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Memory chipmakers see their downstream module and device customers stockpile 5/19/2021
A sudden rise in the number of COVID-19 infections in Taiwan has prompted Taiwan-based memory module and device manufacturers to further step up their inventory build-ups.
Samsung consider to build $17 billion plant in Austin 5/19/2021
Samsung, the world’s largest memory chip producer and No. 2 foundry firm, has been mulling building a US$17 billion foundry factory in the U.S., with Texas, Arizona and New York mentioned as possible candidate sites.
SK hynix is considering a takeover of Key Foundry fab in China 5/19/2021
SK hynix currently controls 49.8 percent of the company via a private equity fund set up by Magnus PEF. The rest – a 50 percent stake plus one share-- is held by the fund’s another investor, MG Community Credit Cooperatives. SK hynix has spent 207 billion won ($183 million) for that investment in March last year.
AMD to bring out a budget RDNA 2-powered GPU 5/18/2021
The expectation, as Tom’s Hardware, which spotted this development, observes, is that ‘Beige Goby’ will be the engine of the budget-level graphics cards below the RX 6600, so that could mean RX 6500 or 6400 products.
Chip shortage hits Huawei 5G smartphone production 5/18/2021
Huawei's latest P40, P40 Pro, Mate 30 and Mate 40 5G smartphones are still unavailable at its authorized stores, on its official website, as well as the third-party sales channels, due to supply chain disruptions.
COVID-19 cases rise in Taiwan to affect Semiconductor Industry 5/18/2021
TSMC and other Taiwan-based foundries remain diligent in their respective precautionary measures internally against COVID-19, amid concerns over a spike in confirmed cases in Taiwan. Nevertheless, potential coronavirus-induced lockdowns in Taipei and other cities may pose a threat to the local chipmaking industry supply chain, according to industry sources.
Group of U.S. senators working on a $52-billion semiconductor funding bill 5/18/2021
Senators Mark Kelly, John Cornyn, Mark Warner and Tom Cotton have been negotiating a compromise measure to address the issue in the face of rising Chinese semiconductor production and shortages impacting automakers and other U.S. industries.
Infineon Technologies offer QDR SRAM for space applications 5/17/2021
The use case is an example of how the aerospace industry has shifted some data processing from the ground to the actual satellite to equip them with increased computational power and lower latency.
AMD renegotiated minimum wafer purchase with GlobalFoundries 5/17/2021
Advanced Micro Devices and GlobalFoundries have extended their wafer supply agreement through 2024. However, it has been amended to free AMD from its exclusivity commitments.
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is expected to grow 18.1 percent annually 5/17/2021
The sector logged NT$904.7 billion (US$32.3 billion) in its output value in the first quarter, representing 2.6 percent quarterly growth. Integrated circuits (IC) testing, IC design, IC manufacturing, and IC packaging reported 5.7 percent, 5.3 percent, 1.4 percent, and 0.4 percent quarterly growth, respectively.
Kioxia to expand R&D centers in Kanagawa Prefecture 5/17/2021
The expansion of the Yokohama technology facility will nearly double the size of a six-story building of about 40,000 square meters, while the 4-story Shin-Koyasu advanced research center will come with a total area of ??about 13,000 square meters, Kioxia indicated.
Intel launched new Core H series mobile Xeon processors 5/13/2021
The CPUs are made using a 10nm SuperFin process, featuring up to eight cores and 16 threads with single and dual-core turbo performance up to 5.0GHz
China is trying to perfect yields at 28nm 5/13/2021
"China urgently needs to move toward mid-to-high end chip production and being able to produce 28 nm chips means that it can meet most of the demand for chips without relying on other countries,"
Korean Industry executives to meet with Biden at next week's Korean-U.S. Leadership Summit 5/13/2021
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kim Ki-nam, who is in charge of managing Samsung's semiconductor business, is considering visiting the U.S., while SK Bioscience chief Ahn Jae-yong is scheduled to join the trip. LG Energy Solution (LGES) CEO Kim Jong-hyun will also fly to Washington. But Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun will not join the business delegation, according to officials and sources.
Applied Materials offers three paths to modern DRAM fabrications 5/13/2021
The industry urgently needs breakthroughs that can allow DRAM to scale to reduce area and cost while also operating at higher speeds and using less power.
50% of smart speakers use MediaTek Apps processor 5/12/2021
MediaTek increased its share by six percentage points in 2020 and has more than doubled its market share over the past two years.
Samsung unveiled new DRAM memory based on Compute Express Link (CXL) technology 5/12/2021
The memory module based on the new Compute Express Link (CXL) interconnect standard will enable server systems to scale memory capacity and bandwidth, accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing workloads in data centers,
Michael Dell predicts semiconductor shortage to last for years 5/12/2021
A surge in demand for electronic devices, coupled with U.S. sanctions against Chinese technology firms, has caused a dearth of the chips, crimping output of items ranging from cars to computers and smartphones.
Tech companies joined together to lobby for semiconductor funding 5/12/2021
The newly formed Semiconductors in America Coalition, which also includes Amazon.com’s Amazon Web Services, said Tuesday it has asked U.S. lawmakers to provide funding for the CHIPS for America Act, for which President Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide $50 billion.
UMC plans to expand capacity through collaboration model with its leading global customers 5/11/2021
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) plans to expand capacity at its 300mm Fab 12A Phase 6 (P6) in Taiwan’s Tainan Science Park through a collaboration model with several of its leading global customers. Under this mutually beneficial arrangement, these customers will make a deposit that secures their long-term chip supply at P6 using pre-determined pricing.
SK hynix vowed to cut greenhouse gas emissions 5/11/2021
The company managed to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions per unit production thanks to efforts such as the recycling of resources across the company, a SK Hynix official said.
South Korea government to announce aid package to grow their semiconductor industry 5/11/2021
As early as Thursday, Seoul is expected to unveil what it calls the “K-Semiconductor Belt Strategy,” which could include drastic increases in tax benefits for chipmakers’ R&D projects and facility investments.
China is encountering difficulties in establishing IC business 5/11/2021
Survey respondents told Nikkei that U.S. trade sanctions against China have made acquiring parts and materials from abroad difficult. Using Chinese parts and materials as substitutes has also led to lower yield rates.
Intel’s first discrete graphics card for gamers could be coming soon 5/10/2021
Pete Brubaker, game development relations specialist at Intel, tweeted a new job listing at Intel that points to an upcoming release of the DG2. The position is for a Senior Game Developer Relations Engineer, who will partner with game developers around the world to help shape the technology that enables video games.
ST announced new family of ST Integrated Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices for automotive applications 5/10/2021
The family combines a monolithic power stage along with drivers and protections in GaN technology as well as System-in-Package (SiP) solutions for application-specific ICs with additional processing and control circuitry.
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