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Tuesday 6 June 2023
Nidec, Renesas team up for e-axle semiconductors
Nidec and Renesas Electronics have agreed to collaborate on the development of semiconductor solutions for a next-generation e-axle (X-in-1 system) that combines an electric vehicle...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Major semiconductor companies fighting against headwind of 2023 with competitive advantages
While AI continues to trend, the global semiconductor market in 2023 is still struggling to escape the downturn. This is mainly due to the memory market, which is expected to decline...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
How will Japan fab tool curbs impact Chinese semiconductor players?
Japan has officially announced that it will tighten controls on exports of 23 types of semiconductor equipment to China starting July 23. How the new trade curbs will impact Chinese...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
AUO sees healthy inventory throughout panel supply chain
Inventory throughout the supply chain of the panel industry is presently in a healthy state, according to Paul Peng, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO).
Tuesday 6 June 2023
FHD to become mainstream for computing products, says OmniVision
Full HD (FHD), or 1080p, will overtake 720p as the standard for computing products, according to CMOS image sensor (CIS) supplier OmniVision Technologies.
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek gearing up for new flagship mobile SoC rollouts
Qualcomm and MediaTek are both set to roll out new flagship smartphone SoCs supporting generative AI in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 June 2023
IC substrate market returning to healthy status, says Nan Ya
Although the IC substrate market appears to be declining this year compared to 2022, it is actually returning to a healthy state, according to Jack Lu, senior VP of Nan Ya PCB.
Tuesday 6 June 2023
AI may not stimulate consumer electronics replacement demand until 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) may not trigger replacement demand for consumer electronics until at least 2024, according to sources at IC design houses.
Monday 5 June 2023
TSMC planning 3–6% price hike starting in 2024
TSMC is contemplating a 3 to 6 percent price increase for its advanced process manufacturing beginning in January 2024, according to sources at IC design houses. The price increases...
Monday 5 June 2023
DIGITIMES Research expects shipments of 2.5–3 million units for upcoming MacBook Air in 2023
Apple's new M2-power MacBook Air is slated to be unveiled at WWDC scheduled from June 5–9 with DIGITIMES Research's senior analyst Jim Hsiao expecting the notebook's shipments...
Monday 5 June 2023
Taiwan fabless firms shift gears to catch up in automotive chip design
Leading fabless IC design houses in Taiwan have been developing their business to non-consumer electronic applications in recent years, and automotive electronics have been one of...
Monday 5 June 2023
The value of AI infrastructure
The cost of machine learning applications will come down as a result of semiconductors improving computing power. The lower cost will naturally result in a sharp rise in the number...
Monday 5 June 2023
More than just a chip: Q&A wth Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
"We are at the beginning of a new computing era: accelerated computing and generative AI," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a press Q&A at Computex 2023. Huang discussed Nvidia's...
Monday 5 June 2023
Who can ride this impending wave of generative AI? Edge and cloud each take their own approaches
Generative AI is shaping up to be a key trend in the entire technology industry, and it doesn't appear to be a short-term bubble but rather a long-term wave. It has the opportunity...
Friday 2 June 2023
Kioxia opens 2 new R&D facilities
Kioxia has begun operating two new R&D facilities in Japan - the Flagship Building at the Yokohama Technology Campus and the Shin-Koyasu Technology Front - bolstering the company's...