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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...
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)...