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Wednesday 7 August 2024
Rohm profits plunge amid weak industrial chip demand and surging investment costs
Rohm reported a declining performance over the past quarter due to sluggish sales of industrial chips and increased depreciation and research costs related to expanding production...
Wednesday 7 August 2024
Taiwan IC backend houses optimistic about growth prospects for 2H24
Taiwan-based IC backend firms are optimistic about the overall recovery in the market in the second half of this year, with particular focus on the robust demand for AI processors,...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Phison and WD unveil cutting-edge AI-driven storage solutions at FMS 2024
On August 6th, 2024, the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) event commenced, highlighting AI storage applications and new products. Leading companies Phison and Western Digital (WD)...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Apple's shift to AI is poised to soften blow from Google ruling
Google's defeat in an antitrust suit filed by the Justice Department has cast a shadow over partner Apple Inc., which generates roughly US$20 billion per year in payments from the...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 to spotlight AI chain, advanced processes, heterogeneous integration, and more
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 is set to take place from September 4-6 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, spotlighting key industry themes such as the AI value chain, advanced processes,...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
UK government scraps US$1.7 billion in AI and supercomputer funding
One month into the UK's new Labour government taking office, the shelving of key AI projects has signalled a major shift in the country's tech policies. Recent reports indicate that...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
What's behind Nvidia's delay in launching Blackwell AI platform bulk shipments?
Since late July, there have been numerous speculations in the market that Nvidia's new generation Blackwell series roadmap has been adjusted. Reports suggest that the B100 models...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Silicon wafer shipments increase in 2Q24
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 7.1% quarter-on-quarter to 3.035 billion square inches in the second quarter of 2024, but saw an 8.9% decline from the 3.33 billion square...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
AI data center chip demand to slow beyond 2026, says Omdia
The current hypergrowth in GPUs and other accelerator chips for AI in the cloud and the data center will eventually decelerate but not until it has transformed the industry, according...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
AI gamble looms large as Apple seeks to revive iPhone sales in China
Apple's iPhone sales slipped 1% year-over-year in the April-June quarter of 2024, primarily due to continued weak shipments in Greater China. The tech giant's ability to reignite...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
FII reports record half-year performance thanks to AI
Benefiting from the ongoing growth driven by the AI server industry, Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) reported its highest half-year revenue and net profit since going public in...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Taiwan PCB makers to start test runs at new plants in Thailand by 3Q24
Taiwanese PCB makers have particularly targeted the automotive market in their investments. The simultaneous expansion of their operations in Thailand reflects their clients' emphasis...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Infineon teams up with MediaTek and others for automotive SoC
Infineon Technologies has unveiled a new microcontroller unit (MCU) series for automotive system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, focusing on applications such as smart cockpits. This development...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Nvidia modifies Blackwell chip roadmap before production, say sources
Nvidia is said to be making major changes to the shipment roadmap for its next-gen Blackwell chips.
Monday 5 August 2024
Infineon revenue misses estimates after EV slowdown
Infineon Technologies AG reported revenue that missed analysts' expectations after the hoped-for resurgence in the electric vehicle market was delayed.