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Wednesday 3 April 2024
One pile of Nvidia chips to rule them all
Whoever has the most high-end Nvidia Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips will be in poll position GenAI grand prix.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Taiwan chip supply chain likely to resume normal operation in 1 day amid strongest earthquake in 25 years
Despite a 7.4 magnitude earthquake disrupting the semiconductor supply chains in Taiwan, no major impact is expected, and operations remained stable, according to Taiwan's Hsinchu...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Initial reports from the companies in southern Taiwan indicate no impact from earthquake
Following the strong earthquake that hit Taiwan early on April 3, the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau stated that the park registered a seismic intensity of level 4, while the...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Nikon shows concerns about emerging Chinese competitors in lithography
In the global lithography industry dominated by ASML, Nikon, and Canon, Nikon expressed concerns about emerging challenges from China-based competitors.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
PSMC chair touts 'Fab IP' business model
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has created a "Fab IP" business model to help various countries establish their semiconductor manufacturing sectors, according to the...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Intel reports widening loss in foundry business in 2023, aims for break even in 2027
In response to the corporate restructuring by Intel announced earlier, which involves Intel Foundry and Altera, the company disclosed a widening loss at its foundry service and expects...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Latest Update: TSMC said EUV equipment all safe and sound
A major earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.4, struck Taiwan at 7:58 am on April 3 local time. Within 10 hours of the April 3 earthquake, the recovery rate of TSMC fab equipment exceeded...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
UMC sells shares of Chinese affiliate
United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced the transfer of its entire stake in UnitedDS Semiconductor (UDS), an IC design affiliate, on behalf of its subsidiary Hejian Technology...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
No single country can monopolize semiconductors, says former TSMC R&D chief
Semiconductors encompass a wide spectrum of critical technologies, making it difficult for any single country to dominate, according to Burn-Jeng Lin, former TSMC VP of R&D.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Strong earthquake hits eastern Taiwan, impacts on the industry remains to be observed
According to the Central Weather Administration of Taiwan, a seismic event struck the eastern waters of Taiwan near Hualien at approximately 07:58:09 AM local time on April 3, 2024...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Japan approves US$3.9 Billion in aid to chip venture Rapidus
Japan approved as much as ¥590 billion ($3.9 billion) in subsidies to chip venture Rapidus Corp., committing more money to its ambition to catch up in semiconductor manufacturi...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
US asks South Korea to toughen up export controls on China chips
The US is asking South Korea to adopt restrictions on semiconductor technology exports to China similar to those Washington has already implemented, another sign the Biden administration...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
India-based Polymatech and Japan-based Orbray reaches MoU on sapphire wafer technologies
Polymatech Electronics, an India-based opto-semiconductor provider, has signed an MoU with Japan-based Orbray as the Indian company aspires to transform into a fully integrated, end-to-end...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
South Korea's electricity tariff hike: business response?
South Korea's leading power utility, KEPCO, is poised to implement a hike in electricity tariffs following the parliamentary...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Russia de-risks through Chinese foundry and RISC-V
Since Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia, Russia-based Baikal Electronics is looking to switch to RISC-V and may have turned to a certain China-based pure-play foundry...
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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