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Tuesday 11 June 2024
TSMC's premium over SMIC shows challenges for China's chip fund
The share-price gap between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and China's biggest chipmaker is near its widest in almost two decades, highlighting the difficulty Beijing faces...
Friday 7 June 2024
Microsoft, Nvidia to face US antitrust probes over AI moves
The US is opening antitrust investigations into two of the world's most valuable companies, Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., over their dominance of the rapidly emerging field of...
Thursday 6 June 2024
Phison expects enterprise SSD solutions revenue growth
Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash device controllers and SSD solutions, has begun ramping up shipments of its retimer chips. The company also anticipates that the...
Tuesday 4 June 2024
Acer, Compal miss out on crucial supply chain for Nvidia AI chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is currently in Taiwan engaging with local partners and suppliers, which still does not include a few key local firms such as Acer and Compal Electronics,...
Monday 3 June 2024
AMD working with TSMC on 3nm chips, says Su
AMD has a close and solid relationship with TSMC on the 3nm technology, and the two companies are already working on several new product developments, according to Lisa Su, chairperson...
Monday 3 June 2024
Weekly news roundup: Russia to begin production of 350nm chips using self-developed EUV lithography machines in 2024
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of May 27 – May 31.
Friday 31 May 2024
STMicro to build EUR5 billion plant in Italy with EU Chips Act aid
STMicroelectronics NV said it plans to spend €5 billion ($5.4 billion) on a manufacturing plant for chips and packaging in Catania, Italy in a multi-year project that's being...
Friday 31 May 2024
Japan considering ways to provide additional financial resources to Rapidus
As previous subsidies of a total of JPY920 billion (nearly US$6 billion) may not be sufficient to help Rapidus achieve its goal of mass-producing 2nm chips, Japan's Ministry of Economy,...
Thursday 30 May 2024
Samsung boosts workforce at Japan R&D lab to drive chips packaging innovations
Samsung Electronics has recently expanded its workforce deployment at its new packaging R&D base in Yokohama, Japan, to expedite construction and support the development of next-generation...
Wednesday 29 May 2024
Nvidia jumps to FOPLP for AI server chips amid CoWoS capacity strain
Nvidia is reportedly planning to adopt Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FOPLP) technology for its GB200 AI server chips ahead of schedule, aimed at addressing the tight production capacity...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Russia to produce 350nm chips with its self-developed lithography machines in 2024, says Chinese media
Vasily Shpak, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, was quoted by Ijiwei, a Chinese media focusing on semiconductor news that Russia will soon...
Monday 27 May 2024
China creates US$47.5 billion chip fund to back nation's firms
China has set up the country's largest-ever semiconductor investment fund to propel the development of the domestic chip industry, the latest effort from Beijing to achieve self-sufficiency...
Monday 27 May 2024
Generative AI fuels Nvidia chip sales, shifts Taiwan's export dynamics
Generative AI has ignited a boom in Nvidia chip sales, with DRAM manufacturers offering HBM products also seeing a surge in orders.
Friday 24 May 2024
Biden moves to secure Chips Act funding for Kenya's Ruto
The US is proposing to make Kenya the first country in Africa to benefit from funding in the Chips and Science Act, according to White House officials, underscoring the countries'...
Friday 24 May 2024
Absolics becomes first materials firm to get US CHIPS Act subsidy
Absolics, an affiliate of South Korean chemical material firm SKC and invested by Applied Materials, signed a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) with the US Department of Commerce...
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