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Monday 1 July 2024
Nations race to secure talent to bolster indigenous semiconductor industry
As AI surges, major countries are all trying to establish their indigenous ecosystem to achieve semiconductor autonomy.
Monday 1 July 2024
HBM creates winners in the semiconductor ecosystem in 2Q24
Despite ongoing inventory challenges, global semiconductor providers have seen substantial increases in market valuations over the past quarter.
Monday 1 July 2024
Samsung builds industry's first CXL facility to receive Red Hat certification
Samsung Electronics recently announced that it has successfully built the industry's first Compute Express Link (CXL) infrastructure facility certified by Red Hat. This will help...
Monday 1 July 2024
EU eyes space for energy-hungry AI data centers
As AI demand surges, data centers are consuming critical levels of energy, raising concerns about an impending energy and environmental crisis.
Monday 1 July 2024
SK Group chairman met with Microsoft and OpenAI CEOs to reinforce global AI partnership network
Following discussions with the CEOs of Nvidia and TSMC about AI semiconductor collaboration, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (Anthony Chey) visited the US in June 2024 and met with...
Monday 1 July 2024
Volkswagen, SAIC maintain deep ties with agreements to co-develop five EV models
The Volkswagen Group, one of the major foreign automakers operating in China, signed multiple new energy technology cooperation agreements with the SAIC Group on June 27.
Monday 1 July 2024
China nationalizes rare earth resources
China introduced stringent regulations on rare earth elements, effective from October 1.
Friday 28 June 2024
China's HBM demands account for 7% of 2024 global total
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is becoming the core of the High-Performance Computing (HPC) arms race.
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korean battery makers could benefit from Tesla 46800 cell production headache
Media reported that Tesla was considering ceasing production of 46800 cells due to multiple difficulties.
Friday 28 June 2024
Taiwanese official expects more ICT investments in India
A Taiwanese top official expects more suppliers in the ICT ecosystem to invest in India, as the bilateral economic ties are deepening because of global supply chain relocation.
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korea's AI and chip talent drain threatens 'national security' amid stark salary gap with US
South Korea faces a severe talent drain in the AI and semiconductor sectors due to a stark salary gap compared to their US counterparts, posing a national security threat as these...
Friday 28 June 2024
Next-level AI assistants: Apple's Siri vs. Huawei's Xiaoyi
Apple introduced Apple Intelligence at its June 11, 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), followed by Huawei unveiling HarmonyOS NEXT on June 21.
Friday 28 June 2024
Hyper-NA EUV to debut in 2030, primes foundry market for transformation
As semiconductor technology advances towards 1-2 nanometer (nm) processes, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment is undergoing generational changes. The next-generation...
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung in talks to join UALink alliance and bolster competition against Nvidia
The Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) alliance, which saw the gathering of many IT giants, is committed to challenging the NVLink ecosystem, an AI chip accelerator interconnect technology...
Friday 28 June 2024
How is Taiwan holding strong in the global chip race?
Taiwan's semiconductor foundry industry has solidified its position as an indispensable player in the global semiconductor...