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| EU consider chip alliance instead of magafab approach |
5/3/2021 |
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The plan, which is at a very preliminary stage, may include a pan-European scheme known as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), which allows EU governments to pump in funding under easier state aid rules, and companies to work together on the entire project,
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| Retail DDR5 memory modules is now market available |
4/30/2021 |
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Crucial's memory modules utilize integrated circuits (ICs) from Micron. The UDIMM module features a one-side design with four 2GB memory ICs, while the SO-DIMM module sticks to a dual-sided design with up to 16 memory ICs of the same size. According to JEDEC's specification, DDR5 is expected to push the envelop in terms of capacity. The expected ceiling is 128GB per module.
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| Fabless IC production constitute one third of semiconductor sales |
4/30/2021 |
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Over the long-term, IC Insights believes that fabless/system IC suppliers, and the IC foundries that serve them, will continue to be a strong force in the total IC industry landscape with their percentage share of the total IC market expected to reach the mid-30s over the next five years.
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| Samsung's memory business continue to go great |
4/30/2021 |
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Samsung's net profit stood at 7.14 trillion won (US$6.4 billion) in the January-March period, up 46.2 percent from a year earlier, the world's largest memory chip and smartphone vendor said in a regulatory filing.
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| Foxconn wants to get into EV with Apple |
4/29/2021 |
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It’s a new chance for Foxconn to develop low-cost modules for electronics brand owners in much the same way as the company started making laptop computers for Apple and Dell decades ago.
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| SK hynix net profit up 53% |
4/29/2021 |
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The world's second-largest memory maker, SK hynix said the strong performance was driven by strong memory-chip demand across all applications and improved yield rates, which refers to the portion of flawless chips per production volume.
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| UMC to spend $3.59 billions on expansion Capex |
4/29/2021 |
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Co-president Jason Wang told an earnings call the expansion will take place at an existing UMC (2303.TW) facility in the Tainan Science Park, with production scheduled to start from the second quarter of 2023.
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| European Union is planning to offer subsidies to chipmakers |
4/28/2021 |
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In an interview Monday with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said the chip shortage, particularly in its effect on the auto industry, had shown "how urgently we need to make our supply chains resilient."
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| GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) relocates headquarters to Malta, NY |
4/28/2021 |
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GF has invested more than $15 billion in its Fab 8 facility over the last decade to support innovation and manufacturing capacity. In 2021, the company is looking to double its planned investment to expand global capacity, with $500 million targeted for Malta, NY alone.
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| Samsung consider developing solar power plants in Texas |
4/27/2021 |
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The plants will be located in Milam county, the documents showed, less than two hours' drive from Austin where affiliate Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) has a chip factory and is considering building another at a cost of $17 billion.
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| Toshiba investors calling for review to find out how much it really worth |
4/27/2021 |
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3D Investment Partners, which owns a 7.2% stake in Toshiba, said in a letter to the company’s board that it believes running a full and fair sales process was essential to rebuilding trust with investors after a tumultuous period that has included an investor revolt and the resignation of former CVC dealmaker Nobuaki Kurumatani as chief executive officer.
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| CVC turns away from Toshiba acquisition |
4/26/2021 |
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Earlier, Toshiba had received a preliminary and non-legally binding proposal from CVC Asia for a private acquisition and takeover of the company. However, as the company felt that it was not a proper and feasible acquisition proposal.
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| Silicon Labs divest I&A business to concentrate on IoT |
4/26/2021 |
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To be sold to Skyworks are Silicon Labs’ technology portfolios and related assets in power, isolation, timing, and broadcast products. More than 350 Silicon Labs’ employees associated with I&A, together with its I&A senior management, will join Skyworks.
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| Largest silicon carbide plant about to complete |
4/26/2021 |
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“Silicon carbide is a more effective chip for a lot of industries that are coming online in the future, with electric vehicles 5G, it’s kind of the next hopeful chip of the future.”
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| ADI and Canadian space specialist MDA working on a satellite beam forming IC |
4/23/2021 |
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“Electronically steered array technology is a necessity for the builders and operators of the next generation of LEO constellations. This technology provides MDA and Telesat with the ability to simultaneously steer multiple beams and allows beams to be rapidly repositioned at speeds that are not possible with mechanical systems.”.
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