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Thursday 23 March 2023
Marvell to cut jobs in China
US semiconductor maker Marvell Technology is preparing for another round of layoffs in China, according to industry sources.
Thursday 23 March 2023
IC Design White Paper (5): China's semiconductor strategy and development trends
China has had a long history of supporting its semiconductor development with industrial policies. The "Outline for advancing the national IC industry" announced in 2014 upgraded...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Automotive chip and component orders slow from China, say distributors
Over the last two months, the pace of order pull-in from Chinese automakers has been slow, according to sources at IC and component distributors.
Thursday 23 March 2023
China's Big Fund reduces stakes in some semiconductor firms as it adjusts investment focus
The National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund of China (commonly known as the Big Fund) has cut its shareholdings in some semiconductor firms, as it is adjusting its investment...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Japan lifts semiconductor material ban on Korea; Japan, Korea, and the Netherlands will strengthen siege on China
Japan has officially announced that it is lifting its export restrictions of three key semiconductor production materials to South Korea. On the same day, ministers from both Japan...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
China keenly developing homegrown AI GPUs for chatbot apps
Chinese GPU developers including Jingjia Microelectronics and Innosilicon are developing homegrown AI GPUs at full throttle to keep up with the AI boom spurred by the growing popularity...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Renesas executive suggests companies enter automotive sector with existing strengths
More non-automotive companies have started considering or expanding their businesses to the automotive sector. At a seminar on March 21, Renesas Electronics' executives said those...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
China's telecom giants forge ahead with 6G plans amidst looming international sanctions
The commercialization of 5G has entered its third year. In terms of market penetration, South Korea and China are the global leaders in 5G. Backed by the support of national policies...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
6G competition heating up
Commercialization of 6G technology may not arrive until 2023, but China, the US, the EU, Japan, and Korea have already stepped up development of chip applications supporting the next-generation...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium
A year and a half ago, China's CATL put on a flashy event to make an announcement significant enough that Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of the world's biggest battery maker,...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
EV-maker Nio surges, says 'very confident' of hitting sales goal
Nio Inc. is "very confident" of meeting its target of doubling sales to 250,000 electric vehicles this year, Chief Financial Officer Steven Feng said, prompting the Chinese automaker's...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
US to restrict TSMC, Samsung's investment in China; China reportedly to fend off by picking national chip champions
The Biden administration announced guardrails for the CHIPS Act to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and restrict foreign entities of concern from acquiring advanced technologies...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
US export controls might be rolled out in stages, potentially covering all immersion DUV systems, according to DIGITIMES Research
As the US rallies Japan and the Netherlands to tighten up semiconductor export controls against China, the world has been trying to estimate the extent of damage done to the Chinese...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Car sales in China slow
Though automotive IC vendors have predicted the chip shortage to persist into the second quarter of 2023, car sales in China have been disappointing so far this year, including sales...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
China's EV revolution shows grim future for Japan car titans
In the world of gasoline cars, Japan's automakers are king. Toyota Motor Corp. has held the title of the world's No. 1 car company for the past three years, while Honda Motor Co....