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Tuesday 3 December 2024
Chinese foundries, memory firms face US export curbs
The upcoming US ban targets the Chinese semiconductor industry in what is expected to be the third significant crackdown in three years. However, the number of companies affected...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Chinese OSATs step up investment in advanced packaging
Chinese outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers have intensified their capacity expansion for advanced packaging to support the country's semiconductor self-sufficiency...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Trump 2.0 trade war: potential winners and losers
Donald Trump's upcoming return to the US presidency and his promised import tariffs threaten to disrupt the World Trade Organization's free trade principles. The WTO's 166 member...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Intel's leadership change sparks speculation on foundry spin-off plans
The abrupt retirement of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has sent shockwaves through the industry, raising questions about a potential spin-off of Intel Foundry. DIGITIMES Research indicates...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
TSMC presents awards to outstanding suppliers at 2024 supply chain forum
TSMC gathered industry partners at its 2024 Supply Chain Management Forum on December 2, presenting awards to 27 outstanding suppliers, including seven Taiwanese companies, in recognition...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Chinese state-owned CRC takes control of JCET
Almost a year after the initial announcement, JCET has completed its stock-holding transfer and appointed a new chairman, solidifying control under a Chinese state-owned conglomerate...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Pat Gelsinger's retirement signals internal struggle at Intel over fab-lite vs. fab-strong strategy
Intel's announcement of CEO Pat Gelsinger's unexpected retirement following the Thanksgiving holiday has sent shockwaves through the semiconductor industry. The departure of Gelsinger,...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Biden's final chip salvo hits China: TSMC steady, UMC-VIS gain
The US government is preparing to expand restrictions on semiconductor equipment and related chip sales to China, particularly targeting AI and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) products...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Five crises facing Intel amid CEO departure; board rumored to consider former TSMC executive for top role
Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger has announced his retirement, effective December 1, amid the company's struggles with design and manufacturing separation and ongoing financial losses. In...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
iCatch Technology launches imaging ASIC services for automotive, military, and industrial markets
Egis Technology's subsidiary iCatch Technology has announced its strategic transformation, with Chairman S.C. Lo highlighting the company's solid foundation in image signal processor...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Airoha secures R&D funding, challenges Qualcomm with Bluetooth audio chips
According to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, MediaTek subsidiary Airoha has secured NT$140 million (US$4.3 million) in R&D subsidies through the ministry's A+ Industrial...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Denso, Fuji Electric secure METI subsidy for SiC chip mass production
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has announced a subsidy program totaling up to JPY70.5 billion (US$470.34 million) for the SiC power semiconductor production...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Trump 2.0 looms: Indian manufacturing draws chip distributors
Global supply chains have gradually diversified in recent years, with India emerging as a potential replacement for China in the electronics manufacturing sector. As geopolitical...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Nvidia and Tesla set to challenge IDMs' dominance in industrial robotics
Both Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang consider humanoid robots to be the ultimate chapter in AI development. According to a Goldman Sachs research forecast for the...
Monday 2 December 2024
Intel announces departure of CEO Pat Gelsinger
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired from the company following a distinguished 40-plus-year career and has resigned from the board of directors, effective December 1, 2024.