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Tuesday 19 September 2023
Intel gearing up for glass substrate production for advanced packaging
Intel has announced that its first glass substrate for next-generation advanced packaging will enter mass production between 2026 and 2030.
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Intel's China-specific AI chip in huge demand
Intel's China-specific version of its Habana Gaudi 2 AI processor has seen a sharp rise in demand, according to industry sources.
Monday 18 September 2023
Thai student talent matchmaking platform formed to help Taiwanese PCB makers operating in Thailand
The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) and the Thailand Trade and Economic Office (TTEO) recently jointly held the inaugural "Thai Student PCB Job Fair" aiming to help Taiwanese...
Monday 18 September 2023
Can generative AI shorten China's IC design learning curve? Q&A with UC Berkeley Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (Part 1)
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, professor and Edgar L. and Harold H. Buttner Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of California, Berkeley,...
Monday 18 September 2023
India-based PCB manufacturer plans to launch first made-in-India PC motherboard
Noida-based Sahasra Electronic Solutions, an affiliate with Sahasra Group, intends to launch the first made-in-India computer motherboard in November.
Monday 18 September 2023
Could Arm rely on licensing customized SoC solutions beyond standard IPs as new profit booster after IPO?
With SoftBank-backed IP giant Arm launching a blockbuster IPO (initial public offering) on the US Nasdaq market on September 14 at a unit share price of US$51, its CEO Rene Haas bears...
Friday 15 September 2023
Xiaomi recruits SoC engineers, mulling self-developed chips?
Huawei's progress in successfully producing self-developed chips may have inspired another Chinese smartphone brand company's decision to restart its smartphone system-on-chip (SoC)...
Friday 15 September 2023
South Korean semiconductor industry reels from long-term contracts signed with GlobalWafers in 2021
In the face of the semiconductor industry's downturn, GlobalWafers continues to maintain a strong performance, achieving record-high combined revenue in the first half of 2023. However,...
Friday 15 September 2023
Implications of latest merger between Taiwan and Canadian IC distributors to IC design industry
When the world is de-globalizing, it is the best time for Taiwan to re-connect to the global market. When a Taiwan-based IC distributor is moving toward the European and American...
Friday 15 September 2023
IC leadframe suppliers brace for profit decrease in 2023
IC packaging leadframe suppliers are bracing for on-year profit decreases in 2023, as demand for automotive chips cannot offset the impact of diminishing consumer chip demand, according...
Friday 15 September 2023
Automotive IC developers look for alternatives as semiconductor giants invest in Arm
Competition between the Arm architecture and open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) RISC-V has heated up recently and become a focal point as TSMC invests in Arm. Premium...
Friday 15 September 2023
IC design houses aware their Chinese customers look to adopt homegrown chips
IC design firms are aware of a rising pattern of Chinese clients shifting orders to domestic competitors in favor of homegrown chips, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 15 September 2023
Gaming remains key to flagship mobile phone SoC competitiveness
Gaming continues to be one of the key competitive points of flagship smartphone SoC design in 2023, rather than generative AI as previously emphasized, according to sources.
Friday 15 September 2023
WT Micro to acquire Future Electronics for US$3.8 billion
Taiwanese IC distributor WT Microelectronics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of Future Electronics' shares in an all-cash transaction valued at US$3.8 billion,...
Thursday 14 September 2023
Are SiC quotes going down?
Before 2022, one 6-inch SiC wafer without epitaxy produced by European and US foundries cost about US$1,000. While the quote has stayed at the same level for several years, it might...