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Wednesday 7 September 2022
SiFive to provide core CPU for NASA's next-generation HPSC processor
SiFive, the founder and leader of RISC-V computing, announced on September 6 that it has been selected by NASA to provide the core CPU for NASA's next-generation High-Performance...
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Sony downgrades PS5 sales, yet reportedly places additional orders for processors
Sony recently announced a price increase for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console, which has caused Sony to downgrade the PS5's annual sales figures for 2022. However, according to supply...
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Rohm, Nanjing SemiDrive team up for automotive solutions
Rohm Semiconductor has announced that it is partnering with SemiDrive Technology, a China-based SoC manufacturer of next-generation cockpits, to develop automotive solutions. The...
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Excess IC inventory is yet to start easing
The current excess IC inventory has yet to be brought under control amid the still-sluggish demand for consumer electronics, according to market watchers.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Panel demand likely to rebound in 2Q23
The panel industry's current inventory correction will likely end soon, with the related supply chain stabilizing in early 2023 and panel demand rebounding in the second quarter of...
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Huawei's latest satellite capability launches China's BeiDou into the global smartphone race
Launching the Mate 50 smartphone series on September 6, the CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group, Richard Yu, confirmed earlier speculations that the latest product could support...
Wednesday 7 September 2022
SK Hynix to break ground for new memory fab in October
SK Hynix has disclosed plans to break ground in October for a new memory fab in South Korea, with construction scheduled to complete in early 2025.
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Flexium becomes first Taiwan PCB maker to join RE100 Initiative
Taiwan-based flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect has recently announced its official entry into R100, a global renewable energy initiative led by Climate Group and the Carbon...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Chinese foundries brace for further sanctions, but EDA industry remains unprepared
Former US president Donald Trump successfully prevented ASML from shipping its EUV lithography machines to China in 2019, and talks of further extending the ban to DUV machines have...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
SEMI: Semiconductor material market to increase nearly 9% to US$69.8 billion in 2022
In a press release promoting the Strategic Material Summit scheduled to be held in September during the week of SEMICON Taiwan 2022, Terry Tsao, President of SEMI Taiwan and the association's...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Supply chain restructuring and resilience
In "The New Critical Era of Supply Chains Restructuring and Resilience Strengthening" forum hosted recently by DIGITIMES Asia, experts from IC distributors - WPG Holdings' chief marketing...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Topco Scientific eyeing 3rd-gen semiconductor business
Topco Scientific, which mainly distributes photoresist, silicon wafers and CMP slurry products to foundry houses, is looking to actively develop its third-generation semiconductor...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Entering an age of vertical globalization: Q&A with geopolitical futurist Abishur Prakash
The fresh US export restrictions on chips to China and Russia seem to have pushed the decoupling of the semiconductor technology a step further. DIGITIMES Asia had an exclusive interview...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Automotive IDMs raise prices
Automotive IC IDMs including Rohm Semiconductor will reportedly raise their prices to reflect rising raw material costs, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 September 2022
IDMs continue to strive for available foundry capacity
IDMs are still striving for more available foundry capacity while IC design houses continue to cut back wafer starts at foundries, according to industry sources.