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Wednesday 7 February 2024
Growing semi equipment self-sufficiency in China favors local component vendors
China's drive for IC self-sufficiency has been benefiting local fab tool makers as well as their suppliers of parts and components, according to industry sources.
Thursday 1 February 2024
US accuses Chinese memory chipmaker, AI firms of aiding PLA
The Pentagon added China's leading memory chipmaker and prominent players in AI, energy, and automobiles to a href="https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/31/2003384819/-1/-1/0/1260H-LIST.PDF"...
Thursday 1 February 2024
Taiwanese sensor chipmaker enters South Korean hydrogen vehicle supply chain
E-Vehicle Semiconductor, which specializes in automotive sensor chips, has entered the supply chain for South Korean hydrogen vehicles, according to company chairman Jeffrey Ho.
Monday 29 January 2024
ASML rides dual-axis EUV boom as memory vendors join buying spree alongside logic chipmakers amid GenAI wave
When will memory manufacturers restart expansion plans after weathering the storm of a sluggish market and falling average selling prices (ASPs)? This question appears not hard to...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Chinese AI processor developers face challenges
Chinese AI chip developers, including Biren Technology and Cambricon Technologies, are having tough times that could burst the AI bubble in China.
Friday 12 January 2024
Chinese pure-play foundry market to increase 9% in 2024
China's pure-play IC foundry industry is expected to resume growth in 2024, with utilization rates of 90% for 8-inch foundries and 78% for 12-inch foundries, according to ICWise,...
Friday 5 January 2024
Gujarat in talks with Asian and American chipmakers for semiconductor investments
Ahead of the annual investor event held in Gujarat, a top official of India's western state said it had talked with several chipmakers in Japan, South Korea, and the US, looking to...
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Chipmakers see end-market demand remain conservative
Consumer spending in Europe and the US was conservative at the end of 2023, prompting chipmakers to adopt a wait-and-see attitude about demand expectations.
Thursday 14 December 2023
COP28 in Dubai is over. How are chipmakers tackling carbon challenges ahead?
The COP28 climate summit has just wrapped up in Dubai, shedding light on two significant trends. The focus is on renewable energy, and the role of AI and machine learning in ESG and...
Friday 8 December 2023
Chip market to gain momentum in 2H24
Inventory restocking is anticipated to increase capacity utilization within the semiconductor supply chain starting in the latter half of 2024, according to market observers.
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Taiwan semiconductor firms should heed new US export restrictions, says economics minister
Taiwan's economics minister Wang Mei-hua has advised the firms in the local semiconductor industry to heed new export curbs and regulations imposed by the US.
Wednesday 15 November 2023
Horizon Robotics calls next-gen self-driving chip revolutionary
Beijing-headquartered Horizon Robotics expects to launch the next generation of its in-house developed self-driving chip, the Journey 6, which it calls a revolutionary new product,...
Tuesday 14 November 2023
What drives YMTC's bold legal action against Micron?
China's Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit with a US court against American chipmaker Micron Technology, marking the first time a Chinese chipmaker...
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Chinese CPU developer planning shift to 7nm process manufacturing
China government-supported chipmaker Loongson has begun research on its CPU product line entering the next-generation 7nm technology, with development beginning in 2024, according...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Chinese foundry gearing up for automotive IC boom
Nexchip Semiconductor, a Chinese mature-node IC foundry, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive IC sector with the opening of a new fab in Hefei specializing in manufacturing...