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Friday 28 June 2024
ShunSin accelerates SiPh and CPO deployment
ShunSin Technology, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) that specializes in System-in-Package (SiP) modules, has accelerated the deployment of Silicon Photonics (SiPh)...
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung leads chip market amid surging AI memory demand, but foundry gap with TSMC widens
Samsung Electronics emerged as the leader in the global semiconductor market (excluding foundry) in the first quarter of 2024, capturing an 11% market share by sales value, according...
Friday 28 June 2024
Auto semiconductor market unlikely to be cautiously optimistic in 3Q24 despite rising car sales
The global automotive market is expected to become cautiously optimistic in the third quarter of 2024 as uncertainties like the European Union's election and the bloc's provisional...
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korea's AI and chip talent drain threatens 'national security' amid stark salary gap with US
South Korea faces a severe talent drain in the AI and semiconductor sectors due to a stark salary gap compared to their US counterparts, posing a national security threat as these...
Friday 28 June 2024
Hyper-NA EUV to debut in 2030, primes foundry market for transformation
As semiconductor technology advances towards 1-2 nanometer (nm) processes, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment is undergoing generational changes. The next-generation...
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung in talks to join UALink alliance and bolster competition against Nvidia
The Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) alliance, which saw the gathering of many IT giants, is committed to challenging the NVLink ecosystem, an AI chip accelerator interconnect technology...
Friday 28 June 2024
How is Taiwan holding strong in the global chip race?
Taiwan's semiconductor foundry industry has solidified its position as an indispensable player in the global semiconductor...
Friday 28 June 2024
China-based chipmaking tool provider delays R&D facility operation amid regulatory and operational issues
ACM Research Shanghai, one of the major semiconductor equipment providers in China, decided to postpone the operation of its R&D facility in Shanghai to mid-2025.
Thursday 27 June 2024
US, Japan, South Korea pledge closer ties on key technologies
The US, Japan, and South Korea pledged to cooperate more closely on building more resilient supply chains and developing key technologies, including semiconductors and critical min...
Thursday 27 June 2024
Ibiden scales up AI chip substrate capacity for Nvidia supply chain
Ibiden, the Japanese electronic component supplier, used to be seen as an Intel supply chain partner.
Thursday 27 June 2024
Rooted in Czochralski: ENSEMBLE3 crystalizes the foundation of Polish photonics
Ever since the Polish scientist Jan Czochralski discovered a way to crystallize metals in 1915, the technique that eventually becomes known as the Czochralski method to grow high-purity...
Thursday 27 June 2024
Chinese firms eye Malaysia to dodge rising US tariffs
Amid rising US tariffs on select Chinese products, Chinese firms are considering relocating production to Malaysia to avoid hefty taxes.
Thursday 27 June 2024
Taiwan's chip industry at a crossroads: geopolitical shifts and challenges unveiled by former TSMC R&D director
Taiwan is indispensable in global chip-making, yet the island nation is under threat from geopolitical forces and internal pressures like declining birth rates, environmental challenges,...
Thursday 27 June 2024
Semco begins mass production of ABF substrates in Vietnam, eyes AI server market
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has commenced mass production at its ABF substrate plant in Vietnam, following a KRW 1 trillion (US$ 720 million) investment announced in 2021. This...
Thursday 27 June 2024
Omdia research finds weak demand leads to declining quarter for semiconductor market
According to Omdia, the semiconductor market experienced a 2% decrease in the first quarter of 2024, resulting in a total of US$151.5 billion.