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Monday 23 October 2023
Unprecedented market enthusiasm in India, says VC firm
India's interest in electronic manufacturing and semiconductor ecosystem development is at an all-time high, as data from multiple sources show. By the government's own estimates,...
Monday 23 October 2023
India roundup: IBM to help India develop AI, chip, and quantum capabilities
US-based technology giant signed agreements with India to help the latter develop AI, semiconductors, and quantum technology, three promising technologies for the decades to come...
Monday 23 October 2023
US chip ban on China believed to see diminishing marginal effects
The tightened chip trade ban newly imposed by the US has cast a substantial shadow over major Chinese AI chip makers, potentially blocking their access to advanced chip manufacturing...
Monday 23 October 2023
Weekly news roundup: Chongqing rises to be power semiconductor hub and other top stories
Here are the most-read stories during the week of October 16-20:
Friday 20 October 2023
Chinese Nvidia challengers with strong US ties face sanctions
The US Department of Commerce has issued an updated chip ban, expanding the reach of its Entity List to include key subsidiaries of Chinese fabless IC design firms Biren Technology...
Friday 20 October 2023
Nvidia RTX 4090 see soaring prices and stockouts following the latest US sanctions
The Biden administration's new export control regulations have impacted the civilian consumer market. While the US Department of Commerce claims that the chip ban rules will exempt...
Friday 20 October 2023
Tenstorrent's vision for the AI Revolution: Conversation with Chief CPU Architect Lien Wei-han
In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and hardware is reshaping how people perceive computing and its potential applications...
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...
Friday 20 October 2023
Cambricon and Huawei forge divergent paths in AI chip development amid prolonged US blacklisting
The recent update to the US government's chip ban has raised concerns about its potential impact on Chinese chipmakers, particularly in the realm of high-performance computing (HPC)...
Friday 20 October 2023
MCU vendor Nuvoton eyes opportunities from eco-friendly applications
Nuvoton, a vendor of microcontroller units (MCU) and a provider of 6-inch wafer foundry services, has been eyeing a bigger presence in the automotive and industrial market segments...
Friday 20 October 2023
Snapdragon Summit: Will Qualcomm's in-house CPU platform and GenAI applications on the edge be game changers?
Qualcomm is slated to debut its cell phone processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in its annual Snapdragon Summit next week. The highlight of the summit will be the new processors for handsets...
Friday 20 October 2023
Chipmakers continue digesting inventory
Fabless chipmakers continue to reduce inventories in the fourth quarter of 2023, as they remain concerned about the visibility of mobile phone and PC demand, according to industry...
Thursday 19 October 2023
TSMC sees CAPEX growth leveling off amid slow demand recovery and higher costs
The world's leading wafer foundry company TSMC announced its earnings report for Q3 of 2023. When answering analysts' questions about the progress of capital expenditure (CAPEX) and...
Thursday 19 October 2023
China's AI industry grapples with mixed prospects amid escalated US chip controls
With the Biden administration's heightened export controls on semiconductor chips to China, the Chinese AI industry finds itself in a mixed picture of some rejoicing and others facing...
Thursday 19 October 2023
Panel component suppliers aware of demand volatility in 4Q23
LCD panel component suppliers are aware of the volatility of demand in the fourth quarter of 2023, although overall operations in the second half of this year are expected to beat...