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Monday 4 December 2023
Chip materials maker goes into debt rather than raise prices
One of the chipmaking industry's small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it's refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capex costs.
Monday 4 December 2023
Raimondo warns Nvidia not to cut corners and reiterates AI chip export control
AI chip company Nvidia was called out by the US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California during the weekend, warning that...
Monday 4 December 2023
Global semiconductor equipment billings decrease in 3Q23, says SEMI
Global semiconductor equipment billings fell 11% year on year to US$25.6 billion in the third quarter of 2023, while quarterly billings slipped 1%, according to SEMI.
Monday 4 December 2023
India's PLI 2.0 recipient Netweb advances expansion plans
Netweb Technologies, a recipient of India's recently announced Product Linked Incentive 2.0 scheme, has said that it has advanced its expansion plans. Speaking to Digitimes Asia recently,...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan-based BMC chip makers optimistic over demand growth driven by AI servers and edge computing
Seeing demand growth driven by edge computing and artificial intelligence (AI), microcontroller unit (MCU) manufacturers are making an effort to integrate AI into MCUs as well as...
Monday 4 December 2023
Samsung unveils next-gen process lab, eyeing AI chips supremacy in 10 years
Samsung Electronics recently inaugurated the "Next-Generation Process Development Lab" to spearhead the development of "killer-grade" technologies for the semiconductor industry over...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan emerges as a global hub for medical tech revolution, powering 90% of world's AI servers and manufacturing
At the 2023 Healthcare Expo Taiwan, President Wong Chi-Huey of the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI) emphasized Taiwan's vital role in the evolving global health...
Monday 4 December 2023
India-based HCL Group reportedly eyeing OSAT facility in southern India
The India-based HCL Group is reportedly in talks with the government of Karnataka to set up an OSAT facility in the state, making it another Indian company to venture into the chipmaking...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan-based IC design houses concerned about long-term impact of investment expansion in China
Despite the cyclical downturn in the semiconductor industry, semiconductor companies in China are scaling up their investments and nurturing each other amid a full-blown indigenization...
Monday 4 December 2023
Weekly news roundup: Semiconductors headed toward strong 2024 and other top stories
The following articles were the most-read news during the week of Nov 27-December 1:
Monday 4 December 2023
India roundup: India may take 10 years to mass-produce 28nm chips and more stories
DIGITIMES Research analyst is cautious about India's ambitious plan to make a breakthrough in chipmaking in five years. Foxconn announced a fresh round of investments to expand manufacturing...
Friday 1 December 2023
TSMC likely to win it all, with Samsung's 3nm reportedly losing several significant orders
Despite its attempt to catch up with TSMC, Samsung Electronics is rumored to have recently lost several significant orders for its 3nm process. The South Korean industry believes...
Friday 1 December 2023
FitTech steps up laser processing and compound semi testing deployment
FitTech, a provider of LED probing, testing, and sorting equipment, has expanded its footprint in new industries such as compound semiconductor and laser diode testing, where it anticipates...
Friday 1 December 2023
Taiwan export value to rise in 2024
Growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and automotive electronics is expected to fuel Taiwan's export growth in 2024, according to Taiwan's...
Friday 1 December 2023
Amkor announces US advanced packaging and test facility, Apple to be its first customer
Amkor Technology has announced plans to construct an advanced packaging and test facility in Peoria, Arizona. Amkor expects to invest around US$2 billion and employ approximately...