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Tuesday 17 December 2024
Compeq to begin mass production at new Thailand plant in 1Q25
Taiwan-based tier-1 high-density interconnect (HDI) board maker Compeq Manufacturing has opened its first production base in Southeast Asia located in Thailand. The facility will...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
German government approves TSMC's Dresden fab financing plan
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany (BMWK) has officially approved financing for TSMC's wafer fab project in Dresden. The German government has...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Kaynes Semiconductor secures anchor customer in power electronics domain
India's Kaynes Semiconductor has aligned with a major anchor customer in the power domain, focusing on IGBT (Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor) and IPM (Intelligent Power Module)...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Taiwan display panel makers seek government support amid AI, semiconductor funding shift
Taiwan's LCD panel industry, despite making significant technological advances amid intense Chinese competition, continues to face financial challenges. Innolux president James Yang,...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Innolux expects revenue boost from new IAS business unit
Taiwanese panel maker Innolux has established its Intelligent Automation Solutions (IAS) Business Center, which focuses on three major product lines targeting smart manufacturing...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Samsung taps RISC-V potential with expert recruitment in China
Samsung Electronics is stepping up talent recruitment in China to advance next-generation semiconductor development. With China's rapidly growing semiconductor IP market, Samsung...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
IC designers uncertain about PC demand in 2025
According to industry sources, the PC market should see some replacement demand in 2025, but visibility remains low for IC design houses despite the hype about AI devices.
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Advantest unveils testing solutions for AI and advanced chips
Japanese semiconductor testing equipment firm Advantest has announced its latest testing solutions for advanced applications such as high-end memory, 5G, AI, and high-performance...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
MediaTek secures steady orders, outlines trio of 2025 growth pillars
MediaTek continues to make waves with recent order wins. Sources indicate its 5G modem chips may enter the Apple Watch supply chain, while media reports suggest these chips could...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
TSMC to see at least 20% sales growth in 2025
TSMC's revenue in US$ terms is expected to grow by at least 20% in 2025, with almost all major chip vendors seeking its support for advanced manufacturing processes where the world's...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Suchi Semicon inaugurates Gujarat's first OSAT facility
As global demand for semiconductors continues to rise, Indian companies are progressively stepping up to fill the gap traditionally addressed through imports. Suchi Semicon is leading...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
WT Microelectronics acquires 20% stake in WT Semiconductor to accelerate integration of Singapore subsidiary
IC distributor WT Microelectronics announced on December 16 that it will acquire a 20% stake in WT Semiconductor from Excelpoint founder and CEO Albert Phuay Yong Hen for approximately...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
TSMC chairman reveals shared focus with Elon Musk on humanoid robots
TSMC chairman C.C. Wei revealed that the "richest guy in the world"—widely believed to be Tesla CEO Elon Musk—shared his focus on developing multifunctional robots over...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Arm-Qualcomm contract fight threatens to upend chip industry
Arm's legal dispute with Qualcomm is being argued before a federal jury in Delaware this week, pitting two of the world's most influential chipmakers against each other in an intellectual...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Intel's chip delays disrupts Taiwan PC and server supply chain
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retired on December 1, 2024, leaving CFO David Zinsner and senior executive Michelle Johnston Holthaus to serve as interim co-CEOs. While the board works to...