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| Foxconn disclose self-developed EV |
10/27/2021 |
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Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has introduced for the first time, three autonomously developed electric vehicles (EVs): the Model C recreational vehicle, the Model E sedan, and the Model T electric bus. The announcement was made during the livestreamed Hon Hai Tech Day 2021 (HHTD21) event, underlining Hon Hai’s commitment to become a global next-generation automotive manufacturer.
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| PragmatIC Semiconductor gets funding to build flexible fab |
10/26/2021 |
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“The first fab was introduced a couple of years ago, for which demand has been good. We expect to reach capacity soon, so the new planned fab will be a larger capacity version of the existing one. The second fab will also be a template for offering a fab-on-site to customers in the future, which will be modular and low capex.”
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| China has emerged as a powerhouse for AI unicorns |
10/26/2021 |
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Despite the regulatory shakeups and the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, China has emerged as a powerhouse for artificial intelligence (AI) unicorns, according to Thematic Research at GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company.
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| Applied Materials use massive data and AI to determine semiconductor process |
10/26/2021 |
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Conventionally, chip makers have used the scribe lines separating dies on a silicon wafer as an optical proximate target for metrology and process control. But scribe lines of up to 30 microns are far out of proportion to semiconductor devices with geometries at the 5-nm node. Hence, the correlation between scribe lines and end devices has become much more complex. Critical chip dimensions are far smaller than the huge target used for optical calibration in the production process.
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| Nvidia announced its developer toolbox for supporting AI-powered robotics |
10/25/2021 |
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Nvidia, which is trying to assert its lead as a supplier of processors for AI applications, announced a host of “performance perception” technologies that would be part of what it will now call Isaac ROS. This includes computer vision and AI/ML functionality in ROS-based applications to support things like autonomous robots.
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| SEMICON Japan returns to Tokyo |
10/25/2021 |
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SEMICON Japan 2021 Hybrid will showcase opportunities for the semiconductor manufacturing and design supply chain to enable a smarter world through advances in Smart Mobility, mobile communications and other applications powering industry growth.
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| Planned TSMC plant in Japan expected to drive up operational cost |
10/25/2021 |
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Western nations are demanding a secure supply of semiconductors as their domestic automakers continue to idle production lines because of chip shortages. Those governments are seeking manufacturing investments from leading chip makers in Asia such as Samsung of South Korea and TSMC of Taiwan, as well as Intel.
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| Electric vehicle (EV) sales up 177% |
10/22/2021 |
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Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Asia and the Middle East reached 1,802,723 units for January to August 2021, up by 177% year-on-year, according to the Worldwide Monthly BEV & PHEV Tracker from Researcher and Research LLC.
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| PC shipment broke record again |
10/22/2021 |
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Global PC shipments marked their sixth consecutive year-on-year (YoY) growth in the third quarter of 2021 at 84.2 million units. This came despite the ongoing component shortages and other supply constraints.
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| Micron to build a new DRAM plant in Japan |
10/21/2021 |
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The new chip fab will produce advanced DRAM for the data center, as the company is shifting focus away from the consumer market after selling its 3D XPoint fab to Texas Instruments.
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| Apple shows off its in house developed M1 and M1 Pro system in a chip |
10/20/2021 |
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The M1 had been widely successful for Apple, showcasing fantastic performance at never-before-seen power efficiency in the laptop market. Although the M1 was fast, it was still a somewhat smaller SoC – still powering devices such as the iPad Pro line-up, and a corresponding lower TDP, naturally still losing out to larger more power-hungry chips from the competition.
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| Rambus announced sampling of DDR5 server memory modules |
10/19/2021 |
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This level of performance, according to the company, represents a 17% increase in data rate over the first-generation 4800 MT/s DDR5 RCD. With the addition of a number of key innovations, Rambus has been able to deliver 5600 MT/s performance at lower latency and power while optimizing timing parameters for improved RDIMM margins.
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| Component shortage slows smartphone market |
10/19/2021 |
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Global smartphone shipments fell by 6% in the third quarter of 2021 as vendors struggled to meet demand for devices amid component shortages, according to market analyst Canalys.
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