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Tuesday 17 October 2023
Lenovo shows smart car ambition with automotive-grade chip investment
Lenovo Group recently invested in China-based ChipEXT Semiconductor, an automotive MCU developer. While the consumer electronics giant has stated numerous times that it has no intention...
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
IC designers struggle with sustaining gross margin
The inability of IC design houses to reduce production costs and increase chip pricing is putting pressure on them to explore alternative strategies for sustaining profit margins,...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
United Renewable Energy to finalize its new Group 3 compound semiconductor business plan by end of the year
Sam Hong, Chairman of United Renewable Energy (URE), announced on October 16 that the firm is looking to expand into new business areas and the first field under consideration is...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
China analyzes possible US containment measures for RISC-V and consequences
After Huawei demonstrated to the world that it could bypass US containment to make breakthroughs in semiconductors, China is taking precautions against potential...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Nvidia CEO meets server ODMs in Taiwan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is in Taiwan to meet with the company's server ODM partners, with the supply of Nvidia's H100 chips expected to be at the forefront of discussions.
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Chinese fab toolmakers see strong sales
Some Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturers have reported strong sales for the third quarter of 2023, as the local IC supply chain continues to improve self-sufficiency.
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Suppliers plan ahead amid potential US ban on more AI chips
The US reportedly may impose stricter restrictions on Chinese chipmakers and Nvidia's downgraded AI H800 processors. In light of this, Taiwanese testing companies and probe card providers...
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.
Monday 16 October 2023
US to tighten curbs on China's access to advanced chip tech
The US plans to tighten sweeping measures to restrict China's access to advanced semiconductors and chipmaking gear, seeking to prevent its geopolitical rival from obtaining cutting-edge...
Monday 16 October 2023
Touch panel firms conservative over 4Q23 sales performance
Affected by the destocking effort of Apple, its supply chain partners are facing the pressure of sales decline in the second half of 2023. Touch panel suppliers TPK and GiS are also...
Monday 16 October 2023
Himax kicks off mass production of LTDI automotive display solutions for NEVs
Himax Technologies has announced that mass production of its LTDI automotive display solution, HX83180, for the newest NEV models from key manufacturers kicked off in the third quarter...
Monday 16 October 2023
SK Hynix System IC encourages staff to take unpaid leave amid weak demand for 8-inch wafer foundry business
Seeing lackluster demand from the consumer electronics market for wafer foundry services, ZDNet Korea reported that SK Hynix System IC, a subsidiary of SK Hynix, is encouraging...
Monday 16 October 2023
South Korea semiconductor exports approach 11-month high thanks to memory and EVs
South Korea's economic backbone, its exports, is displaying promising signs, injecting much-needed vitality into its sluggish economy. Analysts are pointing to the combined factors...
Monday 16 October 2023
TSMC says OIP ecosystem collaboration brings 15 years of innovation
TSMC introduced its open innovation platform (OIP) in 2008, when 40nm was the most advanced node on the market.