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| Intel to order 3nm process from TSMC |
2/22/2022 |
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California-based Intel will join Apple to order the world’s first 3-nm chips from TSMC as the Taiwan chip foundry ramps up its newest process this year.
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| Ventana Micro to partner with Intel on RISC-V CPU cores and chiplets |
2/21/2022 |
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Ventana Micro Systems Inc. recently announced a strategic partnership to make its RISC-V CPU cores and chiplets available through Intel Foundry Services (IFS) to leading customers in the data center, 5G/edge, networking, storage, AI/ML, automotive, and client market verticals.
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| Infineon to invest €2 billion in Malaysian fab |
2/18/2022 |
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The company is investing more than €2 billion to build a third module at its site in Kulim, Malaysia. Once fully equipped, the new module will generate €2 billion in additional annual revenue with products based on SiC and GaN.
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| NAND prices to jump 10% due to contaminations at WDC |
2/17/2022 |
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According to TrendForce, the combined WDC/Kioxia NAND Flash market share in the Q3 2021 was as high as 32.5%. The consequences of this latest incident may push the price of NAND Flash in Q2 to spike 5-10%.
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| Infineon commits to quantum computing |
2/17/2022 |
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Infineon Technologies AG is strengthening its commitment to the development of quantum computing technologies in Germany and Europe. In addition to previously established initiatives and partnerships, the chip manufacturer is participating in six additional research projects that are being funded as part of the German federal government’s economic stimulus package for the future of quantum technologies.
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| India's Smartphone Market up 7% |
2/16/2022 |
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India shipped 161 million smartphones in 2021, up by 7% year-over-year (YoY), even as supply and pandemic related challenges created disruptions during the year, according to International Data Corp.’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
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| Intel is developing energy-efficient blockchain accelerators |
2/15/2022 |
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"Intel will engage and promote an open and secure blockchain ecosystem and will help advance this technology in a responsible and sustainable way," Raja M. Koduri, SVP and GM of Intel's Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group, wrote in a blog post.
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| 16% share of the world’s chip capacity is in China |
2/15/2022 |
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China’s share of capacity has increased one percentage point in each of the last two years and a total of seven points since 2011, when the country accounted for just 9% of all IC wafer capacity.
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| China’s SMIC added $5 billion to its fab investment |
2/14/2022 |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has earmarked US$5 billion for capital expenditure this year, up from US$4.5 billion in 2021. The investment could boost its monthly capacity by 130,000 to 150,000 8-inch equivalent wafers.
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