In China's push to stimulate economic growth by undertaking new infrastructure projects, artifical intelligence (AI) plays the role of facilitating digital transformation and upgrades to smart operations for various industries.
Apple is gearing up for the launch of its new-generation MacBook and iPad Pro series powered by its own Arm-based processors, which will be fabricated using TSMC's 5nm process technology. TSMC is expected to start making Apple Silicon in fourth-quarter 2020. Apple's growing adopting of SiP technology is settng a trend that many in the semiconductor sector are keen to follow...
Apple, keen on boosting its services sales, is fast expanding its opwn datacenters. The US vendor is expected to see a sharp rise in purchases of server components in 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, demand for 8-inch foundry support has been strong. UMC is ready to raise quptes for its 8-inch fab capacity, which it expects to stay tight for the long term...
The development of open architecture 5G networks has been gaining momentum recently as telecom operators worldwide are under pressure to reduce capital expenditure amid slower-than-expected penetration in the 5G subscriber market, according to Digitimes Research.
Handset shipments in the fourth quarter of 2020 are likely to slip from the third quarter as Huawei is said to have cut 30% of its component orders for the upcoming Mate 40 series flagship smartphones, having anticipated troubles for the smartphones' shipments to grow, while foundries are also seeing their orders for handsets in the fourth quarter dipping, but will still enjoy growths in...
Memory chipmakers have seen inventory pile up amid weakening demand from the datacenter sector. They have almost four months worth of memory inventory on average, and mobile DRAM inventory levels are even higher. Although components suppliers are conservative about datacenter demand for the rest of 2020, server vendors and ODMS are generally optimistic...
Digital signage, kiosk and commercial PC maker AOpen has disclosed the company and smart medical care solution developer Biomdcare have cooperated to offer an AI-based X-ray osteoporosis detection system.
EV-use SiC power semiconductors ae expected account for more than 37% of overall market value for SiC power semiconductors in 2025, up from abot 25% in 2021.
MediaTek has teamed up with Intel to bring 5G experiences to next-generation PCs with successful development and certification of its 5G modem data card. And the Taiwanese IC designer reportedly is also working with AMD initially focusing on the development of custom Wi-Fi 6 ASIC chips. Meanwhile, the growing stary-at-home economy is shoring up demand for IT devices, such as notebooks...
TSMC is fast expanding output for advanced manufacturing nodes. Its 7nm process has already seen output reach 130,000 wafers monthly, with production to be rising further by the end of the year. Apple is expected to continue to rely on TSMC to build the chips for its next-generation iPhone for 2021, but the iPhone ecosystem faces a major shakeup next year...
