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Wednesday 20 August 2025
Commentary: CXMT targets HBM3 by 2026 as Trump redefines chip trade calculus

Like advanced AI processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has been a target of US export curbs under former President Joe Biden. HBM...

Wednesday 20 August 2025
Huawei turns to software to ease pain from China's scarce AI memory
The global race to build ever-larger AI models is intensifying, and the battle is no longer confined to Nvidia's powerful GPUs. Another crucial, though less visible, component has...
Thursday 14 August 2025
TSMC integrates CoWoS packaging with Coupe photonics for AI performance boost
Dr. Shang Y. Hou, Director of TSMC's High Performance Packaging Integration Division, delivered a keynote at the OCP APAC Summit 2025. He showcased how the chipmaker is combining...
Monday 11 August 2025
AI memory revolution: Sandisk and SK Hynix define new standard for HBF
SK Hynix is partnering with flash memory manufacturer Sandisk to jointly promote the standardization of High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) technology. The two companies plan to leverage synergies...
Monday 11 August 2025
UCIe 3.0 doubles bandwidth, expands chiplet ecosystem — Intel's Das Sharma on AI and compatibility
The Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) standard has taken a decisive step forward with the release of version 3.0, delivering up to 64 GT/s throughput and doubling bandwidth...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
OCP APAC 2025: ASE doubles down on co-packaged optics as AI reshapes semiconductor design
As artificial intelligence continues to redefine the architecture and demands of modern computing, ASE is positioning Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) and advanced packaging at the center...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
HBM equipment race intensifies as newcomers battle for market entry
Competition in bonding equipment for the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market is intensifying, especially for the new generation of hybrid bonding (HB) technology. Following the current...
Monday 21 July 2025
Is computing the wrong focus? Lightmatter's 3D photonics tackles AI's data bottleneck
As AI workloads hit data movement bottlenecks, MIT spinoff Lightmatter is betting that photonics, not more transistors, holds the key to next-generation infrastructure. After years...
Saturday 19 July 2025
CHT adds another submarine cable with SJC2 officially launched
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) continues to advance its Asia-Pacific broadband network layout. Following the announcement on July 16, 2025, of its investment in the AUG East new submarine...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
GUC tapes out industry-leading UCIe face-up IP for TSMC SoIC-X
Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Advanced ASIC Leader, today announced the successful tape-out of the industry-leading Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) PHY Face-Up IP...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Hanmi's HBM4 tools go live, but is 2029 too late for hybrid bonding?
Hanmi Semiconductor has begun mass production of its thermal compression bonder (TCB) for HBM4, targeting the rapidly expanding high bandwidth memory market driven by AI workloads...
Friday 27 June 2025
SK Hynix debuts 16-layer HBM4, set to power AI chips in 2026
At HPE Discover 2025, SK Hynix unveiled its 16-layer sixth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM4) for the first time, aiming to maintain its technological leadership in the HBM4...
Thursday 19 June 2025
Nvidia's NVL72 's new rival in town: Huawei flips the script with CloudMatrix 384
Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 supernode, powered by its Ascend 910 series AI processors, is positioning itself as a viable challenger to Nvidia's newly launched GB200 NVL72, despite trailing...
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Nvidia to unveil new China-bound downgraded AI chips after H20 export ban
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company will no longer include China in its official forecasts, signaling a pivotal shift in how the US chip giant navigates the intensifying tech...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
ASE bets on new chip tech to handle AI’s rising power and speed needs
ASE has introduced a new packaging innovation—FOCoS-Bridge with through-silicon via (TSV) integration—designed to support the growing power and bandwidth needs of artificial...