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Tuesday 5 March 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix restart equipment investment as DRAM demand returns
The DRAM market demand is picking up, and Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which previously adopted a production reduction strategy, have recently shown signs of resuming equipment...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Let them fight: Toyota momentarily pips Samsung in market value
On February 15, 2024, the market value of Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation briefly surpassed that of South Korea's Samsung Electronics
Tuesday 5 March 2024
GenAI drives HBM memory demand
Generative AI has stimulated demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), driving Taiwanese memory chipmakers to seize a share of the AI business opportunity.
Tuesday 5 March 2024
JCET to buy stake in WD subsidiary in China
JCET and Western Digital (WD) agreed on an equity purchase agreement, under which the former will acquire most of the stake in the latter's data storage subsidiary in China, solidifying...
Monday 4 March 2024
Samsung accelerates R&D in MUF process and 2nd Gen MBCFET
Samsung Electronics is reportedly promoting Molded Underfill (MUF) materials in its advanced packaging processes. Since SK Hynix has already adopted MUF technology for its High Bandwidth...
Monday 4 March 2024
Global semiconductor revenue to top US$600 billion in 2024, says DIGITIMES Research
In 2023, the worldwide semiconductor market faced challenging conditions. Amidst various uncertainties including geopolitics and the broader economy, DIGITIMES Research projects that...
Monday 4 March 2024
AI puts a rocket under HBM demand, SK Hynix rides the wave
The memory industry is set to exit the production cut phase as Generative AI superpowers high bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5 demand.
Monday 4 March 2024
AI-powered automation: Samsung's weapon against memory market slump and labor shortage
Samsung Electronics is reportedly accelerating automation innovation in its production lines to cope with the memory market downturn and labor shortages. By using manufacturing equipment...
Monday 4 March 2024
Weekly news roundup: SMIC plans 5nm chip production expansion for Huawei amid US sanctions
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from February 26 – March 1.
Friday 1 March 2024
Democrats demand stronger labor protections in US chips push
Congressional Democrats demanded in a letter Thursday that the Biden administration add more labor protections to its initiative aimed at boosting US semiconductor production.
Friday 1 March 2024
New Samsung and Honor flagships have Micron memory
Micron Technology unveiled at MWC 2024 that the forthcoming flagship smartphones from Honor and Samsung will feature the company's Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 mobile flash storage...
Thursday 29 February 2024
South Korean government join forces with corporations, aiming to create 'South Korea's Nvidia'
With the US, China, and Japan all actively developing semiconductors, the pressure is starting to build for South Korea. In response, the South Korean government is strengthening...
Thursday 29 February 2024
SK Hynix said to purchase 8 EUV machines for HBM3E processes
SK Hynix plans to invest KRW2 trillion ($1.5 billion) in 2024 to introduce extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment to cope with the new generation of memory investment in...
Thursday 29 February 2024
'I'll see your 8-layer HBM3E and raise you 36GB 12-layer HBM3E' Samsung tells Micron
Samsung is engaged in fierce HBM competition with Micron.
Tuesday 27 February 2024
TSMC gives Japan's automotive IDM firms the kiss of life
TSMC's new wafer plants in Europe, the US, and Japan are reenergizing automotive IDM firms around the world.