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Friday 16 August 2024
Intel's CHIPS Act implementation hamstrung by performance, packaging dependencies, workforce shortages
The US$39 billion funding allocation under the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act) is nearing completion.
Thursday 8 August 2024
Samsung bets big on AI: Groq investment marks third AI startup in quick succession
Samsung Electronics continues its series of strategic investments amidst the surging AI wave.
Tuesday 6 August 2024
SK Hynix secures US$450 million in US CHIPS Act funding for HBM memory fab
The US Department of Commerce and SK Hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to US$450 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS...
Thursday 1 August 2024
Applied Materials is denied US chips grant for US$4 billion Silicon Valley project
Applied Materials Inc. was informed by US officials that it won't be receiving Chips Act money for a long-anticipated research and development center, dealing a critical blow to a...
Monday 29 July 2024
Samsung invests in AI chip startups DreamBig and Axelera AI
Samsung Electronics is ramping up investment efforts in AI chip startups to strengthen its competitiveness in new-generation AI semiconductor technologies.
Monday 29 July 2024
Amkor granted CHIPS Act incentives for Arizona plant
Amkor Technology has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms with the US Department of Commerce to receive proposed funding as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, according...
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...
Friday 12 July 2024
NASA uses AR to improve spacecraft assembly efficiency
The Goddard Space Flight Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has introduced Augmented Reality (AR) technology into the spacecraft assembly process for...
Wednesday 10 July 2024
US to invest up to US$1.6 billion to award domestic semiconductor advanced packaging R&D efforts
On July 9, the US Department of Commerce issued a Notice...
Monday 8 July 2024
India IC startup secures US$5 million funding
iVP Semi, an India-based IC design house, has recently been established and has secured US$5 million in pre-Series A funding. The startup plans to leverage this investment to establish...
Monday 8 July 2024
Canada unveils US$88.2 million semiconductor funding
According to Bloomberg, Electronic Product and Technology, and Proactive Investors, the Canadian government has announced a CAD120 million (US$88.2 million)...
Wednesday 3 July 2024
US to fight labor shortage with new Chips Act worker program
The Biden administration is kicking off a program to cultivate the US computer-chip workforce, aiming to stave off a labor shortage that threatens to undermine domestic semiconductor...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Entegris to receive up to US$75 million in CHIPS Act grants
Entegris and the US Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to US$75 million in proposed direct support under the CHIPS and Science...
Friday 28 June 2024
Computing is the new currency: Axelera AI bags US$68 million, eyes for global AI expansion
Netherlands-based Axelera AI, an AI acceleration hardware and software provider has announced the successful completion of their US$68 million Series B financing round.
Wednesday 26 June 2024
CHT to cultivate more global cash cows like CHPT and Chief Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) continues to nurture startups by investing in 5G accelerators and innovation competitions.