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IC unit shipments will increase by 9.2% this year 4/21/2022 The 9.2% gain anticipated this year follows the large, 22% increase experienced during the economic recovery of 2021—the largest increase in IC unit growth since the boom year of 2010. Foxconn acquires arQana Technologies’ Wireless Telecommunications business 4/21/2022 This business transaction is a positive accomplishment for all the parties involved. It enables arQana Taiwan, arQana Belgium, and AchernarTek not only to continue developing their high-performance products for wireless telecommunications and further enhancing their 5G Sub-6GHz and mmWave product developments, but also expanding their footprints in the growing connected cars and electric vehicle (EV) market. Israeli based medical-imaging technology company Nanox to open semiconductor fab in Korea 4/20/2022 Nanox will develop crucial semiconductor microchips – the subject of many supply issue woes – that produces digital X-rays for its 3D medical imaging system. That system, called the Nanox.ARC, reduces costs in comparison to traditional analog X-rays. SMART Modular offers up to 2TB of Optane Memory expansion on a PCIe interface 4/20/2022 SMART’s Kestral memory AICs are ideal for hyperscale, data center, and other similar environments that run large memory applications, and would benefit from memory acceleration or system acceleration through computational storage Broadcom announce details of five chips as part of its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio 4/20/2022 Wi-Fi 7 doubles the bandwidth of Wi-Fi 6 and 6E making it a good complement to the expanded worldwide Wi-Fi spectrum in the 6 GHz band. The theory is that Wi-Fi 7 will allow users to expect up to 2.4 times more throughput, reduced latency, and extended range, all with much higher reliability. Microchip offers new SSD controller with AI functions 4/20/2022 This controller includes a programmable ML engine with pattern recognition and classification functions. Russia targets to produce its own microprocessor 4/19/2022 Russia has drawn up a plan to spend $38.4 billion developing a domestic semiconductor industry, reports Cnews, with the initial target of having a 90nm process in place this year, and a long-term goal of having a domestic 28nm process by 2030. Keysight helps SK hynix in development of memory semiconductors through express (PCIe) 5.0 test platforms 4/19/2022 Keysight’s integrated solutions for physical layer simulation, characterization and validation of PCIe 5.0 devices enable SK hynix to speed test and development of next generation dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and PCIe devices with CXL high-speed memory interconnect technology. Kioxia and WD finalized agreement to jointly invest in the Fab7 (Y7) manufacturing facility 4/19/2022 This marks another important milestone in the 20-year strategic joint-venture partnership between the two companies. Top five semiconductor manufacturers produced 57% of all wafers in 2021 4/19/2022 Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), Micron, SK Hynix, and Kioxia/Western Digital (WD) increased their share of the world’s silicon wafer capacity to a total of 57% by the end of 2021, according to market watcher Knometa Research. Samsung gets ahead of Intel again on semiconductor sales 4/18/2022 For the first time since 2018, the biggest-selling semiconductor vendor in the world was not Intel, which lost the top spot to Samsung in 2021, per a report released today by Gartner Research. Microchip offers dedicated software platform to onboard with embedded security 4/18/2022 In addition to offer Secure Element and security solutions, Microchip also offer a full onboarding experience to start with embedded security (including but not limited to trainings and interactive appplication notes) to leverage Microchip's secure and optimized provisioning flow. SiC to play an essential role in the transition from 400-V to 800-V electric-vehicle systems. 4/18/2022 silicon carbide power devices have achieved a high degree of reliability and maturity, offering fast switching and an unprecedented efficiency level in the automotive sector. TSMC earmarks $40B for Capex 4/18/2022 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC) reiterated its plan to spend more than $40 billion this year for capacity expansion despite concerns that overall demand for chips may wane. Samsung hired a supercomputer expert from Intel 4/15/2022 Samsung hired Robert Wisniewski as a senior vice president and chief architect of high-performance computing (HPC) and head of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) America Systems Architecture Lab. U.S. Department of Commerce are looking into Synopsys for possible violation of export laws 4/15/2022 Synopsys, one of the leading suppliers of electronic design automation (EDA) software tools used to design chips, is being probed for allegedly supplying their products to blacklisted Chinese companies. Littelfuse to acquire Embed Ltd, provider of embedded software and firmware development 4/15/2022 The acquisition comes on the heels of Littelfuse’s announcement of its acquisition of C&K Switches, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions with a strong global presence. Transphorm to demonstrate 99% efficiency power supply made with GaN device 4/15/2022 The 1200V GaN device delivers greater than 99 percent efficiency and performs well against a leading SiC MOSFET of similar on-resistance. Annual semiconductor equipment spending rose to $102.6 billion in 2021 4/14/2022 “The 44% increase in manufacturing equipment spending in 2021 highlights the global semiconductor industry’s aggressive push to add capacity,” Edwards to reduce carbon emissions when fabricating ICs with EUV process technology. 4/14/2022 Edwards, which makes vacuum pumps and advanced exhaust systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, is working closely with the world's major foundries to reduce carbon emissions when fabricating ICs particularly those built using the most energy-intensive EUV process technology. Infineon Technologies to expand existing backend operations in Indonesia 4/14/2022 The premises close to Infineon's existing backend manufacturing site include manufacturing buildings that will double Infineon's production area in Batam when fully operational. Contiue investment in Manufacturing will greatly benefit the global semiconductor value chain 4/14/2022 It will further alleviate the shortage, generate new jobs, create increased demand for fab equipment, and drive innovations in chip design. Huawei founder calls attention on IP revenues 4/13/2022 “Previously our intellectual property [efforts] were made for self-defence and to keep our own business safe,” “[However] after years of accumulation … we need to set up a reasonable pricing benchmark for industries to use our patented technologies fairly, and generate an appropriate return on our research and development,” Intel completes $3 billion fab expansion in Hillsboro, Oregon 4/13/2022 The expansion of the D1X factory will enable Intel to expand its manufacturing with an additional 270,000 square feet of manufacturing space. And that will help the company keep on the cutting edge of manufacturing technology, Trend Force predict supply chain to ease up due to slow demand 4/13/2022 The consumer electronics market will feel the brunt of the weakening stay-at-home economy, the pandemic in China, international tensions, and rising inflation in the second half of 2022 (1H22). Coupled with the traditional off-season, demand for relevant applications such as PCs, laptops, TVs, and smartphones has cooled significantly and downstream customers have successively downgraded their shipment targets for the year.  112  |  113  |  114  |  115  |  116  |  117  |  118  |  119  |  120  |  121

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