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| NXP sees industrial demand lifting Q2 profit |
5/1/2024 |
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NXP Semiconductors is forecasting its second-quarter profit to beat estimates on industrial demand. NXP's largest revenue share -- automotive -- is beginning to see inventory buildup.
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| 2nm competition is heating up |
4/30/2024 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Intel and Samsung Electronics are at various stages of production on 2-nanometer processes. TSMC is ramping up production of its N2 this year with N2P planned for 2026; Intel's 18A is set for production in 2025; and Samsung has a foundry contract with a Japanese AI startup for its 2nm process.
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| SK Innovation losses continue for battery unit |
4/30/2024 |
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SK Innovation is slowing its battery investments after its battery unit SK On saw a $241 million operating loss in the first quarter. SK On Chief Financial Officer Kim Kyunghun says electric vehicle launches in North America are expected to drive market improvements.
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| Global PC Market Back in Black in 1Q 2024 |
4/30/2024 |
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Global PC shipments grew by around 3% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter (1Q 2024) after eight consecutive quarters of declines due to demand slowdown and inventory correction,
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| Will MicroLEDs Revolutionize Our Screens? |
4/30/2024 |
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As we transition from LCD and OLED screens, microLED stands out as a beacon of innovation, promising unparalleled energy efficiency, luminosity and color depth.
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| TSMC previews A16 process in move toward HPC products |
4/29/2024 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is detailing the first in its A-series of process technology. The A16, named for angstroms, is seen as a move toward high-performance computing applications and will be available commercially in 2026.
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| TSMC adds N4C process to 4nm portfolio at a lower cost |
4/29/2024 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is expanding its 4-nanometer class with its N4C fabrication process, which offers fewer masking layers and a smaller die size for up to 8.5% the cost. The N4C builds on TSMC's N4P technology and features the power, performance and area sought by many clients.
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| Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon X Plus for laptops |
4/26/2024 |
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Qualcomm, following last fall's announcement of the Snapdragon X Elite, is adding the Snapdragon X Plus to its next-generation laptop chip line. Both use a 4-nanometer process and Arm-based Oryon CPU architecture and offer 45 TOPS of machine learning performance, but the X Plus is slightly more affordable, with fewer CPU cores (10 vs. 12 in the X Elite) and lower clock speeds (3.4Ghz vs. 3.8Ghz).
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| FTC to ban noncompete agreements |
4/26/2024 |
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The agency said the rule, expected to take effect as soon as late August, received overwhelming public support during a comment period.
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| SK Hynix putting $3.86B into DRAM chip factory |
4/25/2024 |
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SK Hynix plans to invest $3.86 billion in a new factory in South Korea by the end of next year, where it will produce dynamic random access memory chips. The M15X fab is just part of the company's domestic investments, which include the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, which will open in 2027.
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| Microchip Helps Simplify Aviation Industry’s Transition to More Electric Aircraft |
4/25/2024 |
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To provide the aviation industry with a comprehensive electric actuation solution, Microchip Technology Inc. has launched a new integrated actuation power solution that combines companion gate driver boards with its expansive Hybrid Power Drive (HPD) modules in silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon technology with a power range of 5kVA to 20kVA.
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| Samsung leads with mass-production of latest V-NAND |
4/24/2024 |
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Samsung Electronics is the first to mass-produce ninth-generation vertical NAND flash memory chips. Samsung the product's bit density is 50% higher than the previous generation and channel hole-etching technology allowed it to maximize the cell layer in a double-stack structure.
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| STMicro, Rohm's SiCrystal sign new SiC wafer supply deal |
4/23/2024 |
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STMicroelectronics and Rohm's SiCrystal are expanding a supply agreement for 150 mm silicon carbide substrate wafers. The wafers will be manufactured in Germany, and the deal is expected to be worth at least $230 million.
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| Commerce chief points to Huawei chip as sanctions win |
4/23/2024 |
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is downplaying Huawei Technologies' latest chip as evidence US export controls on China are working. The Mate 60 Pro technology is "years behind what we have in the United States," Raimondo says.
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