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Tuesday 16 January 2024
Semiconductors opportunities in emerging markets
India is bound to be a strategic partner for the United States in terms of demographics, domestic market, software talents, and national strategy.
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Taiwan's quantum computing advancement: Collaboration with IQM to boost research on low-temperature CMOS
Taiwan's efforts in advancing low-temperature CMOS and quantum computing technologies are set to receive a significant boost with the recent signing of a collaborative Memorandum...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Chinese research team successfully runs LLM using RTX 4090 instead of server-grade chips
Can high-end consumer-grade Nvidia graphics cards, such as the RTX 4090, handle Large Language Models (LLM) AI computing tasks? PowerInfer, an open-source framework developed by Shanghai...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
2D semiconductor components R&D sees breakthroughs; innovative architecture enables in-memory computing
The spotlight is on two-dimensional materials in response to the demands of the artificial intelligence (AI) era, which necessitates high computing power, low energy consumption,...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
MCU players watch macroeconomic horizon as demand cools
Lukewarm demand in the consumer market and ongoing inventory digestion means short-term low visibility of the microcontroller (MCU) market.
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Nvidia finally recognizes the value of bolstering US government ties to mitigate geopolitical uncertainties
With the increasing prominence of Nvidia, the company has become a focal point in the US strategy to delay Chinese AI development, particularly when it comes to semiconductors. In...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Faraday to acquire Aragio Solutions
Faraday Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of fabless ASIC services and silicon IP, has announced plans to acquire silicon IP company Aragio Solutions through its subsidiary Sheng...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
China sees the largest annual drop in chip import value in 2023
According to the latest official figure, China saw its semiconductor import value drop by the most in recent years, signaling the US export curbs, China's indigenization efforts,...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Disco plans investment for new semiconductor materials plant, responding to global demand surge
According to Nikkei, Japan-based semiconductor equipment provider Disco is anticipated to invest over JPY40 billion (US$273.8 million) to build a plant in Kure, Hiroshima...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
EgisTec to acquire IP company InPsytech
IC design house Egis Technology (EgisTec) has announced plans to acquire InPsytech, a silicon intellectual property company, for NT$4.7 billion (US$150.5 million).
Tuesday 16 January 2024
OLED DDI demand for smartphones to continue growth in 2024
OLED display driver IC (DDI) demand for mobile phones is expected to continue rising in 2024, thanks to the increasing adoption of OLED panels by Chinese mobile phone brands and the...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Huawei chip design arm HiSilicon launches RISC-V MCUs
Through a chipmaking affiliate, Huawei has recently released RISC-V architecture-based MCUs, thereby advancing into the market for edge AI devices.
Monday 15 January 2024
More new features still to come for foldable devices in 2024
Foldable designs can not only be applied to smartphones, but it's also expanding into other product lines. Asus unveiled a portable folding display at CES 2024, while Austria's C-Seed...
Monday 15 January 2024
Wi-Fi 7 will bring more efficient bandwidth usage
The Wi-Fi 7 standard is officially set to be finalized in the first quarter of 2024 and IC design companies, including Broadcom, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Realtek, are gearing up for...
Monday 15 January 2024
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix sprint toward sixth-gen HBM
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are speeding ahead with research and development to catch the sixth-generation HBM4 market.