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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:
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...