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Friday 19 July 2024
Rising chip competition worries mobile phone makers
Mobile phone manufacturers are concerned about the increasing competition among chip vendors for advanced process capacity, despite the more optimistic demand forecasts.
Thursday 18 July 2024
Intel, GlobalFoundries defy chip slump sparked by policy worry
Intel Corp. and Globalfoundries Inc. rallied Wednesday, defying a broad selloff among chip companies, as investors speculated the two could benefit from fresh policies under either...
Thursday 18 July 2024
ASML's China sales surge highlights risk of tighter US curbs
ASML's surging sales to China in the second quarter accounted for nearly half of the Dutch company's revenue, revealing the limited impact of US export restrictions so far as the...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Malaysia's semiconductor sector optimistic for 3Q24: talent recruitment and AI integration on the rise
A recent survey reveals that Malaysia's electrical, electronics, and semiconductor sectors are optimistic about the market in the third quarter of 2024, and are actively recruiting...
Thursday 18 July 2024
AI to advance AUO dual-axis transformation, says chairman
Taiwanese optoelectronics specialist AUO is accelerating its "dual-axis" transformation with AI, according to chairman Paul Peng.
Wednesday 17 July 2024
GlobalWafers receives US$400 million of CHIPS Act funding
On July 17, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a non-binding Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) between the US Department of Commerce and GlobalWafers America, LLC and MEMC...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
AI and China's chip demand keep ASML equipment orders thriving
By the end of the first quarter of 2024, Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML had a backlog of orders totaling EUR 38 billion (US$ 41.4 billion). This means that ASML needs EUR...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Qualcomm, Microsoft join forces to revolutionize PCs in the AI era
From Qualcomm to Microsoft, tech giants are launching marketing campaigns around AI PCs, promising to embed artificial intelligence features into notebooks and desktops. This strategic...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Samsung latest LPDDR5 DRAM validated for use with Dimensity 9400
Samsung Electronics has announced that its latest LPDDR5X DRAM has been verified for use in MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9400, according to an official statement and a report from...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Room for more than Nvidia: Jim Keller rejects costly HBM, pushes for affordable AI chip designs
Chip guru Jim Keller has expressed confidence that more companies will emerge to fill gaps in the AI market, as even Nvidia cannot meet all the demand.
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Melexis opens largest wafer testing plant in Malaysia, anticipating doubled chip demand
Belgian-based microelectronics solutions provider Melexis has inaugurated its new factory in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This facility, now Melexis' largest wafer testing plant, represents...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
China's counter-intuitive semiconductor exports surge goes unnoticed
China's aggressive automotive exports caught the world's attention, hitting a record high in the first half of 2024 but starting to slow down after tariffs imposed by Europe and the...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
L&T IC design subsidiary bags order for CCTV SoCs
In less than a year after forming an IC design subsidiary, India-based infrastructure and engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) bagged orders for SoCs for surveillance sy...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan to build its sovereign AI and relative ecosystem: NSTC
At the South Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Administration Chief handover ceremony on June 16, National Science and Technology Council Minister Cheng-wen Wu announced Taiwan's plans to...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan's CbI program attracts ASEAN and Central/Eastern European talents for semiconductor training
Hoping to get the 140,000 talents needed for industrial development by 2030, Taiwan's Chip-based Industrial Innovation (CbI) Program is actively attracting international students...