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Tuesday 24 October 2023
India sets up research centers for semiconductors and photonics
India plans to set up a research institute for semiconductors and an R&D center for photonics, looking to gain experience from the US, Taiwan, and Europe in the chip sector.
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Modular panel company Powertip finds niche in industry squeeze
As major players in the display panel industry increasingly turn to niche markets in the face of increased competition in recent years, small- and middle-sized panel module companies...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Southern Taiwan Science Park leads Taiwan in revenue, thanks to shift in policies
The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) has seen record revenues driven by the semiconductor industry, with the formerly leading optoelectronics and display panel industries generating...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Chinese MCU firms eye domestic market opportunities with new product offerings
In the past, price wars had plagued the MCU market, with Chinese companies fiercely competing to capture market share, often through aggressive price cutting. Recently, there have...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
US sanctions boot Nvidia from China will give Huawei a leg up
The tightening of US chip sanctions has sent shockwaves through the high-end AI GPU export market, potentially resulting in short-term supply shortages and cost increases for China's...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Equipment supplier C Sun upbeat about advanced packaging demand
Robust demand for CoWoS and other advanced packaging will positively contribute to C Sun Manufacturing's sales operations in the second half of this year, according to the semiconductor...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
China homegrown AI chip development proceeding despite US ban
The Chinese chipmaking industry continues to make strides in the domestic development of artificial intelligence (AI) processors despite stricter US bans. Prominent Chinese corporations...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Taiwan OSATs see partial fab utilization recovery
Several Taiwan-based OSATs, including ChipMOS Technologies, Lingsen Precision Industries, Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE), and Walton Advanced Engineering, have begun to see...
Monday 23 October 2023
Realtek cautious about 4Q23 prospects
Realtek Semiconductor remains cautious about its sales prospects for the fourth quarter of 2023, as unfavorable macro conditions continue to weigh on end-market demand, according...
Monday 23 October 2023
How China's media interpret the ban on Nvidia's RTX 4090
Following the updated US semiconductor export ban issued on October 17, rumors of the Nvidia flagship consumer graphics card RTX 4090 being banned in China led to a sudden threefold...
Monday 23 October 2023
Tower Semiconductor rekindles investment interest in India, yet reportedly met with lukewarm response
After Intel's failed acquisition of Israel-based Tower Semiconductor, the latter reportedly revived its interest in finding partners to make chips in India, the fourth attempt for...
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: