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Tuesday 20 June 2023
GMI expects components inventory to be back to normal levels in 3Q23
GMI Technology, a Taiwan-based distributor of electronics components, expects inventory to return to normal levels in the third quarter of 2023, with an optimistic outlook for communications...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
SAIC Motor will establish CNY6 billion fund to grow automotive IC investment
China's largest carmaker SAIC Motor has put more effort into securing semiconductor supply. It announced on June 19 that it will inject over CNY6 billion (US$837.6 million) with a...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
Copper foil maker Co-Tech eyes AI server applications market
Copper foil maker Co-Tech Development will continue developing products geared toward high-speed and high-frequency communications, in the wake of soaring demand for AI server appl...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
Qualcomm and OSAT partners work together for AI integration
R&D teams from Qualcomm and its OSAT partners, ASE and SPIL, have just concluded a three-month workshop at the US chip vendor's headquarters in San Diego, mapping out plans for...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
TSMC dominates AI chip manufacturing
TSMC is expected to continue its leadership in wafer foundry with strong momentum coming from AI chips using its 7nm and more advanced manufacturing nodes. TSMC is making Nvidia's...
Monday 19 June 2023
Old ICs remain in demand, OSAT Wafer Bank inventory depleting
The June 18 sales promotion ("618 shopping festival") in China kicked off on Sunday, and smartphone and well as car vendors offered discounts to consumers. Although the price competition...
Monday 19 June 2023
Esmo group introduces Lykos, an innovative BIB loader/unloader for the semiconductor industry
Esmo group, a full-service systems integrator that provides innovative and advanced engineering services, announced on June 12 the launch of its latest innovation, lykos, a modular...
Monday 19 June 2023
Rohm, Vitesco form SiC supply partnership
Rohm Semiconductor and Vitesco Technologies have entered into a multi-billion dollar silicon carbide (SiC) supply partnership from 2024 through 2030, according to the companies.
Monday 19 June 2023
IC destocking, replenishment near end; industry hinges hope on end demand for 2H growth
As the market enters the second half of the second quarter, after a year-long chaotic period, both the inventory de-stocking and the subsequent stock replenishment will end in the...
Monday 19 June 2023
"Made in China 2025" unattainable, according to Chinese chip industry data
China's semiconductor industry, whether in IC design or wafer manufacturing, is currently facing challenges from deglobalization. Wei Shaojun, a professor at Tsinghua University and...
Monday 19 June 2023
Japanese enterprises accelerate getting rid of red supply chains
Japanese companies have moved to transfer their supply chains away from China and establish new subsidiaries and plants in other regions after the Economic Security Promotion Act...
Monday 19 June 2023
Intel plans assembly and test facility in Poland
Intel has chosen a location near Wrocaw, Poland, for a new semiconductor assembly and testing facility, according to the company. This facility will help the company satisfy a crucial...
Monday 19 June 2023
MediaTek denies rumored TPU cooperation with Google
Chipmaker MediaTek has denied a report that it is coooperating with Google to work on its in-house developed Tensor Processing Unit (TPUs).
Friday 16 June 2023
Intel's latest quantum chip marks progress in silicon qubit strategy
Intel announced the release of Tunnel Falls, a 12-qubit silicon chip, fabricated on 300mm wafers in Intel's D1 fabrication facility in Oregon, US. According to Intel, Tunnel Falls...
Friday 16 June 2023
IC design houses see orders for Chromebook pick up
After a year-long decline, the first half of 2023 ushered in a more pronounced rebound in Chromebook sales, and the associated IC demand is gaining recovery momentum, according to...