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Wednesday 3 April 2024
Strong earthquake hits eastern Taiwan, impacts on the industry remains to be observed
According to the Central Weather Administration of Taiwan, a seismic event struck the eastern waters of Taiwan near Hualien at approximately 07:58:09 AM local time on April 3, 2024...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Japan approves US$3.9 Billion in aid to chip venture Rapidus
Japan approved as much as ¥590 billion ($3.9 billion) in subsidies to chip venture Rapidus Corp., committing more money to its ambition to catch up in semiconductor manufacturi...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
US asks South Korea to toughen up export controls on China chips
The US is asking South Korea to adopt restrictions on semiconductor technology exports to China similar to those Washington has already implemented, another sign the Biden administration...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
India-based Polymatech and Japan-based Orbray reaches MoU on sapphire wafer technologies
Polymatech Electronics, an India-based opto-semiconductor provider, has signed an MoU with Japan-based Orbray as the Indian company aspires to transform into a fully integrated, end-to-end...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
South Korea's electricity tariff hike: business response?
South Korea's leading power utility, KEPCO, is poised to implement a hike in electricity tariffs following the parliamentary...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Russia de-risks through Chinese foundry and RISC-V
Since Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia, Russia-based Baikal Electronics is looking to switch to RISC-V and may have turned to a certain China-based pure-play foundry...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
TSMC to sign MoU with Kyushu Univ for joint research and talent training
Japanese media Yomiuri and Nikkei reported that TSMC will sign an MoU in April with Kyushu University covering semiconductor lectures, talent training, and joint...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Chinese SiC prices plummet amid production expansion and intensifying competition
Multiple Chinese media reported that prices of Silicon Carbide (SiC) substrate and epitaxy have fallen rapidly in recent months in China, as manufacturers from China and abroad are...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Did Huawei achieve smartphone win at the expense of SMIC?
Is Huawei building its smartphone victory at the cost of SMIC's advanced chip manufacturing capacities?
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Naver, Intel forge partnership to build AI chip ecosystem, challenging Nvidia's reign
South Korean Internet giant Naver is reportedly collaborating with Intel to establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip ecosystem, sparking concerns about whether this partnership...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
SiC powder supplier Acme to expand production capacity
Acme Electronics, a Taiwan-based SiC power supplier, plans to double its production capacity to satisfy the strong demand for SiC semiconductors.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
TSMC places additional equipment orders for CoWoS packaging
TSMC has placed more equipment orders to boost its CoWoS packaging manufacturing capability, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Monday 1 April 2024
Auto semiconductor demand to recover in 2Q24
Automotive semiconductors will see an improved market in the second quarter of 2024 after experiencing a market bottom and a slow season. However, the situations will vary in different...
Monday 1 April 2024
China's 618 festival might seal the fate of MCU industry in 2024
As channel and client inventory adjustments gradually come to an end, the microcontroller (MCU) industry expects inventory to return to a healthy level in the second quarter of 2024,...
Monday 1 April 2024
AI will help OSAT players turn the corner, but what about electricity price hikes?
As we enter the second quarter, AI remains a focal point in the market. Nvidia, AMD, and Intel have successively released high-end chips, and with the gradual recovery of consumer...