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Wednesday 3 January 2024
IC backend firms put focus on AI chips, CPO
Semiconductor demand is improving gradually, with IC packaging and testing houses expressing optimism about market prospects for 2024 and focusing on AI chips and Co-Packaged Optics...
Monday 18 December 2023
Rapidus aims for world's fastest fabrication services, targeting custom AI chips
Japan's chipmaking startup, Rapidus, is setting ambitious goals to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027, aiming to provide the world's fastest chip manufacturing services, targeting clients...
Friday 15 December 2023
High-end IC inspection demand remains strong
Demand for high-end IC inspection remains robust, propelled by the expansion of AI device applications, according to industry sources.
Thursday 14 December 2023
TSMC lands rush orders for Nvidia China-bound processors
Nvidia has placed orders with TSMC for its China-bound AI processors that necessitate SHR (Super Hot Run). The commencement of fulfillment is planned for the first quarter of 2024,...
Wednesday 13 December 2023
ASE, KYEC look to AI chips for 2024 growth
OSATs may see inventory adjustments last into the first half of 2024, longer than other semiconductor sectors, but demand for AI chips will fuel their growth next year, according...
Thursday 7 December 2023
Taiwan ASIC developers gain from intense AI chip race
According to industry sources, more cloud service providers (CSP) are building their own AI chips, which benefits Taiwan-based ASIC service and silicon IP providers.
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Samsung joins forces with Hanhwa for 4nm AI chip manufacturing
Samsung Electronics is actively expanding its 4nm foundry customers. It's reported that VisioNexT, a subsidiary of the Hanwha Group, will place orders with Samsung to manufacture...
Wednesday 6 December 2023
High-end testing demand picking up for AI and HPC chips
IC backend houses such as Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and Sigurd Microelectronics have seen customers stepping up their pace of orders for high-end testing used mostly for...
Monday 4 December 2023
Samsung unveils next-gen process lab, eyeing AI chips supremacy in 10 years
Samsung Electronics recently inaugurated the "Next-Generation Process Development Lab" to spearhead the development of "killer-grade" technologies for the semiconductor industry over...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Chinese AI chip startups forge ahead amid US export curbs and domestic support
Following the US tightening its controls on exports of high-end AI GPUs to China in October 2023, Chinese companies are turning to homegrown AI chips to build their computational...
Tuesday 28 November 2023
SK Hynix sees DRAM market share hit 35% in 3Q23
As a result of robust sales of its high bandwidth memory (HBM), SK Hynix's DRAM market share surged to a new peak of 35% in the third quarter of 2023, according to research firm Omdia,...
Monday 20 November 2023
China Big Fund II invests in CGRA AI chip startup Tsing Micro
Phase II of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (CICF), or the so-called "Big Fund," has announced an investment of 5.88% shares in Tsing Micro, boosting the company's...
Monday 20 November 2023
Weekly news roundup: Samsung reportedly to produce 4nm chips for AMD and other top stories
These are the most-read stories during the week of November 13-17:
Monday 13 November 2023
Can Nvidia and Intel's new China-only GPU versions circumvent US government scrutiny?
Despite the heightened chip ban on China imposed by the US in October 2023 making it more difficult for American chipmakers to find ways to evade export controls, recent news reports...
Wednesday 8 November 2023
Huawei starts to encroach on Nvidia market share in China
As US export control pressure on advanced AI chips mounts, Chinese Large-Language Model (LLM) operators start to turn to domestic options to secure hardware supplies. Huawei, as expected,...