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Thursday 2 January 2025
Taiwan's widening economic divide: Semiconductor boom overshadows struggling traditional industries
Taiwan's traditional industries, such as petrochemicals, are struggling while the high-tech semiconductor sector continues to thrive. This stark disparity highlights the widening...
Thursday 2 January 2025
South Korea faces uphill battle in AI chip market expansion
Growing demand for artificial intelligence semiconductors is reshaping the global chip industry, but South Korea's ambitions to capture market share face significant hurdles despite...
Thursday 2 January 2025
South Korea invests US$24.79 million in 48 next-gen chip R&D projects
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) has announced a KRW36.4 billion (US$24.79 million) investment to fund 48 next-generation semiconductor R&D projects...
Thursday 2 January 2025
European chipmakers pivot to domestic production in China
The trio of major European chip-making giants—STMicroelectronics (STM), NXP, and Infineon—have recently announced plans to establish local chip manufacturing supply chains...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Samsung kickoff advanced packaging supply chain overhaul with equipment shakeup
Samsung Electronics has launched a comprehensive overhaul of its advanced packaging supply chain, focusing on "reassessing" materials, components, and equipment to boost competitiveness...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Japan-based Meiko's value doubles as Vietnam operation makes gains amid US-China tensions
Japanese printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Meiko has doubled its market value, driven by the need for the global supply chain relocation away from China. By proactively setting...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Samsung bets on high-value memory to counter CXMT amid DRAM slump
Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division is revising its production strategy as falling DRAM prices and weak IT demand weigh on profits. South Korean securities firms have...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Kyushu boosts economic forecast from semiconductor investments
Kyushu has raised its assessment of the economic benefits stemming from semiconductor investments spearheaded by TSMC. This adjustment comes as Taiwanese semiconductor suppliers increasingly...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Imagination Technologies CEO plans 2025 retirement amidst speculation over links to China technology transfers.
UK-based semiconductor IP firm Imagination Technologies announced that its CEO, Simon Beresford-Wylie, will retire in 2025, and the company is seeking a successor. There is speculation...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Micron to expand semiconductor manufacturing facility in Virginia
The government of Virginia announced that Micron plans to invest up to US$2.17 billion to expand its semiconductor manufacturing facility in Manassas to produce DRAM products for...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Samsung loses former TSMC exec after contract expires
Samsung Electronics's hiring of Jing-cheng "Vic" Lin(J. C. Lin) from TSMC in a bid to bolster its semiconductor packaging technology made headlines in early 2023. However, reports...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Arm China reportedly lays off employees from the CPU department ahead of year-end
A recent report has revealed that the CPU department under Arm China, a Chinese chip IP designer and service provider, has started laying off employees. The department consists of...
Thursday 2 January 2025
How Ayar Labs captured the backing of Nvidia, AMD, and Intel
Rival semiconductor leaders Nvidia, AMD, and Intel have aligned in their support for Ayar Labs, a groundbreaking startup revolutionizing chip technology. In December, Silicon Valley-based...
Thursday 2 January 2025
SK Hynix System IC implements voluntary layoffs amid market struggles
Reports indicate that SK Hynix's wafer foundry subsidiary, SK Hynix System IC has initiated a voluntary retirement plan for its entire workforce. SK Hynix System IC specializes in...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Samsung targets 2nm orders, reportedly adding a new partnership with a local NPU company in South Korea
Samsung Electronics, after previously securing orders for 2nm AI accelerators from Japanese AI startup Preferred Networks (PFN), is reportedly set to supply 2nm chips to a South Korean...