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Thursday 15 February 2024
China-based companies overtake EU peers in R&D spending, CSPs see surge in Capex
The latest EU data shows that China-based companies scaled up their R&D investments in recent years. Companies based in the US ramped up their capital expenditures (Capex) as...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
TSMC unlikely to adopt High-NA EUV for 2nm, A14 processes
TSMC has not placed orders for high-numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) tools and is unlikely to use the technology in 2nm and 1.4nm (A14) process manufacturing,...
Friday 2 February 2024
Apple sees double-digit sales fall in China and flat growth in R&D spending
Apple returned to revenue growth over the last quarter, while a double-digit fall in sales in China and decelerating R&D investments cast a shadow over its prospects.
Thursday 1 February 2024
Samsung's 3D DRAM R&D team sets foot in Silicon Valley
Samsung Electronics has set up a new memory research and development (R&D) organization to advance 3D DRAM technologies and secure competitiveness through technology differenti...
Monday 29 January 2024
Apple's 2023 patents provide insight into its interested sectors
In 2023, Apple received 2,536 patents in the US, ranking seventh among companies. These patents showed what technologies and designs Apple is currently interested in.
Friday 26 January 2024
Samsung's Indian R&D center plays key role in AI smartphone development
Samsung Electronics' India-based research and development center, the Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore (SRI-B), has significantly contributed to the development of AI smartphones,...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Kakao unveils MLLM, aiming to create S. Korean version of Google's Gemini
South Korean tech giant Kakao recently unveiled the R&D results of its Multimodal Large Language Model (MLLM) titled Honeybee. This model goes beyond the existing, primarily text-based...
Monday 22 January 2024
Marvell Tech sees India as R&D center for advanced CMOS and other chips
Signaling its future growth trajectory, Marvell Technology has confirmed that the company is working on data infrastructure products enabled by technology platforms on 5, 3, and 2nm...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
South Korea unveils ambitious plans for AI semiconductor supercluster and talent cultivation
To fulfill its goal of becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor technology, the South Korean government is strategically integrating Pangyo New Town,...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
2D semiconductor components R&D sees breakthroughs; innovative architecture enables in-memory computing
The spotlight is on two-dimensional materials in response to the demands of the artificial intelligence (AI) era, which necessitates high computing power, low energy consumption,...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japan toolmaker Disco reports record R&D expenses, focuses on HBM, SiC wafer-cutting equipment
Japan's Disco Corp, with its 70-80% share of the global wafer cutting and grinding equipment market, experienced a remarkable threefold increase in market value within a year in 20...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Weekly news roundup: Three major chip equipment makers set up R&D centers in Taiwan and other top stories
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories during the last week of 2023 (Dec 25-Dec 29):
Thursday 28 December 2023
The world's top 3 chip equipment makers are now all in Taiwan with Lam Research's latest R&D center
On the 28th, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs officially announced that Lam Research, a leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, is establishing a research center dedicated...
Thursday 28 December 2023
Japanese companies establish automotive advanced SoC R&D centers for self-driving chips
Toyota has initiated a new organization focusing on the R&D of car semiconductors. Members will likely include multiple Japan-based leading automakers and semiconductor companies...
Monday 25 December 2023
Winbond to buy roughly NT$1.3 billion in R&D gear
Winbond Electronics, a Taiwanese maker of specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory, has authorized NT$1.286 billion (US$41.4 million) in capital expenditures. The money will be used to...
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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