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Thursday 18 April 2024
Taiwan IC design firms seek overseas talent
The shortage of IC design talent continues to be a problem, leading Taiwan-based IC design firms to look into government and academic resources to hire overseas talent, focusing on...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Server PCB specialist ACCL optimistic about 2Q24
Allied Circuit (ACCL) is optimistic about its prospects for the second quarter of 2024, pointing to a rise in server market order visibility from 4-6 to 8 weeks. Customers' pulling...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Automotive IDM competition intensifies
Leading automotive IDMs are facing increasing competition, with STMicroelectronics (ST) trailing closely behind second-placed NXP Semiconductors, according to TechInsights.
Thursday 18 April 2024
Chinese EDA company attracts investment from Big Fund
China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (aka the Big Fund) has provided financial support to NineCube, a Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) company established...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
China saw growing production in ICs and semiconductor equipment in 1Q24
China's production of ICs and semiconductor equipment continued to grow in the first quarter of 2024, fueled by the recovery in the economy and efforts to achieve self-reliance despite...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
UAE's G42 chooses US over China for Nvidia chips and US$1.5 billion investment from Microsoft
Microsoft's substantial investment of US$1.5 billion has secured it a board seat in the United Arab Emirates-based AI firm G42, albeit with a trade-off.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
US may see 58% of new semiconductor jobs unfilled by 2030, says SIA
With the announcement of CHIPS Act funding for the top 4 foundry manufacturers and the launch of various public-private projects come great expectations for a revival of semiconductor...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Samsung at crossroads, seeking ties with Taiwanese peers?
Samsung Electronics reported profits of US$4.89 billion for the first quarter of 2024. The semiconductor division successfully ended a streak of losses spanning four consecutive quarters...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
PCB firms see promising demand for automotive PCBs
PCB manufacturers are upbeat about the long-term demand prospects for automotive PCBs notwithstanding the recent decline in car demand.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
IC design houses bullish about ASPs driven by AI PCs
AI PCs and other innovative designs are expected to drive demand for chip specification enhancements, and related average selling prices (ASP) will only climb, according to IC design...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
China's two ways of building AI GPU ecosystems to compete with Nvidia
Under the fast-changing technology trend, no matter which way China's AI industry chooses to build its ecosystem or stay compatible with CUDA, the elimination and consolidation processes...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Lam Research to train chipmaking engineers in India under US-India semiconductor partnership
Lam Research signed an MoU with Indian parties to train chipmaking and foundry engineers through virtualization software, part of the US-India strategic partnership to meet a regionalized...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Japan's semiconductor subsidies eclipse global peers as percentage of GDP
According to data from a consultative council of the Japanese government, subsidies provided to the semiconductor industry by the Japanese government over the past three years have...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
InnoEX 2024: China-based exhibitors nearly double, aerospace and robots gain prominence
AI took center stage at the 2nd Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Expo (InnoEX) and the 20th Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), as AI technologies and applications...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Novatek may enter iPhone OLED DDI supply chain
South Korean media ETNews cited industry sources, reporting that Novatek Microelectronics has provided DDI samples for iPhone 16 validation this February.