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| Memory-chip exports in South Korea back in the black |
11/15/2023 |
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Multi-chip packages led the rebound, rising 12.2%, while the sales of dynamic random access memory — the most lucrative category — narrowed their decline to single digits for the first time in more than a year.
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| Taiwan-India tie-up key to global supply chain |
11/15/2023 |
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Colley Hwang, chairman and president of DigiTimes, sees a collaboration between Taiwan and India bringing the semiconductor industry to $1 trillion in revenue by the end of the decade.
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| Yangtze Memory files suit against Micron over patents |
11/14/2023 |
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According to the lawsuit, Micron turned to YMTC's patented technology to fend off competition from YMTC and to gain and protect market share. It said Micron was not paying its fair share to use the patented inventions.
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| Samsung is recruiting in-vehicle AP chip developers in North America |
11/14/2023 |
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Samsung Electronics is seeking in-vehicle application processor chip developers in North America, according to listings on its hiring website. The system-on-chip designer positions are part of the company's chip development for an infotainment system to be installed in Hyundai Motor models.
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| TSMC seeks new site in Taiwan to produce 1.4nm chips |
11/13/2023 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has backed off a plan to build a wafer fabrication facility in Hsinchu Science Park but apparently will seek another site in its home country. Production of the company's 2-nanometer chip is scheduled to begin at the science park in 2025; the new plant will be dedicated to even more advanced 1.4-nanometer chips.
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| GUS Technology Builds Taiwan's First Battery Gigafactory |
11/13/2023 |
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GUS Technology, which focuses on lithium titanate (LTO) and NCM material systems, has entered into the design, development, and manufacturing of battery modules for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage since the end of 2019.
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| SK Hynix bets on DRAM upturn with $7.6 bn spending; HBM in focus |
11/10/2023 |
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SK Hynix is betting on increased industry demand for advanced DRAM chips by earmarking $7.6 billion for capital spending next year, representing at least a 43% increase over this year's number. The company also reportedly plans to spend on its high-bandwidth-memory manufacturing technology known as Through Silicon Via.
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| GlobalFoundries beats Q3 earnings estimates, optimistic about Q4 |
11/9/2023 |
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Excluding some items, profit was 55 cents a share in the period, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Analysts had projected 49 cents. GlobalFoundries’ earnings forecast for the fourth quarter also was higher than Wall Street expected, even as its sales outlook came in light.
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| Qualcomm, Samsung oppose India's TV on phones effort |
11/9/2023 |
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Qualcomm and Samsung say India's proposed mandate for ATSC 3.0 technology on smartphones for live-TV reception would raise the cost of devices, reduce battery performance and cell reception. Ericsson and Nokia joined the companies in asking the Indian communications ministry to reconsider.
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| Vietnam Develops 5G Chip |
11/9/2023 |
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The first 5G DFE chip series in Vietnam belongs to the 5G product ecosystem completely designed by Viettel's engineers.
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| Texas Instruments begins construction on 300-mm fab in Utah |
11/8/2023 |
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In February, TI announced its $11 billion investment in Utah, marking the largest economic investment in state history. LFAB2 will create approximately 800 additional TI jobs as well as thousands of indirect jobs, with first production in 2026.
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| Baidu orders $61.83M in AI chips from Huawei |
11/8/2023 |
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Baidu has ordered 1,600 910B Ascend AI chips from Huawei Technologies for about $61.83 million to be delivered by the end of the year. The chips were developed as an alternative to the A100 chip from Nvidia.
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