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Thursday 15 February 2024
Renesas to purchase PCB design software company Altium for US$5.9 billion
Japan-based semiconductor company Renesas announced on February 15 that it will acquire US-headquartered Altium, which focuses on developing electronics design systems. Renesas will...
Thursday 15 February 2024
China's upcoming mobile OLED dominance: market share soars past 40%, set to eclipse South Korea by 2025
Chinese display panel manufacturers are aggressively catching up with their South Korean counterparts in the smartphone OLED market and forging stronger partnerships with domestic...
Thursday 15 February 2024
South Korean semiconductor export sees 53% growth in January 2024
The export volume of South Korea's ICT industry has seen double-digit growth for the first time in nearly two years. With the recovery of memory prices, South Korea's semiconductor...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Satellite frontier: the rise of industry-savvy agents
In April 2023, Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs unveiled the outcomes of the initial round of reviews for telecommunications firms vying for commercial satellite communication...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Why TSMC may have different strategies in Japan and Arizona? Q&A with former TSMC General Counsel Richard Thurston
Asia Pacific (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Singapore) accounts for 84% of global chip exports and is home to 10 of the 16 semiconductor exporters and the top six suppliers, which...
Thursday 15 February 2024
RapidTek, Taiwan's LEO satellite antenna startup, steps up expansion into the European market
With satellite communication becoming inalienable to the formation of 6G and growing in strategic importance, Taiwan's satellite industry development is gaining traction as well....
Thursday 15 February 2024
Weekly news roundup: Nintendo surprises with LCD choice for next-gen Switch
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories during the week of February 5 - February 14.
Thursday 15 February 2024
SK Hynix reveals ambitious HBM production roadmap, targeting next-gen offerings
SK Hynix has unveiled its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production plan, poised to produce the fifth-generation HBM product, HBM3E, at its Icheon plant in South Korea. Meanwhile,...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Samsung embraces hybrid bonding for advanced non-memory packaging
Samsung Electronics is actively enhancing its semiconductor foundry capabilities by embracing hybrid bonding technology. The company has recently integrated equipment from BE Semiconductor...
Thursday 15 February 2024
OpenAI's trillion-dollar chip plan can end well if right move is made
Nvidia's many customers, including Open AI CEO Sam Altman, are trying to find ways to cut dependency on its AI chips. While specialists have pointed out that Altman's lack of understanding...
Wednesday 14 February 2024
Taiwan's Ever Fortune partners with GE and Siemens, eyes Southeast Asia
AI medical imaging solutions company Ever FOrtune wants to expand its presence in Southeast Asia.
Friday 9 February 2024
Sony targets disabled players gaming market with novel control interface
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is targeting games for the disabled market.
Friday 9 February 2024
Taiwan's Touche Solutions taps into Japanese robotics with tactile tech
Taiwan's tactile technology startup Touche Solutions has set its sights on Japan's robotics safety market.
Friday 9 February 2024
A review of four major automotive technology trends at CES 2024
Mobility remained one of the highlights at CES 2024. This year, more companies focusing on autonomous driving, generative AI, EV charging, flying cars, drones, sensors, and micro-mobility...
Thursday 8 February 2024
LEO satellite revolution: small is the new big
In the dynamic realm of satellite technology, a seismic shift is underway, transforming the landscape from the dominance of CubeSats to the ascendancy of small satellites. As this...