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Monday 4 March 2024
India roundup: three chip projects approved under INR760 billion incentive scheme
India approved three chip projects, two in Gujarat and one in Assam. India is expected to see more incoming investments for years to come.
Friday 1 March 2024
Democrats demand stronger labor protections in US chips push
Congressional Democrats demanded in a letter Thursday that the Biden administration add more labor protections to its initiative aimed at boosting US semiconductor production.
Friday 1 March 2024
Intel launches Altera as new standalone FPGA company
Intel has announced the official launch of Altera, its new standalone FPGA company.
Friday 1 March 2024
New Samsung and Honor flagships have Micron memory
Micron Technology unveiled at MWC 2024 that the forthcoming flagship smartphones from Honor and Samsung will feature the company's Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 mobile flash storage...
Friday 1 March 2024
2024 Industry Outlook (3): Using economic data to assess industry directions in Taiwan and China
In 2023, Taiwan's exports declined by 9.8%, which is of course related to the weakening of electronics exports, but with a total export value of US$432.5 billion, a trade surplus...
Friday 1 March 2024
SMIC unhindered by US sanctions as Chinese foundry strives toward 5nm
Amidst the US trade sanctions and restrictions on technology exports, China's leading foundry SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) has not only been significantly...
Friday 1 March 2024
TSMC co-COOs could be a stepping stone to new leadership, say sources
With TSMC's announcement in December 2023 that chairman Mark Liu will step down after the shareholder meeting in June 2024, the pure-play foundry has begun a new round of organizational...
Friday 1 March 2024
Raydium to see OLED DDI, automotive TDDI drive growth in 2024
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Raydium Semiconductor expects OLED DDIs and automotive TDDIs to be the company's growth drivers in 2024.
Friday 1 March 2024
Cloud companies recruiting semiconductor talent; increased opportunities for India and Taiwan
In recent years, major US-based cloud companies have initiated projects to develop chips in-house. Besides outsourcing to external IC design houses, internal demand for semiconductor...
Friday 1 March 2024
WTO talks run late: no agreement on extending zero tariffs for digital trade, including IC design
During an extended WTO meeting, developed and developing members at WTO still could not agree on digital trade that may impact global IC design data transfers.
Friday 1 March 2024
PSMC expands global footprint in India and Japan
Following TSMC's fab in Kumamoto, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) expanded its global footprint in Japan and India, where it will partner with India-based Tata Electronics...
Friday 1 March 2024
Tata-PSMC, CG Power-Renesas chip projects approved by India
India approved three additional semiconductor manufacturing projects after Micron's ATMP facility, with two proposed by Tata, as India is on its way to building a hub for semiconductor...
Friday 1 March 2024
TSMC ramping up CoWoS capacity
TSMC has been increasing its monthly production capacity for CoWoS (chip-on-wafer-on-substrate) advanced packaging, allowing it to increase AI GPU output for Nvidia and AMD, which...
Thursday 29 February 2024
800G demand fueled by high-speed computing drives silicon photonics trend
Benefiting from the explosion of demand for AI and cloud applications, cloud server construction and the need for higher bandwidth transmission have accelerated the upgrading of high-speed...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Qualcomm eyes US$1b annual investment thrust in India amid ongoing chipmakers talk
Qualcomm, the US-based semiconductor giant, is strategically shifting its focus for the next five years to amplify its presence in India.