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Wednesday 23 August 2023
WPG gearing up for AI server boom
WPG, an IC distributor, has stated that the company will not be absent from this wave of AI with its more comprehensive offering for AI servers.
Wednesday 23 August 2023
China welcomes US removal of 27 Chinese entities from Unverified List
Before the scheduled trip of US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to China from August 27–30, the US removed 27 Chinese companies and institutions from the "Unverified List"...
Wednesday 23 August 2023
VeriSilicon, China's largest chip IP vendor, opens new R&D center focusing on chiplet
VeriSilicon, a major player in China's RISC-V ecosystem and also the country's largest chip design IP vendor, has on August 18 inaugerated its new R&D center in Shanghai. focusing...
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Taiwan PCB striving for low-carbon transformation
As sustainability trends continue to shape business operations, how is the PCB sector, which has long been associated with high pollution, adapting to the changes?
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Intel to establish advanced packaging fab in Malaysia
Intel has invested a total of US$8 billion in Malaysia, and is committing an additional US$6 billion for the construction of new semiconductor facilities there, including a 3D advanced...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Canon to see semiconductor exposure equipment sales grow on generative AI demand
Japan-based equipment supplier Canon has estimated its sales of semiconductor lithography equipment, mainly KrF and i-line exposure machines, to increase to 195 units in 2023 from...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Advanced packaging capacity to surge 30–40% in 2024, says TrendForce
With major CSPs aggressively building AI servers and pushing up demand for AI processors and HBM memory, global advanced packaging capacity is predicted to expand by 30–40%...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Japanese semiconductor equipment firms invest in future growth related to AI
According to Dempa and Nikkei reports, most semiconductor equipment-related vendors' April to June results declined from a year ago. However, those vendors remain...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Tailored tech: how an Indian startup innovates with custom accelerators
Even as India looks to boost its semiconductor manufacturing segment, the fabless sector is accelerating growth at a steady pace. A significant player in this segment that has recently...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Can AI and EV chip demand salvage semiconductor equipment spending?
A recent survey of 10 semiconductor manufacturing companies by Nikkei showed that their equipment investment in 2023 is likely to decline 16% from a year ago, to US$122 billion...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
STMicroelectronics launches galvanically isolated high-side switches with diagnostics control
STMicroelectronics has launched a family of octal high-side switches that combine galvanic isolation for robustness, RDS(on) below 260mΩ for energy efficiency, which also has...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Pursuing self-reliance, China witnesses surge in inbound and outbound semiconductor investments
In mid-August, due to the failure to get approval from China, Intel scrapped its merger deal with Israel-based Tower Semiconductor, the latest case that investment and merger and...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Silan accelerates auto IGBT and SiC-MOSFET capacity expansion to seize growth momentum
Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., a Chinese IDM focusing on automotive chips, especially power semiconductors, indicates that it remains difficult to predict when the market will...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Qualcomm, Bosch bet on software-defined vehicles
Automotive suppliers such as Bosch, Continental, Arm and Amazon Web Services are optimistic about the future of software-defined vehicles (SDV). Leading IC design company Qualcomm...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Taiwanese semiconductor companies slash recruitment and bonuses
The semiconductor industry continues market adjustment as no significant improvement is seen in the end market demand for mainstream consumer electronic products. Leading American...