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Tuesday 5 September 2023
Samsung donates US$3.7 million to Cockrell School, UT Austin for semiconductor talent development
To solve the talent shortage problem, Samsung Austin Semiconductor and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced in the Semiconductor Day event in early September to...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Dutch photonic chip industry looks to Taiwan in pursuit of a mature supply chain
As photonic integrated circuits (PIC) begins to garner growing attention in light of its vast potential in data centers, telecommunications and automotive, the technology has also...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
IC design houses cautious about placing new orders for wafer starts
Taiwan-based IC design houses tend to exercise caution when it comes to initiating new orders for wafer starts, due to concerns regarding the current demand situation, according to...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
India should prioritize profitability over advanced technology in semiconductor development, says expert
Developing the semiconductor industry is a continuous process of accumulating capital, and only profitable companies have enough capital to keep scaling up, investing in R&D,...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Touch panel module makers expand capacities for iPad Pro launch in 2024
As Apple has decided that the next-generation iPad Pro's 11-inch and 13-inch products will both adopt the OLED display panel, supply chain partners have already started to expand...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Huawei goes against the grain and stocks up cell phone components
In the escalating trade tension between China and the United States, Huawei has been doubling down on its 5G mobile technology. According to industry insiders, Huawei has also been...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Huawei's Ascend and Kirin 9000S chips lead Huawei out of the sanction slump
Huawei's recent chipset advancements have once again propelled the company into the limelight. Its in-house computing chip Ascend is said to be comparable to A100 by Nvidia; another...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Chipmaking equipment self-sufficiency accelerates in China
China's pursuit of chipmaking equipment self-sufficiency is accelerating rapidly, which also benefits Taiwanese fab toolmakers such as Gudeng Precision Industrial and Grand Process...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Support for Huawei 7nm chip could hurt SMIC profitability, say sources
For SMIC, providing support for Huawei's 7nm chip without access to EUV technology could prove to be detrimental to its profitability, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Chinese IC design firms continue to support domestic manufacturing
Chinese IC design firms continue to aggressively promote the strategy of pursuing domestic manufacturing while competing on price, still posing a threat to their fellow Taiwanese...
Monday 4 September 2023
SoftBank lines up Apple, Nvidia as strategic Arm IPO backers
SoftBank Group Corp. has lined up some of Arm Ltd.'s biggest customers as strategic investors for the chip company's initial public offering, including Apple Inc., Nvidia Corp., Intel...
Monday 4 September 2023
L40S GPU is key to Nvidia's optimistic earnings forecast
The US$16 billion sales target that Nvidia set for its present quarter (August-October), indicates a nearly 170% increase year-on-year. This is really unusual for Nvidia, which has...
Monday 4 September 2023
How to assess India's semiconductor incentive scheme
On September 21, 2022, India unveiled the Modified Programme for Development of Semiconductor and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in India to support its vision of becoming a global...
Monday 4 September 2023
Infineon certifies automotive-grade SiC from China-based suppliers
Infineon's German headquarters confirmed to DIGITIMES that it had certified the automotive-grade SiC produced by China-based material suppliers SICC and TankeBlue earlier than expected...
Monday 4 September 2023
Where does Huawei's Mate 60 Pro SoC come from?
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro recently made an unexpected debut, sparking curiosity among Chinese consumers that the model might not necessarily carry truly top-notch SoC specs. In a public...