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SIA wants "clear rules of the road" for investments in China |
5/5/2023 |
It isn't just US companies that are unhappy with strings attached to CHIPS Act funding. Semiconductor giant TSMC is said to be seeking up to $15 billion in subsidies to help build two chip fabrication plants in Arizona, but has expressed concerns about rules that may require it to share profits from the fabs with the US government as well as provide detailed information about its operations.
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TDK, is investing in Novalith, a startup specializing in lithium extraction |
5/4/2023 |
Novalith’s technological solutions capture and utilize carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to isolate and extract lithium of a higher quality from resource deposits, with no detrimental by-products, to produce a battery-grade, high-purity Li2CO3. The process uses less water, requires a smaller infrastructure and is more cost-effective than the current industry standard.
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GUS Technology opens first battery gigafactory in Taiwan |
5/4/2023 |
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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TSMC offer two new process notes for automotive-centric customers |
5/2/2023 |
TSMC is gearing up to deliver a pair of new specialized process nodes for the market, N4AE and N3AE, which are aimed at delivering early versions of TSMC's forthcoming automotive-grade process nodes for use by clients who need to get an early start with design and/or production.
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Infineon offers Bluetooth LE system on chip ready with the newly released Bluetooth 5.4 specification |
5/2/2023 |
AIROC CYW20829 is designed to support the entire spectrum of Bluetooth LE use cases including smart home, sensors, medical healthcare, lighting, Bluetooth Mesh networks, remote controls, human interface devices (mouse, keyboard, VR and gaming controllers), industrial automation, and automotive.
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Semiconductor will be back with a bang in 2024 |
4/28/2023 |
"Some hoped for a recovery in the semiconductor market this year, but the weakness of the second half of last year has continued," Gordon told us, adding that the smartphone market is "saturated".
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Samsung ups investment despite worst performance |
4/28/2023 |
Despite suffering slumping demand and price declines, the company expects its business will rebound in the second half of the year as it has reduced output and customers' chip inventories will be normalized around that time.
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Bosch to acquire U.S.TSI Semiconductors |
4/28/2023 |
Bosch will acquire the assets of U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors to expand its semiconductor business with silicon carbide chips (SiC). Bosch also said that following the acquisition, it will invest $1.5 billion over the next few years to upgrade TSI Semiconductors’ manufacturing.
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