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| Jensen Huang, of NVIDIA receives Industry honor |
8/13/2021 |
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Robert N. Noyce Award, The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) presents the Noyce Award annually in recognition of a leader who has made outstanding contributions to the semiconductor industry in technology or public policy.
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| Q3 DRAM prices steadying |
8/12/2021 |
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Spot prices of DRAM modules have been falling since May and were 32% down by August 3rd and are Now lower than contract prices for 3Q21 by almost as much as 20% and are unlikely to experience a price hike in the short run.
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| To add spectrometer function to a smartphone ? |
8/12/2021 |
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Smartphones of the near future will be able to detect malignant melanoma from benign skin lesions. Spectricity, a spinoff of Imec (Interuniversity Microelectronics Center), claims it has developed chip-size hyperspectral sensor and imager solutions that could turn any smartphone into a real pocket lab.
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| EV chip sales up 140% |
8/12/2021 |
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The worldwide electric vehicle (EV) sales in June grew to 587,308 units, up by 140% year-on-year (YoY) and by 29% month-on-month (MoM),
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| TSMC reported July revenue down 16.1% from June |
8/11/2021 |
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TSMC has revised upward its revenue growth outlook this year to above 20%, as the foundry segment and the overall semiconductor market (excluding memory) are expected to increase 17% and 20%, respectively.
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| Huawei will sell off its x86 server operations |
8/11/2021 |
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Based on a company financial report, Huawei's x86 server revenue fell last year to about US$3.9 billion (NT$108.49 billion) and will lose tens of billions overall after selling off the assets.
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| Google Pixel 6 might have embedded copy of Samsung Exynos |
8/11/2021 |
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Rumors that Google was working closely with Samsung on the design and development of the chip. That would mean that Tensor would have a lot of Exynos (Samsung's line of homegrown chips) DNA. But some digging by site GalaxyClub (Dutch) showed what could be Tensor's official designation in Samsung's portfolio.
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| Global cloud market at $42 billion |
8/11/2021 |
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Synergy Research reported last week that the global cloud market ascended to $42 billion in the second quarter, a $2.7 billion increase over the previous quarter and an impressive 39-percent jump from the same three-month period last year.
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| Use of lithium-sulfur battery to extend EV range |
8/10/2021 |
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Scientists in Japan have put forward a promising solution to this problem, integrating a novel sponge material that enables a prototype lithium-sulfur battery to safely endure hundreds of cycles.
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| Phison confidence on 200% growth next year |
8/10/2021 |
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Phison Electronics has managed to obtain more capacity support from two foundry service providers, and will see its output for 2022 jump 200% from this year.
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| MediaTek relies on customers in China |
8/10/2021 |
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MediaTek owes its success as a supplier of smartphone processors to China. The Hsinchu-based firm’s key clients are all Chinese smartphone vendors, and the company has grown in tandem with China’s mobile phone market, the world’s largest since 2012.
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| Qualcomm outbids Magna in acquiring Veoneer |
8/9/2021 |
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Demand has been on the rise for advanced driver assistance systems, known in the industry as ADAS, that add features ranging from collision warning to parking assist. Some systems collect data from cameras and radar to monitor surroundings, interpret the situation and take action.
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| Water management is important to the future of Semiconductor Industry |
8/9/2021 |
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According to Water Technology, a fabrication plant gets through anywhere between two and four million gallons per day to clean silicon wafers and cool equipment. To reduce the amount of water used, we must rise to the challenge with a spirit of innovation and collaboration, as well as solid risk management.
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| ON Semiconductor launched its new trade name “onsemi” |
8/9/2021 |
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onsemi has sharpened its strategy to drive disruptive innovation that contributes to a sustainable ecosystem of high-growth megatrends such as vehicle electrification, advanced safety, alternative energy and factory automation.
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| SK Hynix to operate acquired Intel Memory product unit as independent company |
8/6/2021 |
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Intel and SK Hynix announced last October that Intel would sell its NAND memory and storage business to SK Hynix for $9 billion. This means that Intel will part ways with its NAND SSD product line while it holds on to its Optane memory and storage business that now sits within the newly formed Datacenter and AI Group, a division Intel created recently as part of a restructuring of its Data Platform Group.
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| Foxconn bought chip plant for EV chip productions |
8/6/2021 |
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In a joint news conference, Foxconn and Macronix said the sale of the 6-inch wafer fabrication plant (fab) in Taiwan's chip-making hub of Hsinchu will be finalised by the end of this year. The plant is not currently in operation.
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| Pat Gelsinger: "Intel can be in a mega-fab position" |
8/6/2021 |
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said negotiations with local officials are ongoing, and the company expects to announce a U.S. site by the end of the year. Along with necessary foundry infrastructure, including inexpensive power and plentiful water, the chip maker also wants to locate its new fab near a university.
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| Silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers reports net profits increased of 16.4% |
8/5/2021 |
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GlobalWafers registered consolidated revenues of NT$15.21 billion for the second quarter, up 2.7% sequentially and 11% on year, with the amount surpassing NT$30 billion in the first half, growing 10.3% on year. The company's net profits for the first half were NT$6.65 billion, up 5.8% on year.
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| TSMC is eyeing 2nm production for 5G |
8/5/2021 |
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“A strong roadmap is important for TSMC to maintain its foundry leadership and competitiveness. The company will see increased competition from Intel and Samsung foundries in the future."
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| Marvell Technology acquires Innovium for network technology |
8/5/2021 |
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This latest acquisition automatically drops Marvell into a market that the company said could grow at a 15% CAGR to $2 billion by 2026. Marvell said a Tier 1 cloud customer has already selected Innovium as a supplier, which the company said should lead to significant ramp in sales in 2022.
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