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Tuesday 26 November 2024
Samsung's market risks, SK Hynix's fab dependence: Diverging paths to decoupling from China
South Korean media report that SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have reduced their reliance on China over the past seven quarters. SK Hynix's China revenue dropped from 30% to 24%,...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
AMD inaugurates the second phase of Bengaluru design center
AMD inaugurated an R&D center in India while affirming its commitment to invest the US$400 million announced in 2023. The company is building two supercomputers in India specifically...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Nvidia GB200 supply shift fuels breakout growth for Taiwan's tier-2 server makers in 2025
Nvidia's next-gen Blackwell chips, launched in November, are gearing up for a production surge starting in early 2025. Strong demand for Hopper and GB200 models has already outstripped...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
US chip restrictions on China may bolster Taiwan IC design sector
The US is reportedly poised to implement new restrictions on semiconductor exports to China, potentially affecting around 200 Chinese chip firms. The move could strengthen Taiwan's...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
STMicro postpones US$20 billion revenue target to 2030 on auto chip slowdown
STMicroelectronics (STM) has revised its growth targets amid persistent weak demand for chips used in automotive and industrial applications. During its Capital Markets Day in Paris,...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Huawei presses ahead with AI chip plans despite yield concerns
Huawei is reportedly advancing its plans to mass-produce the Ascend 910C AI chip in the first quarter of 2025, even as the company grapples with extremely low wafer yields. Simultaneously,...
Monday 25 November 2024
STMicroelectronics partners with Hua Hong Semiconductor to boost local production in China's EV market
STMicroelectronics unveiled a strategic partnership with China's Hua Hong Semiconductor, with a plan to commence production of 40nm process MCUs in Shenzhen by the end of 2025. STMicroelectronics...
Monday 25 November 2024
Strict scrutiny of wafer qualification paves the way for 7nm technology restrictions
According to findings from China's semiconductor think tank, ICwise, the US Department of Commerce's (DOC) recent sanctions differ slightly from previous measures.
Monday 25 November 2024
Weekly news roundup: Trump's return casts shadow over TSMC's AI chip expansion
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Monday 25 November 2024
Nvidia's decline in gross margin amid Blackwell transition may not affect bigger picture
Nvidia reported a net profit of US$19.3 billion for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2025, marking a remarkable year-over-year increase of 109%. However, the gross margin of 74.6%...
Monday 25 November 2024
Qualcomm aims to triple non-mobile revenue by fiscal 2029
At its 2024 Investor Day, Qualcomm unveiled its latest five-year outlook, highlighting growth expectations for automotive and PC sectors as part of its non-mobile market expansion...
Friday 22 November 2024
IC design firms bullish on 2025, but 1Q25 outlook remains uncertain
A consensus has emerged among IC design companies during recent earnings calls, with all players expressing positive evaluations for their 2025 outlook. Growth momentum is widely...
Friday 22 November 2024
MediaTek aims to lead India's premium smartphone segment
MediaTek is intensifying its efforts to challenge Qualcomm's dominance in India's premium 5G market. As the company gains traction with Chinese smartphone manufacturers for their...
Friday 22 November 2024
Nvidia Blackwell shipment acceleration boosts GB200 peripheral chip suppliers
Peripheral chip vendors have received a boost from Nvidia's announcement that it is accelerating shipments for its next-generation Blackwell platform, alleviating earlier concerns...
Friday 22 November 2024
Nvidia secures 60% of TSMC's doubled CoWoS capacity for 2025
TSMC plans to more than double its CoWoS packaging production capacity to meet the surging AI server demand in 2025. Industry sources indicate that Nvidia will consume up to 60% of...