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Thursday 1 August 2024
Unimicron reports quarterly growth as LEO satellite demand boosts HDI revenue
Unimicron, Taiwan's leading ABF carrier board manufacturer, is experiencing a gradual recovery in the semiconductor industry as consumer electronics and PC/NB products return to their...
Tuesday 30 July 2024
US-Kenya partnership signals Africa's rising role in global semiconductor industry
Africa is emerging as a significant player in the global semiconductor landscape, as evidenced by the recent partnership between the United States and Kenya. This collaboration highlights...
Monday 29 July 2024
EU subsidies for fab construction progressing slowly; both TSMC and Intel yet to be approved
In March and April 2024, the implementation unit of the US CHIPS and Science Act and the US Department of Commerce announced that Intel and TSMC received US$8.5 billion and US$6.6...
Monday 29 July 2024
Japan bets on back-end processes to resurrect chip industry, attracting investments from TSMC, Samsung, and Intel
Japan is actively striving to revive its semiconductor industry and develop cutting-edge chips by leveraging its expertise in materials and equipment for back-end processes to venture...
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...