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| Samsung Foundry successfully taped out SOC for Synopsys with yield |
7/1/2021 |
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This tapeout is the culmination of an extensive collaboration between Synopsys and Samsung Foundry to accelerate the delivery of a highly optimized reference methodology that realizes the maximum power and performance opportunities inherent to the latest 3D transistor architecture.
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| DRAM revenue surged by 30% |
6/30/2021 |
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Distance education and work from home (WFH) continued propelling a substantial demand for smartphone and laptop DRAM, resulting in a 6% growth in bit shipment and a 3% rise in ASP over the previous quarter.
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| Qualcomm shows Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile platform |
6/29/2021 |
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The Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile platform is a follow-on to the Snapdragon 888, and it will serve as the brains of smartphones coming in the second half of the year from customers including Asus, Honor, Motorola, Vivo, and Xiaomi.
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| Renault teams with STMicroelectronics on EV |
6/29/2021 |
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Both companies said that they will work together with the objective of improving the power performance of Renault’s Group’s applications for electric and hybrid vehicles, based on ST’s wide bandgap semiconductor technologies and products.
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| Industry is generally OK with the Nvidia/ARM take over |
6/29/2021 |
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Broadcom Corp., MediaTek Inc. and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. are the first customers of the Cambridge, U.K.-based Arm to publicly support the takeover, which has raised concerns on national security grounds.
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| 29 fabs are coming online to plug IC shortage |
6/28/2021 |
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19 fabs along with another ten expected to be built in 2022 respond to insatiable demand for semiconductors, fueling an equally vibrant chip equipment sector expected to surpass $140 billion over the next several years, according to a SEMI forecast.
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| Brazil' government approved SK hynix Inc.'s deal to acquire Intel Corp.'s NAND business |
6/28/2021 |
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Last October, SK hynix, South Korea's No. 2 chipmaker, signed a deal to buy Intel's non-volatile business for US$9 billion, which includes the U.S. firm's solid state drive business and a NAND flash chip plant in Dalian, China. Following the deal, the South Korean firm had to obtain approval from antitrust regulators in major countries.
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| Memory manufacturers seen unexpected seasonal gain |
6/25/2021 |
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Market forecaster Omdia reported this week that semiconductor revenues rose a modest but unexpected 0.5 percent over the previous quarter during the three months ending March 31. The gains mark only the third time chip makers have logged first quarter revenue growth since 2002.
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| Foxconn gets deeper into semiconductor |
6/25/2021 |
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Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group has recently acquired a 5.03% stake or 120 million shares in Malaysia-based Dagang NeXchange (DNeX) for around NT$720 million (US$25.78 million) from existing DNeX shareholders, which will help further deepen its deployments in the semiconductor and electric vehicle (EV) sectors.
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| U.S. blocked China's acquisition of Magnachip |
6/24/2021 |
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the United States (CFIUS) issued an interim order on June 15 blocking the Chinese private equity fund Wise Road Capital from acquiring Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. of Seoul, South Korea. The regulatory step puts the deal on hold.
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| COVID-19 infections postponed SEMICON Taiwan |
6/24/2021 |
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SEMICON Taiwan 2021, which was originally slated to take place in Taipei this September, will be rescheduled to either December this year or January 2022. An official announcement will be made in mid-August.
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| Huawei failed appeal to overturn FCC's 5G barring |
6/23/2021 |
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday (June 18) found that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was within its power and competence to issue the rule barring “Universal Service Fund” subsidies recipients from purchasing equipment or services from firms designated as national security risks.
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