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Monday 14 October 2024
ASML CEO: Asia to lead global semiconductor manufacturing for years ahead
The US and European semiconductor industries are seeing major investments, yet ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet noted that Asia's semiconductor production capacity is expanding more rapidly...
Friday 11 October 2024
Why the EU is imposing tariffs on Chinese EVs despite retaliation risk
The European Union (EU) has unleashed a powerful economic tool on China by imposing tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs), a move that increases the risk of retaliatory measures and...
Wednesday 2 October 2024
Foxconn confirms investments in India, likely its OSAT venture with HCL
Foxconn reportedly plans to invest approximately US$50 million in its Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) joint venture with HCL, as India continues to offer attractive...
Monday 30 September 2024
Intel's EUR10 billion semiconductor plant stalls amid German chips and batteries budget battle
Intel's EUR10 billion (approx. US$10.5 billion) semiconductor plant in Magdeburg, Germany, has hit a major roadblock as the country faces a critical budget tug-of-war between funding...
Friday 20 September 2024
China-based CXMT's aggressive production expansion may disrupt global DRAM market
With strong backing from the Chinese government, Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is aggressively expanding its DRAM production capacity, potentially challenging the triopoly led...
Monday 16 September 2024
European EV market diverges as luxuries soar and mass market slows
Sales trends for electric vehicle (xEV) models in Europe are diverging, with Germany, the region's largest market, seeing non-plug-in hybrids pull ahead of battery electric vehicles...
Friday 13 September 2024
India introduces new EV incentive scheme, excludes subsidies for electric car buyers
India has introduced a new electric vehicle (EV) scheme offering incentives for commercial EVs, electric two-wheelers (E2Ws), and electric three-wheelers (E3Ws). The scheme, which...
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Can Intel revive US semiconductor dominance?
The trio of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, US President Joe Biden, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are on a mission to restore the former glory of the US semiconductor industry.
Thursday 5 September 2024
Over 40% of Taiwan-based IC design houses set to adopt advanced processes
Relevant officials stated that to encourage Taiwan-based IC design houses, the MOEA has offered generous subsidies, aiming for over 40% of Taiwanese IC design houses to adopt advanced...
Monday 2 September 2024
IntelliEPI receives subsidies of US$4.1 million from Texas CHIPS Act
Yung-Chung Kao, chairman of compound semiconductor manufacturer IntelliEPI, announced that the company has secured a subsidy of US$4.1 million under the Texas CHIPS Act, which will...
Thursday 22 August 2024
TSMC's German fab set to offer job opportunities and promote wafer ecosystems in Europe
Dresden officially welcomed the construction of a new wafer fab by TSMC with a groundbreaking ceremony on August 20.
Thursday 22 August 2024
US Chips Act scale bigger than China Big Fund II, but manufacturing reshoring remains slow
The scope of the US Chips Act appears to have exceeded that of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund II (Big Fund II), but the American government's goal of reshoring...
Wednesday 21 August 2024
Japan to reportedly subsidize firms to develop supply chain, independent of China in SEA
Fifteen Japanese companies plan to invest approximately JPY100 billion (US$680 million) in research, development, and equipment across Southeast Asia, focusing on the electric vehicle,...
Monday 19 August 2024
Intel Foundry's push for self-sufficiency could pave way for spin-off and rebranding
Is it time for Intel Foundry (IF) to be spun off as an independent entity? During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, AMD was forced to divest its wafer fabrication division, offloading...
Friday 16 August 2024
Intel's CHIPS Act implementation hamstrung by performance, packaging dependencies, workforce shortages
The US$39 billion funding allocation under the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act) is nearing completion.