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Tuesday 30 January 2024
AGI stars align for power couple Samsung and OpenAI
Samsung's recruitment of a former Google Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) top developer is fueling speculation about a closer relationship with OpenAI.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Samsung throws down the gauntlet to Chinese rivals
For Samsung, 2024 is a crucial year to catch up, both in the Chinese market and globally.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Malaysia sees new semiconductor cluster forming as first IC substrate plant commissioned
The global semiconductor industry has invested in Malaysia for over 50 years. With IC substrate maker Austria Technologie & Sytemtechnik (AT&S) starting production at its...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Intel stumbles in AI race as data center growth stalls, lagging behind competitors
Intel's data center business division was once a lucrative cash cow for a considerable amount of time. However, it has since witnessed a significant decline in its prominence. Despite...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
WSJ: White House to announce billions in subsidies for TSMC, Intel in March
US President Joe Biden is expected to officially announce subsidies amounting to billions of dollars to major semiconductor manufacturers on March 7, according to the Wall Street...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Japan sees rising investments from China-based semiconductor firms
Amid an investment wave in the semiconductor industry in Japan, China-based companies along the semiconductor supply chain are investing in Japan by setting up subsidiaries or acquiring...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
OpenAI's Altman forges AI alliances with Samsung and SK Hynix in South Korea
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently made a "quick stop" in South Korea for a 2-day trip, reportedly spending just 20 hours in the country. During this brief visit, Altman reportedly met...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
AI is Samsung's best counterpunch to Intel-UMC challenge
Intel's latest moves are getting the attention of Samsung: Intel accelerated its development of the 2nm process and was the first to purchase High-NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Advanced processes and subsidiary performance drive momentum for Gudeng
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial is forecasting high profits for 2024, with chairman Chiu Ming-Chien predicting double-digit growth in annual...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Views on automotive chip demand in 2024 mixed
Forecasts on demand for auto chips are mixed among the industry's players since some believe a wave of inventory corrections for automotive chips has arrived. However, some still...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
OSAT providers optimistic and deploying for AI
OSAT providers are optimistic about business opportunities accompanying the AI boom, with many gearing up to develop new packaging technologies to support silicon photonics.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Second-tier foundry partnerships the only way to narrow gap with TSMC
Dethroning TSMC in the wafer foundry industry seems quite impossible in the foreseeable future. However, its competitors could form partnerships, such as the recent alliance between...
Monday 29 January 2024
AI chip advancements fuel surge in Japanese semiconductor backend process materials
Amidst the rapid advancement in AI chip development, emerging technologies like chiplets are making semiconductor backend processes more intricate. As a result, the prices and profit...
Monday 29 January 2024
Japan's semiconductor renaissance (1): manufacturing and equipment
In the second half of the 1990s, Samsung Electronics came to the forefront of Dataquest's DRAM manufacturer rankings. NEC and Toshiba were in second and third place, and other Japanese...
Monday 29 January 2024
Research Insight: UMC's alliance with Intel starts new chapter in foundry competition
Intel and UMC's announcement to work together in developing 12nm processes has been lauded as a creative move. DIGITIMES Research believes that because of the complementary nature...
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