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Wednesday 8 January 2025
Chip giants introduce new products at CES, with TSMC emerging as biggest beneficiary
The newly launched products at the ongoing CES 2025, including Nvidia's RTX 50 series, autonomous and robotic chips, together with AMD and Intel PC platform processors, all use TSMC's...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
CES 2025: Nvidia CEO touts humanoid robots, Cosmos unveiled
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang once again dedicated a significant portion of his opening keynote at CES 2025 to humanoid robots, elevating the technology's prominence at the start of the...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Power semiconductors brace for geopolitical shifts ahead of 2Q25
US-China trade tensions and high tariffs are reshaping the global power semiconductor industry, creating both challenges and opportunities. Taiwanese firms are adopting capacity relocation...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Chinese chipmaker raises CNY4.02 billion to build 28nm-55nm specialty process platform
Yandong Microelectronics (YDME) announced plans on December 31, 2024, to issue up to 225 million shares at CNY17.86 (US$2.45) per share to Beijing Electronic Holding Co. (BEHC), targeting...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Advantest sees AI and HPC driving growth through 2026 despite equipment delays
The semiconductor testing equipment market is experiencing unprecedented demand, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) segments. Advantest...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Major mobile SoC designers unlikely to adopt 2nm technology by 2025
Recent industry sources indicate that major mobile SoC providers like Apple and Qualcomm are delaying the adoption of TSMC's 2nm technology until 2026 due to high costs. While some...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
AI made easy: AMD brings cutting-edge innovations to CES 2025
At CES 2025, AMD showcased its latest innovations, unveiling the Ryzen 9000X3D processor series, Ryzen 9000HX, 9000HX3D processors, and the Radeon RX 9000 graphics card lineup. The...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
CES 2025: Nvidia RTX 50 series unveiled, launching in January
Nvidia has officially unveiled the GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs at CES 2025, ending months of speculation. The RTX Blackwell GPUs, part of this new lineup, will feature four models...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
TSMC's price hikes send Apple A-series wafer costs soaring to US$18,000 per wafer
Apple's A-series chips have evolved significantly, with transistor counts rising from 1 billion in the A7 to 20 billion in the A18 Pro. This advancement has driven a transition from...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
MediaTek partners with Nvidia to develop supercomputer chips
MediaTek announced its collaboration with Nvidia to design the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip for Nvidia Project DIGITS, a personal AI supercomputer, on January 6, 2025.
Tuesday 7 January 2025
China's 3-pronged subsidy strategy fuels DRAM push
China is sharpening its focus on the memory chip industry, with DRAM leader Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) driving major production expansions and next-generation product development,...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
DDI firm Novatek expects new product orders to drive 2025 growth
Display driver IC (DDI) company Novatek Microelectronics, which saw its revenue register a nearly 7% decrease in 2024, expects to post revenue growth in 2025 thanks to new product...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
Memory oversupply may occur in 1H25 due to slowing server demand in China
The memory industry may be ensnared by an oversupply in the first half of 2025, as server demand in China is experiencing a decline, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 7 January 2025
Tainergy dogged by competition from Chinese supply chain
Solar cell maker Tainergy Tech has failed to fend off competition from Chinese makers despite its diversification to SiC manufacturing.
Tuesday 7 January 2025
TSMC 4Q24 earnings preview: focus on 2025 semiconductor outlook, margin sustainability
TSMC will hold its quarterly investors meeting on January 16, where its insights into semiconductor market trends for 2025 and its gross margin sustainability will be of considerable...