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Tuesday 23 May 2023
European, US SiC substrate suppliers slightly lower prices for Asian customers
In response to increased competition from Chinese competitors, SiC substrate suppliers from Europe and the US have slightly lowered prices for Asian customers, according to industry...
Tuesday 23 May 2023
TSMC wins major AI chip orders
With its sub-7nm process manufacturing, TSMC has won significant AI chip orders amid surging demand for generative AI applications, according to industry sources.
Monday 22 May 2023
AUO Digitech transforms semiconductor assembly and packaging plants with smart upgrades
The semiconductor assembly and packaging industry has long struggled with labor-intensive processes. AUO Digitech (a subsidiary of AUO), specializing in smart industrial services,...
Monday 22 May 2023
Chip developer Black Sesame will supply Hongqi to build autonomous driving platform
China-based Black Sesame Technologies announced on May 19 that it will provide local carmaker Hongqi Auto with its Huashan-2 A1000L series chips to enable an autonomous driving platform...
Monday 22 May 2023
NAND flash prices may level off after 3Q23, says Silicon Motion
NAND flash memory prices are unlikely to stabilize until after the third quarter of 2023, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO of flash device controller specialist Silicon...
Monday 22 May 2023
Semiconductor equipment makers face revenue downturn in Q2 2023; market expects to recover in Q3
According to a report by SEMI Japan and TechInsights, seven out of nine major global semiconductor equipment manufacturers experienced falling revenue in the second quarter...
Monday 22 May 2023
Talent pool of Oppo's disbanded IC design arm attractive to Chinese peers
Since Oppo IC design arm Zeku Technology was disbanded on May 12, its huge talent pool has immediately become a hot target for midrange and high-end talent sought by Chinese IC design...
Monday 22 May 2023
Challenges and progress of Chinese CPU vendors
As cloud computing, edge computing, and AI large models continue to penetrate the market, the progress of CPU vendors has drawn attention. Faced with technological barriers and mature...
Monday 22 May 2023
From "semiconductors are national power" to "AI is national power"
I was invited to be a seminar moderator at the 2023 Taiwan Supercomputing Conference themed on AI 2.0, supercomputing, and the new ecosystem, recently organized by Taiwan Web Service...
Monday 22 May 2023
Chinese EDA champion Empyrean can now "fully support" 7nm; sees 1Q23 sales growth
On May 19th, Chinese EDA company Empyrean Technology held its 2022 annual shareholders' meeting.
Friday 19 May 2023
With semiconductor recovery schedule unclear, Samsung rumored to delay investment in 4nm production
With the semiconductor demand recovery timing uncertain, iti s rumored that Samsung Electronics will adjust its schedule and postpone its investment to add a production line at its...
Friday 19 May 2023
Korean AI chip startups face losses in 2022 despite ChatGPT momentum
Although the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including chatbot technologies like ChatGPT, is gradually expanding and expected to drive growth in the IC design industry, South...
Friday 19 May 2023
Sony considers spin-off of financial subsidiary and focuses on semiconductor and entertainment businesses
Sony Group has announced its plans to concentrate its resources on its semiconductor and entertainment businesses, making it challenging to allocate sufficient investment to all areas...
Friday 19 May 2023
Driver IC demand for EPD apps unlikely to pick up until end-2023
Driver IC demand for electrophoretic display (EPD) and electronic shelf labels (ESL) applications is unlikely to pick up until the end of this year, according to sources at IC design...
Friday 19 May 2023
Analog Devices to expand Ireland site with new semiconductor R&D and manufacturing facility
Analog Devices has announced a new EUR630 million (US$678.4 million) investment at its European regional headquarters in Limerick, Ireland. The funds will be used to build a new 45,000-square-foot...