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Thursday 25 July 2024
Chip giants clash: TSMC's Foundry 2.0 takes on Intel's IDM 2.0
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) proposing its Foundry 2.0 model, some industry experts compare it with Intel's IDM 2.0. However, the challenges Intel faces...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Power crunch casts clouds over South Korea's largest chip cluster in Yongin
Samsung and SK Hynix plan to invest KRW360 trillion (US$259.2 billion) and KRW120 trillion, respectively, to build 10 semiconductor fabs in Yongin, South Korea, making it the world's...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Rising memory prices, AI demand boost SK Hynix 2Q24 sales and profit
SK Hynix has reported revenue hit an all-time high of KRW16.42 trillion (US$11.8 billion) in the second quarter of 2024, when operating profits topped KRW5 trillion for the first...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Vietnam works with Qorvo, Cadence to train 50,000 engineers by 2030
US-based semiconductor solutions provider Qorvo has partnered with electronic design automation software and engineering services supplier Cadence Design Systems to help Vietnam boost...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Weakening Japanese yen increases pressure on Taiwan ABF substrate suppliers
The Japanese yen's depreciation will provide Japan-based ABF substrate companies with an additional advantage over their Taiwanese counterparts, in addition to technology leadership,...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Chinese MCU firms shift focus to automotive, household appliances
While consumer electronics demand is experiencing a sluggish recovery, major Chinese MCU suppliers have redirected their attention to automotive and white household appliances, according...
Thursday 25 July 2024
AI applications facilitate advances in IC process manufacturing
The booming development of AI applications is accelerating the advancement of IC process production, with fabless chipmakers also upgrading manufacturing specifications for their...
Thursday 25 July 2024
TSMC to break ground for German fab at year-end 2024, sources say
TSMC is expected to break ground on its new wafer fab in Germany around the end of 2024, with volume production to begin by the end of 2027, according to sources at semiconductor...
Thursday 25 July 2024
TSMC fab in Germany faces challenges for profitability
TSMC's German wafer fab will confront three major barriers to profitability: labor unions, high costs, and a limited workforce.
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Kishida calls for more money to develop domestic chip sector
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration is drafting legislation to propel further investment in chipmaking capacity at home.
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Tenstorrent aims to challenge Nvidia with low-priced AI processor based on RISC-V
AI startup Tenstorrent, led by chip industry veteran Jim Keller as CEO, recently announced a new generation of AI hardware featuring the Wormhole Tensix processor equipped with RISC-V...
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Taiwan machinery sector gains from global supply chain reshuffle amid US-China tensions
Observers believe that US President Joe Biden's decision to forgo his re-election bid will undoubtedly boost Donald Trump's chances of returning to the White House. This could likely...
Wednesday 24 July 2024
IC packaging will be more important than foundry, says YMTC chairman
Chen Nanxiang, chairman of Chinese memory company Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YMTC), recently said during an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that he expects...
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Intel Foundry faces hurdles in European expansion and performance struggles
Intel has confirmed that part of its European investment project has been shelved due to economic reasons, highlighting the chipmaker's challenges in its foundry business, which relies...
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Onsemi selected to power next-gen VW EV
Onsemi has announced a landmark supply agreement with Volkswagen (VW) - the world's second-largest automaker - to provide a complete power box solution for its next-generation electric...