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Friday 16 February 2024
MCU prices return to pre-pandemic levels
Although consumer MCU demand remains low, overall MCU prices have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to industry sources.
Friday 16 February 2024
SK Hynix reportedly plans AI chip alliance with TSMC
SK Hynix is rumored to be establishing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) semiconductor alliance with TSMC, investing in the development of next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Friday 16 February 2024
Notebook ODMs to see shipments pick up in March
According to industry sources, Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, several of which experienced sequential shipment decreases in January, are expected to witness a pickup in March shipment...
Friday 16 February 2024
Geopolitical turmoil fuels Taiwan's rise as key supply chain hub
Amid the escalating rifts of the US-China trade war, the concept of supply chains is undergoing a fundamental transformation. No longer just a logistical network, supply chains are...
Thursday 15 February 2024
TSMC gains US$42 Billion to pass Visa as investors bet on AI boom
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. gained about US$42 billion in market value after investors bet the chipmaker to Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. will become one of the biggest winners...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Mitsui Kinzoku triples down on solid-state battery investment
Mitsui Kinzoku has invested in solid-state battery production equipment once again.
Thursday 15 February 2024
Taiwan's tech giants illuminate smart city future with innovative smart pole solutions
In the bustling landscape of smart cities, Taiwan's innovative prowess takes center stage, particularly with the rise of smart poles—a crucial component often hailed as the...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Renesas to purchase PCB design software company Altium for US$5.9 billion
Japan-based semiconductor company Renesas announced on February 15 that it will acquire US-headquartered Altium, which focuses on developing electronics design systems. Renesas will...
Thursday 15 February 2024
China's upcoming mobile OLED dominance: market share soars past 40%, set to eclipse South Korea by 2025
Chinese display panel manufacturers are aggressively catching up with their South Korean counterparts in the smartphone OLED market and forging stronger partnerships with domestic...
Thursday 15 February 2024
South Korean semiconductor export sees 53% growth in January 2024
The export volume of South Korea's ICT industry has seen double-digit growth for the first time in nearly two years. With the recovery of memory prices, South Korea's semiconductor...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Satellite frontier: the rise of industry-savvy agents
In April 2023, Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs unveiled the outcomes of the initial round of reviews for telecommunications firms vying for commercial satellite communication...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Why TSMC may have different strategies in Japan and Arizona? Q&A with former TSMC General Counsel Richard Thurston
Asia Pacific (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Singapore) accounts for 84% of global chip exports and is home to 10 of the 16 semiconductor exporters and the top six suppliers, which...
Thursday 15 February 2024
RapidTek, Taiwan's LEO satellite antenna startup, steps up expansion into the European market
With satellite communication becoming inalienable to the formation of 6G and growing in strategic importance, Taiwan's satellite industry development is gaining traction as well....
Thursday 15 February 2024
Weekly news roundup: Nintendo surprises with LCD choice for next-gen Switch
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories during the week of February 5 - February 14.
Thursday 15 February 2024
SK Hynix reveals ambitious HBM production roadmap, targeting next-gen offerings
SK Hynix has unveiled its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production plan, poised to produce the fifth-generation HBM product, HBM3E, at its Icheon plant in South Korea. Meanwhile,...