Imec.xpand, an independent global venture capital fund, today announced the launch of a new EUR 300 million fund aimed at accelerating the growth of transformative semiconductor and nanotechnology innovations.
Qualcomm's first-quarter fiscal report has signaled an ongoing recovery in smartphone demand, with robust demand in the high-end Chinese smartphone market.
Counterpoint released the global foundry market share ranking for the fourth quarter of 2023, showing that TSMC maintained its leadership status with a 61% market share driven by strong demand from AI and the restocking of smartphones.
AMD challenges Nvidia's dominance in the AI market with its Instinct MI300 accelerator which has been well-received by the market. However, since Nvidia's next-generation Blackwell platform is priced lower than expected, how would that impact AMD?
Against the backdrop of a secular slowdown in economic growth and a real-estate bubble burst that added debt burdens, how much longer can China continue to subsidize its industries and realize the dream of building a self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain?
Touch controller chip and fingerprint sensor specialist Elan Microelectronics believes that demand for AI PCs will rise and ferment as early as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Leading handset chip vendors Qualcomm and MediaTek are unlikely to be alarmed by Huawei's fast rebound in China's smartphone market, according to industry sources.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares declined as much as 8.1% after the chipmaker gave a disappointing forecast for artificial intelligence processors, a lucrative market now dominated by Nvidia Corp.
SK Hynix held a press conference on May 2 at its headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, to reveal details of its investment plans for the M15X fab in Cheongju and the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in South Korea, as well as advanced packaging facilities in Indiana, the US. Company CEO Kwak Noh-Jung disclosed during the conference that SK Hynix has already sold out of its HBM memory production for this year and is almost sold out for 2025.
Qualcomm reported slightly stronger-than-expected results over the past quarter, and its upbeat outlook suggests an improvement in the mobile phone industry. Qualcomm also expects the automotive business to play a larger role.
Many Chinese semiconductor firms have told customers they are raising prices due to rising costs of precious metals, such as gold and copper, according to industry sources.
Micron Technology announced that it is leading the industry by validating and shipping its high-capacity monolithic 32Gb DRAM die-based 128GB DDR5 RDIMM memory at speeds of up to 5,600 MT/s across all major server platforms.
Taiwan's economy expanded at the fastest pace in almost three years as global demand for artificial intelligence-related technologies fueled a boom in exports.
Samsung Electronics has been ramping up its power semiconductor development team and is considering expanding its production capacity. This move aims to meet the anticipated surge in demand for power chips driven by the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Electric Vehicles (EVs).
Notebook production in Vietnam has increased dramatically, making the country the second largest source of imports to the US behind China, according to government sources.
NXP experienced a slower automotive market and increased demand for industrial and mobile segments. The chipmaker gave a better outlook for the second quarter.
Inventory adjustments for analog chips across all device applications have been completed, and shipments to specific customers and product lines have resumed their upward trajectory, according to sources at analog IC suppliers.
Taiwan's major NAND controller manufacturer Phison Electronics has decided to establish a startup company, MaiStorage, with an investment of MYR 100 million (US$21.09 million).
Responding to various rumors about the company's operations, MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai not only mentioned that the annual revenue growth rate of flagship smartphone SoCs will exceed 50% but also set a goal of achieving a 30% market share in the Chinese flagship smartphone market in the short term.
Samsung Electronics has been actively promoting the open-source instruction set architecture, RISC-V, as a crucial technology for developing next-generation AI chips. However, the ongoing investigation by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) into potential national security risks resulting from China's proactive involvement in RISC-V could hinder Samsung's RISC-V ecosystem development plans.
Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek has said it is bullish on India and expects to grow in R&D and market penetration. Speaking to Digitimes Asia recently, Anku Jain, MD of MediaTek India, mentioned although the pace of growth will depend on various factors, they are committed to growing their presence here.
MediaTek has presented its detailed first-quarter financial report. The fabless chipmaker's gross profit margin was significantly higher than the average level thanks to strong customer recovery momentum and substantial revenue growth, as well as the inclusion of various non-recurring items in earnings.
