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Wednesday 21 February 2024
Longtan Science Park Phase 3 development project set to boost compound semiconductor industry in northern Taiwan
The Longtan Science Park's third-phase development project, located in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, intended for TSMC's 1.4nm wafer fab but abandoned for numerous reasons, is now slated...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Samsung tells suppliers 'automate or else...'
Samsung Electronics is promoting the automation of semiconductor packaging and testing production.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Applied Materials announces first investment in Indian EMS provider to help create a local electronics ecosystem
The venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Applied Ventures, announced an investment in VVDN Technologies for the latter to expand the R&D of the next-generation semiconductor...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Rising demand for RISC-V amidst India's tech ecosystem expansion: Tessolve
In light of the global effort to find alternatives to x86 systems amidst increasing demand, RISC-V systems are emerging as a solution to various challenges. Madhav Rao, senior vice...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
TSMC alone isn't enough for German state Saxony's chip ambition: why Taiwanese suppliers are needed
Following the TSMC decision in August 2023 to set up a fab in Dresden, located in the German state of Saxony, the state has been beefing up efforts to attract more Taiwanese suppliers,...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
ESMT sees DDR4, AI drive 2024 growth
Niche memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) has stated that it is working on new AI product projects that will be a new growth engine, and demand for...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Just some Altman that I used to know: Microsoft cannot satisfy OpenAI's chip dreams
OpenAI's decision to design and manufacture its own chips has raised questions about the company's future relationship with Microsoft.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Chinese tier-1 SiC substrate suppliers launch price war
China considers the third generation of semiconductors as the dominant industry that can outperform its global competitors. The silicon carbide (SiC) industry achieved significant...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Taiwan motor driver IC suppliers gearing up for heat dissipation boom
Taiwan-based motor driver IC suppliers are seeing a surge in demand for related motor driver chips as the need for heat dissipation in cloud servers and edge IT devices increases.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
IC test interface provider CHPT conservative about 2024 chip market
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), an IC test interface solutions provider, expressed caution about the global semiconductor market this year, predicting that only the top players...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Tata reportedly exploring partnership with UMC or PSMC for chipmaking venture
As Tata Group is setting up its chipmaking facility, Indian media reported that Tata might try to find a Taiwan-based technology partner, possibly the third Taiwan-India collaboration...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Major IC design houses respond differently to ASIC demand
Taiwan's top three IC design firms, MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, and Realtek Semiconductor, have vast IP core portfolios to deliver customized chip services. However, with...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
AI to boost advanced packaging demand
The AI surge is anticipated to substantially boost demand for advanced packaging, which is already in short supply, according to sources at backend houses.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Microsoft to team up with Intel and Qualcomm for AI PCs at Computex
With Windows 12 delayed until 2025, according to supply chain rumors, Microsoft will instead focus on an AI-centric update to Windows 11 in mid-2024. During this year's Computex Taipei,...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Poor volume and price stability of SiC substrates: TSMC's main reason for not entering the market?
According to industry sources, TSMC's lack of interest in SiC technology could be attributed to the pricing and supply of SiC substrates.
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research