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| Intel program assists vendors with AI feature buildouts |
10/23/2023 |
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Intel's AI PC Acceleration Program is making resources available to more than 100 software and hardware vendors for AI-enabled features ahead of the December launch of its Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" processors. Intel says it is working with Adobe, Zoom, Webex and others on over 300 features.
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| Global Automotive IC Market to Reach 1B by 2031 |
10/23/2023 |
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The global automotive chip industry is anticipated to generate $121.3 billion by 2031, witnessing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% from 2023 to 2032, according to a new report by industry analyst Allied Market Research.
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| Microchip Expands Detroit Automotive Technology Center |
10/20/2023 |
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Microchip Technology Inc. is expanding its 24,000-square-foot Detroit Automotive Technology Center in Novi, Michigan. The facility is the destination for automotive clients to explore new technologies and to meet with technical experts to get support for their end applications and designs.
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| Samsung outlines advanced automotive chip plans |
10/20/2023 |
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Samsung Electronics is aiming to mass produce its 2-nanometer automotive semiconductors within three years while developing 5nm embedded MRAM and 8-inch Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS, or BCD, processes. Samsung points to boosts in speed and integration density between 14nm eMRAM and 8nm eMRAM, which it expects to reach in 2025.
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| Kioxia seeking support from JIC for merger deal |
10/20/2023 |
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Kioxia has reportedly asked Japan Investment Corp. about support for its proposed merger with Western Digital, sources say. Negotiations around the deal are set to wrap up this month, and banks have said additional investment is needed for the newly formed company.
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| China moves to limit graphite exports with permits |
10/20/2023 |
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China is set to require export permits for graphite products as it looks to control supplies of the material used in nearly all electric vehicle batteries. Kien Huynh, chief commercial officer at Alkemy Capital Investments, called the move "bold and unexpected.
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| Powerchip looks at Japan for $5.4B factory |
10/19/2023 |
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Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing of Taiwan is considering a $5.4 billion facility in Japan and looking at a handful of sites, sources say. The chipmaker is in talks with Japanese financial firm SBI Holdings and hopes to secure government subsidies for a factory.
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| SK Hynix finds itself in the middle of Kioxia-WD alliance |
10/18/2023 |
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SK Hynix holds a stake in Kioxia and has not yet consented to the Japanese memory chip maker's merger with Western Digital. The resulting NAND market share would rival Samsung's, making it difficult for SK Hynix to stay at No. 2.Full Story: Pulse by Maeil Business Newspaper
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| TSMC halts advanced chip plant plans amid protest reports |
10/18/2023 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. won't build an advanced chip facility in the north after reports of community opposition. TSMC is also calling for outsourced semiconductor assembly and test partners to expand advanced chip packaging capacity using the same electronic design automation tools it uses.
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| Megawatt Charging Could Outshine Hydrogen in Semis |
10/17/2023 |
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A new high-power charging solution is required to meet the market need of the truck and bus industry to charge electric heavy-duty vehicles in an acceptable amount of time. As a result, the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a charging system for large battery electric vehicles (EVs), is now being developed.
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| TSMC seeks permanent waiver for US chipmaking tools |
10/16/2023 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been granted an extension from the US exempting it from trade sanctions in China and it expects to get permanent authorization through the validated end-user program. TSMC also announced plans to manufacture 6-nanometer chips at a new facility in Japan, Nikkei reports.
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| U.S. to close loophole on AI technology leak to China |
10/16/2023 |
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The United States last year shook relations with Beijing when it unveiled new restrictions on shipments of AI chips and chipmaking tools to China, seeking to thwart its military advances. Those rules are set to be tightened in the coming days.
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| Chip market observed to rebound next year |
10/13/2023 |
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Samsung Electronics managed to reduce operating loss in its core memory chip unit amid increasingly clear signs of industry recovery. Some expected that the slump in the industry that began in the late half of 2022 will be coming to an end after the third quarter.
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