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Wednesday 19 June 2024
Optical processors: UK startup Lumai revolutionizes AI compute stack for next-level performance
Lumai, a spin out from the University of Oxford, was founded by a team with expertise in optics over two years ago, aiming to develop a new type of AI processor.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Intel pitches foundry services to Chinese clients: can they use non-US fabs?
It is most peculiar to find Intel pitching customized process chip manufacturing services during an interview with Chinese media. Is the Intel Foundry also beckoning Chinese clients...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
TSMC chairman's visit to Europe - to negotiate prices for High NA EUVs and German subsidies
The visit of top Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) executives to Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML in late May had many media speculating whether TSMC...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Tech giants favoring TSMC over Samsung, reportedly facing yield rate issues
The global IC design industry and major technology companies reportedly plan to adopt 3nm as their mainstay in 2024. It is expected that most companies will likely prioritize ordering...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
GlobalWafers expects substantial growth in 2025
GlobalWafers has reiterated its sales growth outlook for this year, which calls for sequential growth through the fourth quarter. The silicon wafer company anticipates significant...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Former TSMC and UMC leadership unite to chart future semiconductor ecosystem
The Semi Impact Forum 2024 united investors, policymakers, and innovators from Taiwan and the UK in the semiconductor industry.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
South Korean AI startup DeepX places orders to TSMC's 3nm process; maintains partnership with Samsung
South Korean AI semiconductor startup DeepX is reportedly set to become a new customer of AsicLand, an IC design company that partners with TSMC.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
GlobalWafers receives EUR103 million subsidy for Italian fab
GlobalWafers announced on June 18 that, following the European Commission's Directorate-General (DG) approval of GlobalWafers' Italian subsidiary MEMC Electronic Materials' plant...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Huawei ramping up Kirin chip output for smart wearables
After bearing the brunt of multiple rounds of sanctions in recent years, Huawei is now eyeing a resurgence thanks to the Kirin chips produced by its subsidiary HiSilicon.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Qualcomm to benefit most from slow Samsung 3nm development
Qualcomm is expected to benefit the most from bottlenecks that Samsung Electronics' foundry has been experiencing in its 3nm process yield, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
London Tech Week 2024 snapshots: AI, semiconductor, deep tech, start-up and international collaboration across the pond
London Tech Week (LTW) 2024 held from June 10 to June 14 at the Olympia venue has come to a close, with the number of attendees tallied to be around 45,000, up from 30,000 last year...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
SK Hynix reportedly to complete DRAM fab construction ahead of schedule
SK Hynix's M15X DRAM plant in Chungbuk-Cheongju, which is under construction, is expected to be completed ahead of schedule.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
US and India announce initiatives to boost cooperation in semiconductors and AI, aiming to reduce reliance on China
The US and India announced fresh initiatives to enhance cooperation in semiconductors, AI, critical minerals, advanced telecommunications, and defense space, as the US is leading...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Nvidia and AMD are winners of the 4 million units per year high-end GPU chip business
Nvidia dominates the market for AI chips for training and deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) and its pricing power is reflected in gross margins as high as 78%, compared to competitors...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
FitTech faces challenges, seeks opportunities with TSMC's advanced packaging
The Mini LED demand in the LED industry has shown a lack of new momentum, leading to a halt in expansion plans, and impacting equipment supplier FitTech's operations.