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Monday 11 December 2023
Huawei will make 1 billion 5G merchandise per year for Europe in Alsace, France
In an exclusive interview on France Inter News Radio, Minggang Zhang, the Deputy General Manager of Huawei France, revealed Huawei's first overseas factory will be completed in the...
Monday 11 December 2023
Updates on US semi export control on China

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Monday 11 December 2023
Semiconductor cybersecurity at stake: NXP hack and TSMC supply chain measures
Seen as a strategic industry by many countries, the semiconductor supply chain is susceptible to cyber attacks looking to steal trade secrets and technology know-how, while others...
Monday 11 December 2023
AI and EVs sustain an otherwise weak semiconductor market, according to Japanese equipment makers
The performance of the consumer electronics market, driven by smartphones, has been poor, dragging down the recovery speed of the semiconductor industry, which may be delayed until...
Friday 8 December 2023
Japanese semiconductor players keen to enhance production processes with quantum annealing technology
Quantum technology, initially used in semiconductor R&D, is now making significant strides in optimizing combinatorial processes. Japan's semiconductor player Rohm is beginning...
Thursday 7 December 2023
South Korean fab toolmaker Nextin expanding its presence in China amid US export restrictions
South Korean wafer inspection equipment manufacturer Nextin is benefiting indirectly from the US restrictions on semiconductor equipment exports to China and is accelerating its entry...
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Taiwan to kick off ambitious chip-driven innovation program, aiming to attract global talent
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is set to implement the Taiwan Chip-driven Industrial Innovation Program (TCIIP) in January 2024, a collaborative effort with various...
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Taiwan to ban 22 national core key technologies from illegal outflow to foreign adversaries
Taiwan's National Technology and Science Council (NTSC) announced on December 5 that semiconductor processing technology for advanced chips 14nm and below, as well as the specialized...
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Safeguarding semiconductor IoT security with post-quantum cryptography: Q&A with Crypto Quantique CEO Shahram Mossayebi
The global trend of cybersecurity legislation development, with the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) slated for enforcement in 2024, will impact the IoT ecosystem and require...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Fuso Chemical set to expand CMP slurry production by 50% amid market growth
Japan-based Fuso Chemical, the global leader in semiconductor CMP slurries with a 90% market share, is set to invest JPY 50 billion (US$350 million) in a significant production expansion...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
China Big Fund II injects US$1 billion into HLMC, may aid advanced chip development
Although the limelight of global media was cast on SMIC for its 7nm chips used in Huawei's Mate 60 Pro smartphone, Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corp (HLMC), the other China foundry...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Global semiconductor sales increase in October, says SIA
October witnessed a sequential 3.9% increase in worldwide semiconductor sales, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reports, marking the eighth consecutive month of sequential...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Vietnam's semiconductor industry: 10–15 years until maturity; key opportunities for the country
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has officially announced the country's industrial development will primarily be focused on the semiconductor industry. He hopes to cultivate...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Intel and Siemens team up for advanced semiconductor manufacturing
Intel and Siemens have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on driving the digitalization and sustainability of microelectronics manufacturing. The companies...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Taiwan semiconductor firms should heed new US export restrictions, says economics minister
Taiwan's economics minister Wang Mei-hua has advised the firms in the local semiconductor industry to heed new export curbs and regulations imposed by the US.