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Tuesday 6 February 2024
Competition among Chinese PMIC providers escalates
China currently has five to six publicly traded power management IC (PMIC) companies, with many more not yet listed, and their Taiwanese peers are striving hard to stay out of the...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Faraday to develop Arm-based 64-core SoC on Intel 18A
Faraday Technology announced a collaboration with Arm and Intel to lead the development of a 64-core system-on-chip (SoC) based on Intel 18A technology.
Monday 5 February 2024
Stanford University procures Kneron's edge GPT server, advancing smart education and AI research
US-based AI Soc developing firm Kneron announced that Stanford has acquired their edge GPT server. The GPT server will support Standford's research in AI and data analytics. The team...
Monday 5 February 2024
Eeny meeny miny SMIC: US removes China's SMIC HK from military companies list
SMIC Hong Kong International Company Limited (SMIC HK) has been removed from the US Department of Defense (DOD) 1260H list of Chinese military companies.
Monday 5 February 2024
Japan's wafer-cleaner Screen mops up market share with new plant
Japanese semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment leader Screen has completed construction of a new factory at its existing facility in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and officially began...
Monday 5 February 2024
Roses are red, ultraviolets are blue, Samsung and ASML announce High-NA EUV equipment debut
Samsung Electronics and Dutch equipment manufacturer ASML jointly announced an investment in a semiconductor advanced process development center in South Korea.
Monday 5 February 2024
Markets tank as Trump threatens 60% tariff on Chinese goods if elected
Former US President Donald Trump has said that if he is elected as the next US president, he may impose tariffs of more than 60% on mainland Chinese goods and believes he must do...
Monday 5 February 2024
Geopolitical powder keg sees semiconductor manufacturing chains rush for autonomy
Governments around the world are pursuing semiconductor manufacturing autonomy against a backdrop of worsening regional geopolitical tensions.
Monday 5 February 2024
WT Group gets US$1.9 billion syndicated loan for acquisition
WT Group, the fourth-largest semiconductor component distributor in the world, has signed a contract with banks to obtain half of the capital needed to acquire its Canadian counterpart,...
Monday 5 February 2024
Infineon and Honda ink MOU to form ADAS, power semiconductor dream team
German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon has announced plans to collaborate with Japanese automaker Honda.
Monday 5 February 2024
Weekly news roundup: semiconductor industry revenue dips in 2023, Nvidia surges amid AI demand
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of January 29- February 2:
Friday 2 February 2024
Rohm scales back earnings forecasts as SiC business remains the only driver
The decline of demand for PCs and industrial machines is impacting Rohm Semiconductor. The Japan-based company has also seen its automotive business slow while SiC power semiconductor...
Friday 2 February 2024
Why TSMC's Japan experience is good for its German fab: Q&A with DIGITIMES advisor Albert Lin
Having to overcome ramps and bumps on its internationalization journey, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's leading pure-play foundry, is learning to act...
Friday 2 February 2024
Semiconductor revenue rankings in 2023: Intel reclaims top spot, AI wave lifts Nvidia to third, and Samsung drops on memory slump
In 2023, the global semiconductor industry saw its aggregate revenue fall 8.8% from 2022 to US$521.3 billion. Despite Intel reclaiming the top spot in annual revenue, it still recorded...
Friday 2 February 2024
AMD's MI300 steals the show of AI PC processors
Although AI PC has become a hot topic the market has been following lately, AMD's AI GPUs, such as the MI300, were the center of attention during AMD's latest earnings call.
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research