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Tuesday 18 July 2023
SMIC chairman replacement implies Big Fund pulls the strings
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) announced on July 17 that Liu Xunfeng, who was recommended by the National IC Industry Investment Fund (the "Big Fund"),...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Trump accuses Taiwan of taking away America's semiconductor business
Former US President Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview, accused Taiwan of taking away American's semiconductor business and said the US government should have tariffed Taiwan,...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Semiconductor suppliers turn to 2Q24 for PC and handset recovery
Seeing demand for handsets and PCs likely to remain sluggish for the second half of 2023, many semiconductor suppliers are now eyeing a recovery in the second quarter of 2024, according...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Fab toolmakers see orders contract
Semiconductor equipment suppliers are experiencing a decline in customer orders, which may limit their growth in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Major China-based IC design houses to post declining profit for 1H23
According to the latest financial guidance, China-based IC design houses did not perform well due to the unfavorable market conditions of the consumer electronics market in the first...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
IC test interface specialists eyeing orders for new Mac processors
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology are among the IC test interface providers eyeing orders for from Apple for new Mac processors, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
India reportedly to offer equity support to IC design houses to nurture national champions
India, hosting a large number of engineering talents for global fabless semiconductor companies, is reportedly looking to take equity stakes in local design houses and nurture at...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Automotive DDI demand prospects improving
Automotive display driver IC (DDI) demand has been affected by the instability in the Chinese auto market and significant output cutbacks by automakers in the first half of 2023,...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Edge AI chips to increasingly adopt 3nm process
Edge AI chips will increasingly be fabricated on 3nm technology, prompting testing firms, such as King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Winstek Semiconductor, to boost their deployments...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek to rely on India's handset recovery to clear inventory
Qualcomm and MediaTek are counting on the resurgence of the India handset market in the second half of this year to clear out their remaining inventory, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
AMD unlikely to shift 3nm chip orders to Samsung, sources say
AMD is unlikely to transfer 3nm chip orders to Samsung Electronics, given that it has been working with TSMC on the technology for at least two years and that its relationship with...
Monday 17 July 2023
China-developed AI chips enter 7nm and below era
The manufacturing of AI chips developed by China-based companies has started to enter the 7nm node and below despite the US' frequent sanctions on China's AI products, according to...
Monday 17 July 2023
Consumer electronics may continue to slack in second half of 2023; automotive and industrial control IC hold their ground
Although 2023 is entering the traditional second-half peak season, the outlook for consumer electronics products is still looking relatively bleak. Initial observation finds that...
Monday 17 July 2023
Nvidia H800 under spotlight as A800 shipment to China rumored to be reduced
As Washington plans to strengthen control over the export of Nvidia A800 to China, Chinese media reported that Nvidia plans to reduce A800 production and allocate the capacity to...
Monday 17 July 2023
Intel Gaudi 2 not compelling enough for Chinese AI companies at the moment
Despite Intel's keen moves in promoting its latest AI solution, the Gaudi 2, in China recently, many Chinese AI companies are reportedly hesitant to switch their AI models onto Intel's...