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Friday 9 December 2022
New TSMC fab in US has in-house capability of IC analysis and verification
TSMC's new advanced wafer fab in the US will be capable of providing IC materials analysis and verification in-house, according to sources at Taiwan IC analysis and inspection labs,...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Xiaomi invests in HuiXi autonomous driving chip company
Multiple Chinese media reported on Dec 6 that the China-based AI startup Hefei HuiXi Intelligence has received investment from HanXing Venture Capital – a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Thursday 8 December 2022
SK Hynix develops MCR DIMM
SK Hynix has developed working samples of DDR5 multiplexer combined ranks (MCR) dual in-line memory module, which the memory chipmaker claims is the world's fastest server DRAM pro...
Thursday 8 December 2022
PMOLED panel makers turn to new businesses for growth
As the display industry stays in stagnation, Taiwan-based PMOLED panel makers, including Ritdisplay and Wisechip Semiconductor, have been venturing into new business segments.
Thursday 8 December 2022
China-based analog IC maker CanSemi finished Series B financing
China-based analog IC manufacturer Guangzhou CanSemi Technology (CanSemi) has finished Series B round of financing, with the fund dedicated to creating a speciality technology platform,...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Smartphone IC demand unlikely to pick up until after 1H23
Demand for smartphone ICs in China may not pick up until mid-2023 as smartphone sales of Chinese brands were lower than expected during the recently concluded shopping holidays, dashing...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Japan seeks to revitalize semiconductor leadership in cooperation with Taiwan
In the Taiwan-Japan Technology Dialogue forum hosted by Taiwan Japan Academy on December 6 in Taipei, executives from key semiconductor players and scholars from top think tanks presented...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Automotive chip IDMs could hardly pass all extra costs to carmakers
With foundries' price negotiations with IDMs and tier-1 suppliers for 2023 reaching an end, foundries are unlikely to cut their prices and the chip vendors will have difficulties...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Taiwan government to deploy team to protect key technologies
With the concern that the US may pressure the Taiwanese government to have TSMC move its newest technologies to the US, thus weakening Taiwan's importance in the semiconductor industry,...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Automotive chip supply likely to stay short before 2024
Automotive chip shortages, despite improving recently, are unlikely to be fully resolved before 2024 as supply growth is unable to catch up with the rapid increase in demand, according...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Imec to cooperate with Japan's Rapidus on 2nm technology
Belgium-based microelectronics research hub Imec has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Japan's newly formed semiconductor champion Rapidus Corp.
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Taiwan-Japan semiconductor forum draws attention with key Japanese politician giving keynote
The fact that a heavyweight Japanese lawmaker spoke at the "2022 Taiwan-Japan Technology Dialogue: Semiconductor Key Technology and Talent Forum" on the same day that US president...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Topco chair weighs in on US-China chip war
In a continuation of an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES, Topco Scientific (TSC) co-founder and...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
MCU to be more widely adopted in automotive application
The top MCU vendors with the highest MCU shipments in 2021 were NXP, followed by Renesas, ST, Infineon, and Microchip – the five vendors accounting for 76% of the total MCU...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
India eastern state eyes electronics and semiconductor manufacturing
As central and state governments in India are wooing investments from electronics manufacturers, the eastern state of Odisha is trying to catch up and build a local electronics eco...