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Wednesday 5 February 2025
VueReal secures US$40.5 million to expand microLED production and ecosystem
Canada-based microLED startup VueReal has secured a US$40.5 million Series C funding round to expand its production capacity, strengthen its ecosystem, and scale up the manufacturing...
Monday 3 February 2025
Honda boosts US investment by 40% to expand EV, HEV production
Honda is expanding its US investment with an additional US$300 million, aligning with President Donald Trump's policies and the growing demand for EVs in North America. This investment...
Friday 24 January 2025
Stargate initiative reveals tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft
The Stargate project, a landmark US$500 billion joint venture announced by US President Donald Trump in early 2025, has exposed growing tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft. While...
Monday 20 January 2025
TSMC secures first US$1.5 billion subsidy, expects funding continuity under Trump
Despite concerns over President-elect Trump's criticism of Taiwan's alleged semiconductor industry appropriation, TSMC's CFO Wendell Huang expressed confidence that the company will...
Friday 17 January 2025
US govt commits US$1.4 billion to domestic chip packaging
The US Department of Commerce announced on January 16, 2025, that the CHIPS Program's National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) has finalized US$1.4 billion in awards...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Japan expands chip subsidies with US$1 billion for IC design
In recent years, the Japanese government has concentrated its semiconductor subsidy investments primarily on chip manufacturing. This includes financial support for TSMC to set up...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Rapidus tackles three major challenges; initial production yield target set at 50%
Prior reports indicated that Rapidus is on track to secure orders from Broadcom, with plans to deliver 2nm chip prototypes by June 2025.This positions Rapidus to successfully mass-produce...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
KonstTech secures multi-million dollar funding providing comprehensive AI solutions for the global industry
Asia's leading AI infrastructure company, KonstTech, proudly announces the completion of a multi-million-dollar funding round. This significant investment attracted participation...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Anthropic in talks to raise funding at US$60 billion value
OpenAI rival Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a funding round that would value the startup at $60 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Global rift deepens over private capital's role in climate financing
Six weeks after COP29 climate summit concluded with a compromise on the New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG), the agreement continues to fall short of developing countries' expectations...
Friday 3 January 2025
Nvidia's investment in AI startups reached US$1 billion in total funding in 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) has been in bloom in recent years, Nvidia has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing a market capitalization of US$3 trillion for the first...
Friday 3 January 2025
China's Big Fund Phase 3: key semiconductor investments mark 14th Five-Year Plan finale
The third phase of China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (Big Fund) has launched with a substantial CNY160 billion (US$21.9 billion) investment, aligning with...
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...
Monday 30 December 2024
CanSemi begins production, boosts analog IC output by 40,000 wafers monthly
Guangzhou-based CanSemi Technology has launched production for its third-phase project, representing a CNY16.25 billion (approx. US$2.23 billion) investment. The new facility adds...
Monday 30 December 2024
India roundup: SEMI plans Indian Semiconductor Academy to power country's chip dreams
India's semiconductor ambitions are gaining momentum with initiatives like SEMI's planned Semiconductor Academy and Mindgrove Technologies' US$8M RISC-V funding. Marvell and Synaptics...