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Friday 3 May 2024
Intel chip fabrication pant selling US$3.85 billion of bonds
A company tied to Intel Corp.'s expansion of computer chip factories in Arizona is selling $3.85 billion of investment-grade bonds on Thursday.
Friday 3 May 2024
Imec.xpand launches EUR 300M fund amid global race for semiconductor supremacy
Imec.xpand, an independent global venture capital fund, today announced the launch of a new EUR 300 million fund aimed at accelerating the growth...
Friday 3 May 2024
Ibiden's fiscal slump: IC substrates drive profit plunge, amid promising AI demand
Japan-based IC substrate manufacturer Ibiden saw a decline in its fiscal performance for 2023 (April 2023 to March 2024).
Friday 3 May 2024
SK Hynix's 12-layer HBM to hit market earlier than expected
SK Hynix recently held a press conference to unveil its development blueprint for HBM4, scheduled for mass production in 2025, a year ahead of the original plan, to maintain its technological...
Friday 3 May 2024
TSMC dominates global foundry market with 61% market share in 4Q23, says Counterpoint
Counterpoint released the global foundry market share ranking for the fourth quarter of 2023, showing that TSMC maintained its leadership status with a 61% market share driven by...
Friday 3 May 2024
Meta struggled to monetize AI products in near term
Meta regained market focus with the widespread popularity of its open Llama. Nevertheless, as its AI investments are still in the early stages, it will take years to see returns.
Friday 3 May 2024
What made AMD give a conservative projection for its 2024 outlook?
AMD challenges Nvidia's dominance in the AI market with its Instinct MI300 accelerator which has been well-received by the market. However, since Nvidia's next-generation Blackwell...
Friday 3 May 2024
Japan takes ambitious action on advanced packaging technology to capture Chiplet and AI chip opportunities
The potential of advanced packaging technology to upgrade chip performance has attracted many Japanese equipment and material suppliers to allocate their resources in this highly...
Friday 3 May 2024
China's chip self-sufficiency dream a 21st Century Great Leap Forward? How much longer can it subsidize?
Against the backdrop of a secular slowdown in economic growth and a real-estate bubble burst that added debt burdens, how much longer can China continue to subsidize its industries...
Friday 3 May 2024
Elan expects chip demand for AI PCs to emerge as early as 4Q24
Touch controller chip and fingerprint sensor specialist Elan Microelectronics believes that demand for AI PCs will rise and ferment as early as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Friday 3 May 2024
A step into high-end technology: EISO joins satellite industry with its PCB production
EISO, the PCB factory, participated in the Satellite 2024 Conference & Exhibition held in Washington DC, USA for the first time, marking the company's entry into Low-Earth Orbit...
Friday 3 May 2024
IC component suppliers divided on fresh Apple product order pull-ins
Taiwan-based suppliers of III-V compound semiconductors, PCBs, and other IC components are divided on demand forecasts for new iPhones and other Apple devices, according to industry...
Friday 3 May 2024
PTI raises 2024 capex by 50% to boost HBM production for lucrative AI opportunities
Taiwan's top memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has decided to sharply raise its capital expenditure for 2024 from the original NT$10 billion (US$307.22 million)...
Friday 3 May 2024
Macronix sees orders regain momentum
ROM and flash memory maker Macronix International stayed in the red in the first quarter of 2024 with net losses amounting to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.2 million). Nevertheless, the...
Friday 3 May 2024
Micron expects to ship made-in-India chips in 1H25
Micron, the first major chipmaker to set up an ATMP facility in India, provides a later-than-expected timeline for shipping its first made-in-India product, which is most expected...