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Monday 28 October 2024
China's auto industry embraces local chip production with RISC-V architecture
China's automotive sector increasingly recognizes the critical importance of local chip production, prompting a shift towards the open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture....
Monday 28 October 2024
Huawei sparks new tech war tensions over advanced chip flows
The reported transfer of TSMC's advanced chips to Huawei has triggered concerns over potential violations of US sanctions. Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has launched an investigation,...
Monday 28 October 2024
Unlikely allies: why Samsung is expected to decline Intel's proposed foundry partnership
Recent reports from South Korean media indicate that Intel is in talks with Samsung Electronics to explore potential collaboration in foundry services and resource sharing. However,...
Monday 28 October 2024
TSMC sports day: What did Morris Chang and C.C. Wei say?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held its 2024 Sports Day in Hsinchu on October 26, with founder Morris Chang, age 93, in attendance.
Monday 28 October 2024
Weekly news roundup: Micron, Intel, Tesla hit by China's national security measures; SiC prices plunge as Chinese capacity soars
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of October 21 - October 25.
Monday 28 October 2024
TSMC Arizona chip yields surpass Taiwan's, a win for US push
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has achieved early production yields at its first plant in Arizona that surpass similar factories back home, a significant breakthrough for...
Friday 25 October 2024
Samsung reveals silicon capacitors and 3.5D packaging roadmap
Jeong Gi-tae, vice president of Samsung Electronics' foundry business unit, recently revealed the development roadmap for the company's wafer foundry technology at an industry-academic...
Friday 25 October 2024
Intel reportedly invites Samsung to form foundry alliance, aiming to catch up to TSMC
Recent reports from South Korea suggest that Intel has privately initiated discussions with Samsung Electronics to explore the possibility of forming a "foundry alliance." Both companies...
Friday 25 October 2024
Win Semi upbeat about compound semiconductors for AI, satellite communication applications
Compound semiconductors are crucial in the rapid advancement of AI, data center applications, and satellite communication, according to Yu-Chi Wang, vice chairman of GaAs foundry...
Friday 25 October 2024
NEMStek lands plasma equipment orders for FOPLP
Nano Electronics and Micro System Technologies (NEMStek), a developer of plasma technologies and surface treatment solutions, has entered the supply chains of Chinese and Taiwanese...
Friday 25 October 2024
TSMC to see handset chip orders exceed NT$1 trillion in 2024
Despite a rumored drop in iPhone 16 orders, TSMC's handset chip revenue is expected to exceed NT$1 trillion (US$31 million) in 2024, according to supply chain sources.
Friday 25 October 2024
TSMC to hike sub-5nm quotes in 2025; 2nm to exceed US$30,000
TSMC has made adjustments to its foundry quotations for 2025 to clients to alleviate the effects of gross margin losses caused by high operating costs in overseas facilities and 2nm...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Wolfspeed halts EUR3bn SiC wafer plant, throwing Germany's semiconductor plans off track
Wolfspeed has suspended the construction of its SiC wafer plant in Ensdorf, Germany, as Europe's electric vehicle market faces a slowdown. This comes on the heels of Intel's halted...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Amid HBM3E supply challenges, Samsung appeals to Nvidia with GDDR7, foundry
As Samsung Electronics (Samsung) faces delays in the mass production of HBM3E, the company is looking to enter Nvidia's supply chain through its competitive GDDR DRAM offerings. Recent...
Thursday 24 October 2024
PIDA seminar insights: Silicon photonics key to next-gen communication, AI and autonomous driving development
The integration of silicon photonics co-packaged optics (CPO) technology into network communication chips has become inevitable**, driven by its ability** to enable high-speed, low-latency...
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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