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| Apple M2 chip could be imminent and find a home in multiple Macs |
3/9/2022 |
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That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in his ‘Power on’ newsletter. Gurman claims that a “developer source” has informed him that Apple is testing a new chip at the moment. What's more, this chip has an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, and has been tested on various unreleased macOS updates running on multiple Mac machines.
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| U.S. fabs don't help until we have backends and assembly test |
3/9/2022 |
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While U.S. legislators prepare to approve a $52 billion package of incentives to help revive the domestic semiconductor industry, there are concerns that most of the financial support will go to chipmakers that don’t need assistance while the dwindling U.S. assembly and test segment goes neglected.
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| Cyberattacks hits GlobalWafers |
3/8/2022 |
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The Japanese subsidiary of GlobalWafers had to shut down production on Monday in the wake of a spate of cyberattacks. GlobalWafers Japan (GWJ) has since investigated (PDF, Japanese) the "illegal… unauthorized access" of its networks and the extent of any system corruption.
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| Toshiba see chip shortage to last for another year |
3/8/2022 |
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Toshiba Corp. said supply challenges for electronic components are unlikely to abate for another year as chronic shortages remain, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a key supplier of chipmaking materials, may also have an impact.
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| IC shortage affects RFID Industry too |
3/8/2022 |
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Despite the price hike, the business claims that demand for chips is still high—demand for endpoint ICs for UHF RFID tags exceeded shipments by more than 50% in Q3 alone. Both 200mm and 300mm wafers are in short supply for endpoint ICs, and the demand will continue to outstrip supply, through 2022.
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| onsemi to sell fabs in Belgium and Maine |
3/4/2022 |
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“The proposed divestitures show that we are well on our way to achieve an optimized manufacturing network while supporting our customers with long-term assurance of supply,” says CEO Hassane El-Khoury,
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| Industry forms Chiplet Consortium |
3/4/2022 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is joining with Intel and Samsung to define new industry standards for the next frontier in semiconductors: advanced chip-packaging technologies.
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| ‘Smart home goes on ambient sensing |
3/4/2022 |
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A smart home built on ambient sensing at the edge, taking thousands of different measurements of data into account for each decision, is how we facilitate such improvements. Using a combination of sensors to understand our smart home environment, and AIoT to process and implement the results, is the most realistic way of realizing the experience we want.
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| Nova sets new office in China |
3/3/2022 |
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Nova, a leading innovator and key provider of material, optical and chemical metrology solutions for advanced process control in semiconductor manufacturing, has established its Chinese local corporate entity and opened of a new Chinese headquarters in Shanghai.
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| Toshiba CEO resigns |
3/2/2022 |
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CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa has resigned - a sudden departure that comes after sources said revised restructuring plans sparked opposition within the company in addition to long-standing anger from shareholders.
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| STMicro expect strong growth for the year |
3/2/2022 |
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STMicroelectronics has reported solid financial results for 2021, with fourth quarter net revenues reaching $3.56 billion, up 9.9% year-over-year and 11.2% sequentially.
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| Toshiba to build new 300mm fab for power semiconductors |
3/2/2022 |
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Construction will take place in two phases, allowing the pace of investment to be optimized against market trends, with the production start of Phase 1 scheduled for within fiscal 2024. When Phase 1 reaches full capacity, Toshiba’s power semiconductor production capacity will be 2.5 times that of fiscal 2021.
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