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Tuesday 4 June 2024
Computex 2024: Focus on AI servers, AI PCs
This year's Computex is mostly centered on AI-enabled servers and PCs. However, while the opportunities for AI server firms are limitless, the outlook for AI PCs must be carefully considered, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 June 2024
Taiwan III-V IC suppliers seeking access to 1st-tier auto supply chains
Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor companies are seeking to enter the automotive supply chains, eyeing business opportunities from LiDARs, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 June 2024
OwlTing CEO Interview: From Taiwanese blockchain startup to cross-border financial service provider
OwlTing, originally a Taiwanese startup using blockchain technologies for farm product resumes and hotelier payment systems, has made remarkable strides in transformation and acquisition and will start providing more cost-effective and faster cross-border financial services to Information Communications Technology (ICT) supply chains transitioning to the Americas.
Tuesday 4 June 2024
Chinese chipmakers step up SiC production expansion
Chinese foundries including United Nova Technology and Silan, along with substrate suppliers, such as SICC, have all increased their Silicon Carbide (SiC) production capacity.
Monday 3 June 2024
AMD working with TSMC on 3nm chips, says Su
AMD has a close and solid relationship with TSMC on the 3nm technology, and the two companies are already working on several new product developments, according to Lisa Su, chairperson and CEO for the processor vendor.
Monday 3 June 2024
SPIL invests US$1.276 billion to build facility in Penang, Malaysia
Semiconductor packaging and testing company Siliconware Precision Industry Ltd. (SPIL) announced recently that it will invest MLR 6 billion (US$1.276 billion) to build a packaging and testing facility at the Bandar Cassia Technology Park in Penang, Malaysia.
Monday 3 June 2024
Indian delegation harnesses Taiwanese expertise for semiconductor ecosystem development
The Government of Gujarat, India, has dispatched a delegation to Taiwan for the India-Taiwan Semiconductor Summit, while also seizing the opportunity to glean knowledge from Taiwanese partners at Hsinchu Science Park.
Monday 3 June 2024
Why China needs US$47.5 billion for Big Fund Phase 3 when chip oversupply is already a concern?
Announcing a US$47.5 billion funding for Phase 3 of the National IC Industry Investment Fund (the "Big Fund"), China's next move is under the eye of global chip players.
Monday 3 June 2024
Weekly news roundup: Russia to begin production of 350nm chips using self-developed EUV lithography machines in 2024
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of May 27 – May 31.
Monday 3 June 2024
Samsung Foundry hopes to turn things around with 3nm; AMD's Lisa Su hints at possible partnership
The competition for advanced process orders between Samsung Electronics and TSMC has long been a point of attention in the industry.
Monday 3 June 2024
India roundup: Marvell, AMD, and Arm reveal their talent strategies in India
India is facing a talent shortage amid a growing semiconductor ecosystem. India's trading partners are concerned about India's import management system, which may be replaced by a stricter quota-based system in October.
Monday 3 June 2024
Nvidia's Jensen Huang discloses next-gen Rubin platform and physical AI vision at NTU keynote
Doing a keynote before the Computex starts and during the evening at Taiwan's top university stadium is something nobody had ever tried before. However, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is determined to flex his muscles to steal the spotlight from competitors by announcing a new platform and AI PC wins ahead of the big event.
Friday 31 May 2024
STMicro to build EUR5 billion plant in Italy with EU Chips Act aid
STMicroelectronics NV said it plans to spend €5 billion ($5.4 billion) on a manufacturing plant for chips and packaging in Catania, Italy in a multi-year project that's being partly funded by the European Union's Chips Act.
Friday 31 May 2024
South Korea's chip stockpiles shrink at fastest pace in 10 years
South Korea's semiconductor inventories dwindled by the most since 2014, underscoring the pace at which demand is outstripping supply as customers rev up their purchases of devices needed to develop artificial intelligence technologies.
Friday 31 May 2024
New economic minister: Stable power supply essential to keep semiconductor and AI sectors in Taiwan
If Taiwan does not have enough power supply, the semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence (AI) industries will not stay in Taiwan, commented Kuo Jyh-Huei, the new minister of economic affairs.
Friday 31 May 2024
Taiwan M&A deals and transactions expected to hit new high in 2024, according to MAPECT
As Taiwan M&A and Private Equity Council (MAPECT) commemorates its 10-year anniversary with the release of the 2024 Taiwan M&A Whitepaper on May 29.
Friday 31 May 2024
Japan considering ways to provide additional financial resources to Rapidus
As previous subsidies of a total of JPY920 billion (nearly US$6 billion) may not be sufficient to help Rapidus achieve its goal of mass-producing 2nm chips, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) plans to propose legislation to provide loan guarantees for the chipmaker.
Friday 31 May 2024
Skymizer unveils 'EdgeThought' AI ASIC chip IP, enabling Llama3 and Mistral models at the edge
Skymizer, a prominent Taiwan-based AI system software provider known for its compiler optimization solutions, has announced the release of EdgeThought, its new software-hardware co-design AI ASIC IP.
Friday 31 May 2024
Nvidia CEO engages significant Taiwanese CEOs to promote local AI supply chain
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed two months ago, at a dinner party for Taiwanese partners in Silicon Valley, that he considers himself Taiwan's ambassador. Taiwan is positioned as a key player in the AI revolution, and all Taiwanese businesses must be prepared to effectively tell the "Taiwan story" to the rest of the world.
Friday 31 May 2024
With Nvidia taking lion's share of market profits, Intel's finances have struggled amidst AI boom
NVIDIA's latest financial report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (February to April 2024) revealed record-breaking revenue for its data center division. Following a record-setting US$18.4 billion revenue in the previous quarter, the data center division in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 set a new record again with US$22.6 billion in revenue.
Friday 31 May 2024
Chinese CIS suppliers expand presence in high-end smartphone market
The Chinese semiconductor industry, including the CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) segment, is finding more room for development in the domestic market with the sudden rise of the Chinese smartphone and Electric Vehicle (EV) industries.
Thursday 30 May 2024
Samsung's new chip chief seeks to rally troops after setbacks
The new head of Samsung Electronics Co.'s semiconductor division urged employees to work their way past challenges in the business, making his first remarks to staff after the surprise departure of his predecessor last week.
Thursday 30 May 2024
Samsung boosts workforce at Japan R&D lab to drive chips packaging innovations
Samsung Electronics has recently expanded its workforce deployment at its new packaging R&D base in Yokohama, Japan, to expedite construction and support the development of next-generation semiconductor packaging technologies.
Thursday 30 May 2024
HBM competition (1): advanced packaging technology divergence explained
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is a graphic memory with high bandwidth. Its main function is to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) or high-speed parallel computing with CPU/GPU in Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing.
Thursday 30 May 2024
Malaysia plots US$5.3 billion roadmap to build advanced chip ecosystem
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS), with the government allocating MYR25 billion (US$5.3 billion) to foster industry development.
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