operational apex will be achieved in 2025, as the demand for silicon wafers, photoresists, and other related materials has grown significantly...
Thursday 6 March 2025
Marvell demos 2nm silicon IP, developed with TSMC
Marvell Technology has unveiled its first 2nm silicon IP for advanced AI and cloud infrastructure. The silicon, fabricated using TSMC's 2nm process, is integral to the Marvell platform...
Thursday 6 March 2025
GlobalWafers continues to invest in compound semiconductors despite market challenges
In recent years, the worldwide silicon carbide (SiC) and other compound semiconductors market has been hit by increased production capacity inside China's supply chain, leading to...
Tuesday 4 March 2025
TSMC may start small-volume SiPh CPO manufacturing in 2H25
TSMC's silicon photonic (SiPh) co-packaged optics (CPO) technology is progressing swiftly, with recent market speculation suggesting that related production lines are expected to...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
What to know about Apple's US$500 billion investment in US semiconductor supply chain
Apple has unveiled an ambitious plan to invest over US$500 billion in the US over the next four years—a move designed to supercharge American innovation, high-skilled manufacturing,...