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Wednesday 15 November 2023
Supply Chain Summit: Ajai Chowdhry points to compound semiconductors as key focus for India
At the opening ceremony of the Supply Chain Summit co-organized by DIGITIMES and the India-Taipei Association (ITA) on November 14, Ajai Chowdhry, founder of HCL and chairman of EPIC...
Wednesday 15 November 2023
Handset semiconductors will break the four-year shipment dry spell in 2024
There have been signs that the four top applications of semiconductors (handsets, servers, vehicles, notebooks, and personal computers) have risen out of their slump despite no noticeable...
Friday 10 November 2023
Onsemi to launch in-house production of CMOS image sensors in 2024
Onsemi, a prominent US IDM, has unveiled its strategic shift, planning to initiate in-house production of CMOS image sensors (CIS) in 2024, marking a significant departure from its...
Monday 6 November 2023
India's MosChip under new CEO eyes expansion into new verticals and global markets
India-headquartered semiconductor and system design services company MosChip Technologies recently announced the appointment of Srinivasa Rao Kakumanu as the new CEO and MD. In a...
Monday 30 October 2023
AI fuels optical communication to become potential market for compound semiconductors
While the 2023 smartphone market is one filled with harsh challenges, it is coming to an end. Regarding the smartphone market after 2024, most prominent market research firms still...
Friday 27 October 2023
SiC, GaN to be GlobalWafers' next acquisition targets
GlobalWafers, which has grown its business through a series of acquisitions since 2008, is looking to acquire silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor...
Thursday 26 October 2023
SMIC reportedly uses ASML tools for Huawei smartphone chip
A move that has sparked concerns in the US is the claim that China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) already used ASML equipment to build an advanced processor for...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
India sets up research centers for semiconductors and photonics
India plans to set up a research institute for semiconductors and an R&D center for photonics, looking to gain experience from the US, Taiwan, and Europe in the chip sector.
Monday 23 October 2023
IQE CEO Americo Lemos: Taiwan to serve as key base for compound semiconductors in Asia
UK compound semiconductor firm CEO Americo Lemos said that IQE is aiming to establish Taiwan as an important development base for compound semiconductors in Asia to overcome the changing...
Friday 20 October 2023
Korean specialty foundry reportedly steps up SiC, GaN R&D
Specialty IC foundry DB Hitek has intensified its research and development (R&D) efforts in the field of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors to support...
Friday 20 October 2023
Infineon signs multi-year chip supply contract with Hyundai, Kia
A multi-year supply deal for silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon (Si) power semiconductors has been struck by Infineon Technologies, Hyundai Motor Company, and Kia. Infineon will build...
Thursday 19 October 2023
IBM to help India advance in AI, semiconductors, and quantum technology
IBM announced three MoUs with three Indian entities to help India in semiconductors, AI, and quantum technology, three areas vital to India's ambition as the South Asian country is...
Thursday 19 October 2023
Construction milestone for Intel Arizona site expansion
Intel has announced that the initial portion of the cleanroom is "weather tight" and the "blow down" phase has begun at the company's two new leading-edge chip factories on its Ocotillo...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Chipmakers step up lobbying in the US amid growing geopolitical importance of semiconductors
Since the US-China chip war that began with sanctions on Huawei and SMIC in 2020, fabs or fabless chipmakers have stepped up their lobbying efforts in the US Congress, with their...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
US said to tighten ban against Chinese chipmakers
The US Department of Commerce reportedly is preparing to extend its semiconductor sanctions against China to more Chinese IC design houses.
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