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Wednesday 20 September 2023
TSMC enters agreement with Saxony to foster semiconductor talent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC) signed an agreement with the Saxon Science Liaison Office Taiwan and TU Dresden on September 19 in Taipei to address the semiconductor...
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Taiwan OSATs step up SiPh deployment
Taiwan-based OSATs, such as ASE Technology and Winstek Semiconductor, have stepped up their silicon photonics (SiPh) deployments and are evaluating its potential in furthering advanced...
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Intel catching up in AI race, announcing Meteor Lake CPUs for PCs
At the ongoing Intel Innovation 2023 conference, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced a number of the company's important AI progress initiatives, including the upcoming launch of its...
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Global 200mm fabs to reach record high capacity by 2026, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are projected to increase 200mm fab capacity by 14% from 2023 through 2026, adding 12 new 200mm fabs as the industry reaches a record high of...
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Inspur announces investment in chip firm Yunsilicon
Chinese server vendor Inspur has announced its investment in Shanghai Yunsilicon Technology, a startup that develops and innovates cloud datacenter ASIC products.
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Network IC manufacturers optimistic about infrastructure demand in India
Taiwanese network IC suppliers are optimistic about demand from India, which requires extensive infrastructure upgrades as it solidifies its position as a key technology product manufacturing...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Huawei chairman's cool-headedness a sharp contrast to overheated consumer zeal in China
At a time when Huawei's breakout Kirin 9000S processor is widely celebrated in China, Huawei's rotating chairman, Xu Zhijun, admitted at the 2023 World Computing Congress that Huawei...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Honor's chip design subsidiary sees registered capital increase eight-fold
Honor is seen by the outside world as Huawei's 'alter ego.' In the past few years, while Huawei experienced a significant decline in the Chinese smartphone market, Honor quickly rose...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Transsion expands into new markets
China-based Transsion Holdings, which primarily targets the African handset market, has expanded into new markets along with its chip partners MediaTek and Unisoc, according to industry...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
PCB maker TPT expects new Vietnam plant to start production in 4Q23
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) is constructing a new plant in Vietnam that will manufacture PCBs for primarily automotive and network device applications, and expects it to be fully operational...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Co-founding Cadence and Synopsis: Q&A with UC Berkeley Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (Part 2)
Professor Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli is a legend of the electronic design automation (EDA) industry, but his stories were seldom told. DIGITIMES Asia is privileged to have this...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Intel extends FPGA family to seize opportunities from cloud to edge
To strengthen its position in data centers, Intel invested US$16.7 billion in 2015 to acquire FPGA manufacturer Altera, actively integrating Xeon processors with FPGA technology,...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Packaging material distributors see stable demand for automotive, advanced packaging
Semiconductor material distributors, such as Niching Industrial, Chang Wah Technology (CWTC), Topco Scientific, and Wahlee Industrial, continue to observe relatively stable demand...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Weltrend eyes growth in 2024 with USB-PD and motor driver chips
IC design company Weltrend Semiconductor has seen operations recover quarter by quarter as it moves inventory at a healthy pace. The company sees promising futures for both its main...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
As Taiwan subsidizes smaller IC design companies, industry eyes followup policies
In a recent announcement, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) says it will allocate NT$800 million (US$25 million) from its budget to subsidize R&D efforts at small and...