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Thursday 23 March 2023
Automotive chip and component orders slow from China, say distributors
Over the last two months, the pace of order pull-in from Chinese automakers has been slow, according to sources at IC and component distributors.
Thursday 23 March 2023
China's Big Fund reduces stakes in some semiconductor firms as it adjusts investment focus
The National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund of China (commonly known as the Big Fund) has cut its shareholdings in some semiconductor firms, as it is adjusting its investment...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Fab equipment spending on track for 2024 recovery, SEMI says
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to decline 22% on year to US$76 billion in 2023 from a record high of US$98 billion in 2022 before rising 21% to...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Japan lifts semiconductor material ban on Korea; Japan, Korea, and the Netherlands will strengthen siege on China
Japan has officially announced that it is lifting its export restrictions of three key semiconductor production materials to South Korea. On the same day, ministers from both Japan...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
China keenly developing homegrown AI GPUs for chatbot apps
Chinese GPU developers including Jingjia Microelectronics and Innosilicon are developing homegrown AI GPUs at full throttle to keep up with the AI boom spurred by the growing popularity...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Tokyo Electron to build new plant, expecting renewed semiconductor demand
Chipmaking equipment vendor Tokyo Electron (TEL) has announced plans to invest JPY 22 billion (US$168 million) to set up a new plant in northeast Japan in anticipation of renewed...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Renesas executive suggests companies enter automotive sector with existing strengths
More non-automotive companies have started considering or expanding their businesses to the automotive sector. At a seminar on March 21, Renesas Electronics' executives said those...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Intel names new head of IFS
Intel has announced the appointment of Stuart Pann as senior VP and GM of Intel Foundry Services (IFS). Pann will report to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and will be responsible for driving...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
NXP S32G3 series automotive processors accelerate software-defined vehicle and high-performance safety applications
NXP Semiconductors has launched its S32G3 Vehicle Network Processors into production with availability to the mass market through the NXP distribution network.The S32G3 series extends...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Vapor chamber adoption grows among notebooks
The use of vapor chambers (VC) in notebooks is increasing, boosting the sales performance of heat dissipation solution providers.
Wednesday 22 March 2023
German minister visits Taiwan to strengthen semiconductor ties
German federal minister of education and research Bettina Stark-Watzinger is paying a brief visit to Taiwan to strengthen Germany's ties in chip manufacturing technology and to expand...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Handset panel prices likely to stop falling at the end of 2Q23
Handset panel prices continue trending down in March, but will likely stop falling and begin to stabilize at the end of the second quarter, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Nvidia debuts cuLitho to accelerate sub-2nm chip development
At the ongoing GPU Technology Conference (GTC), Nvidia unveiled its breakthrough in computational lithography. The new Nvidia cuLitho software library introduces accelerated computing...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Car sales in China slow
Though automotive IC vendors have predicted the chip shortage to persist into the second quarter of 2023, car sales in China have been disappointing so far this year, including sales...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
PCIe Gen5 SSD shipments unlikely to ramp up until 2H24
Shipments of next-generation PCIe Gen5 SSDs are unlikely to see a substantial rise until the second half of 2024, according to flash device controller specialist Phison Electronics...