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| SK Group leader calls for chipmaker to adapt strategy |
1/9/2024 |
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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says the company's chipmaking division will need to adapt to succeed in "the rapidly changing cycles" of the chip industry. Chey pointed to AI memory chips and high bandwidth memory as growth drivers.
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| Scientists in China to scale multi-chiplet to 1,600-core chips |
1/8/2024 |
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Scientists from the Institute of Computing Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences introduced an advanced 256-core multi-chiplet and have plans to scale the design up to 1,600-core chips that employ an entire wafer as one compute device.
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| US chip industry seeks special visa to close talent gap |
1/8/2024 |
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The US semiconductor industry is aiming to attract talent from overseas by proposing the US adapt its H-1B visa system with an industry-specific "chipmaker's visa" to streamline the process. SEMI's Royal Kastens says, "The government recognizes there is a talent shortage specific to our industry, and that it is going to take a combination of both efficient immigration policy, as well as investing in STEM programs and other programs, to help grow a workforce.
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| Key Foundry Rebrands to ‘SK keyfoundry’ |
1/8/2024 |
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Key Foundry, an 8-inch pure-play foundry in Korea, has changed its corporate name to SK keyfoundry. The new name went into effect starting January 1, 2024.
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| Intel launches Articul8 AI entity with DigitalBridge |
1/5/2024 |
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Intel, backed by DigitalBridge, is spinning out Articul8 AI, a platform company focusing on enterprise generative AI software. The entity follows a collaboration between Intel and Boston Consulting Group last year that put Intel's AI system in BCG's data centers for security.
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| Technology forecast for 2024 |
1/5/2024 |
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My look back at the past year, on the other hand, was more comprehensive than it had been before, thanks to the ordering flip-flop. And so, we’re continuing with the updated cadence again this year. Without further ado…
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| SK Hynix sets $1B target for bond deal |
1/4/2024 |
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SK Hynix aims to raise $1 billion in a bond deal after reporting operating losses of more than $6 billion in the first three quarters of last year. The memory chipmaker plans to unveil its ultra-high-performance memory technology, including its HBM3E chips, next week at CES.
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| Chip capacity on track for 30M wafers per month |
1/4/2024 |
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Global semiconductor capacity will likely exceed 30 million wafers per month this year, a 6.4% increase over 2023, according to SEMI's quarterly World Fab Forecast. The report points to market demand tied to high-performance computing, generative AI and government incentives for driving the surge.
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| Bourns: Leading Sensor Innovations |
1/4/2024 |
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Bourns' sensor stands as a testament to its commitment to engineering excellence, offering cutting-edge solutions that continue to revolutionize the sector.
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| IDC predicts growth drivers for IC market |
1/3/2024 |
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IDC predicts the semiconductor sales market will improve this year with AI moving into personal devices and advanced driver-assistance system technology boosting the automotive chip market. Samsung Electronics, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Intel are expected to help increase the global semiconductor foundry industry, IDC says.
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| Global chip market may reach $588B this year |
1/3/2024 |
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The global semiconductor market in 2024 is expected to achieve a record $588.36 billion, or 13.1% growth over 2023, according to a forecast from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization. The optimistic outlook follows last year's signs of recovery, which were powered by generative AI adoption and sales of smartphones and PCs.
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| Rambus Launches Gen4 DDR5 RCD |
1/3/2024 |
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Rambus' Gen4 RCD boosts the data rate to 7200MT/s, setting a new benchmark for performance and memory bandwidth.
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| AMD exec outlines AM5's future, memory scaling plans |
12/29/2023 |
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In a recent interview with Overclockers UK, AMD's Corporate Vice President, David McAfee, further acknowledged how the long life of AM4 played a crucial role in how the product has been able to age gracefully. He also pointed out how support for AMD's newest AM5 platform, currently on Zen 4, will continue well into 2025.
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