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Monday 29 July 2024
Slow EU approval delays Intel and TSMC subsidies under European Chips Act
In March and April 2024, Intel and TSMC received substantial subsidies of US$8.5 billion and US$6.6 billion respectively for building plants in the US under the CHIPS and Science...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Taiwan's NCKU achieves angstrom-scale breakthrough in semiconductor precision
The semiconductor industry, traditionally operating at the nanometer scale, is now pushing the boundary toward the even tinier "angstrom" scale (one-tenth of a nanometer) with an...
Thursday 25 July 2024
US urges Mexico to boost semiconductor investment to keep pace with heated nearshoring race
A high official of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has recently urged Mexico to significantly increase investment in its semiconductor industry over the next two...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Power crunch casts clouds over South Korea's largest chip cluster in Yongin
Samsung and SK Hynix plan to invest KRW360 trillion (US$259.2 billion) and KRW120 trillion, respectively, to build 10 semiconductor fabs in Yongin, South Korea, making it the world's...
Wednesday 24 July 2024
IC packaging will be more important than foundry, says YMTC chairman
Chen Nanxiang, chairman of Chinese memory company Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YMTC), recently said during an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that he expects...
Wednesday 24 July 2024
FOPLP steps forward as foundries compete for packaging talents
The shortage of talent in the semiconductor industry is no longer news. Still, the continuous growth in demand for advanced packaging has triggered a mid-to-long-term scarcity of...
Tuesday 23 July 2024
YMTC head expects explosive chip demand in China amid US restrictions
A senior executive from a leading China-based NAND flash provider expressed optimism about the explosive growth potential of the Chinese semiconductor market, attributing this surge...
Monday 22 July 2024
Weekly news roundup: China's secret semiconductor exports surge; a SWOT analysis of India's semiconductor industry
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of July 15 – July 19.
Monday 22 July 2024
Industry insiders take Trump's comments with a grain of salt
Since Donald Trump has openly requested "protection fees" from Taiwan, various interpretations have emerged to gauge the attitude of the United States towards Taiwan's role in the...
Friday 19 July 2024
Silicon dreams: a SWOT analysis of India's burgeoning semiconductor industry
The semiconductor frenzy is a worldwide phenomenon, but India's situation is distinctive.
Friday 19 July 2024
TSMC proposes Foundry 2.0 to alleviate antitrust concerns
TSMC has come up with a new definition of the foundry sector, a move aimed at dispelling market concerns about its dominance, as it braces for possible impacts on the global semiconductor...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Generative AI ignites: Semiconductor industry shows new facet
Generative AI is currently the hottest topic in the high-tech industry. To meet the massive computational power demands brought by generative AI, our clients are exploring various...
Tuesday 16 July 2024
TEL unveils open-source GenAI SSA at Semicon West 2024
Semicon West 2024 was held on July 9-11 in San Francisco, and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), the Japanese semiconductor equipment supplier, unveiled the world's first open-source generative...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 to highlight AI as key driver of industry growth
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a major driver of global semiconductor industry growth, SEMICON Taiwan 2024 is set to bring together industry leaders and visionaries...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Largan navigates AI challenges, diversifies portfolio amid shifting smartphone lens market
Largan Precision, a leading smartphone lens manufacturer, is facing challenges due to the increasing influence of AI in the smartphone market and its impact on talent recruitment...
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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