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| XP Power in Malaysia expands into Phase III manufacturing |
9/16/2022 |
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The Asia III site will be the company’s largest facility, representing the biggest investment valued at RM228 million for Phase 1, over the span of five years. This expansion is vital in XP Power’s global growth strategy, increasing production capacity to support surging customer demand across regions.
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| IDC predicts huge increase for Cloud Businesses in ASEAN |
9/15/2022 |
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Several key areas that are prioritized by Southeast Asian countries to drive their digital economy include becoming a data-driven organization, accelerating digital services, autonomous operations, omni-experience, and supply chain modernization.
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| Cadence strengthens AI based designs |
9/15/2022 |
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AI (JedAI) Platform enables a generational shift from single-run, single-engine algorithms in electronic design automation (EDA) to algorithms that leverage big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize multiple runs of multiple engines across an entire SoC design and verification flow.
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| Intel loses more market share too AMD |
9/15/2022 |
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger last week said he expects the company to continue to lose market share in data center equipment to rival chipmaker AMD.
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| US seek to collaborate with Mexico on EVs, microchips |
9/14/2022 |
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Mexico and the United States plan to take advantage of the Biden administration’s massive investment in semiconductor production to push the integration of their supply chains and cooperate on expanding the production of electric vehicles through Mexico’s nationalized lithium industry,
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| Seagate partners with data storage startup |
9/12/2022 |
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The storage stalwart has teamed up with a DNA-based digital data storage startup called Catalog, which was founded by MIT alumni in 2016. The technical twosome today announced that they will be working on several initiatives together, but the most interesting potential advance could be the work on making DNA-based platforms up to 1,000 times smaller.
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| IC lead times improved |
9/12/2022 |
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It would be ‘healthy’ for the semiconductor industry if it got back to 10- to 14-week lead times.
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| Hydrogen fuel cells cars have faded |
9/9/2022 |
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It rapidly became obvious that for the near future, battery power would deliver more efficient solutions than fuel cells to meet the demand for green cars.
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| Samsung’s forecast on the second half isn't as bright |
9/9/2022 |
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Two of Samsung’s leading competitors, Micron Technology and SK Hynix, have also signaled waning demand. CNBC reported the news out of SK Hynix. The South Korean chipmaker sees H2 server memory chip demand slowing.
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| Global notebook computer shipments down |
9/8/2022 |
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The global notebook shipments reached 45.74 million units in the second quarter (2Q22), down by 17.7% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and by 24.5% year-on-year (YoY), setting a single-quarter post-COVID19 outbreak low, according to TrendForce.
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| Start to see how the Chip Act money will be spent |
9/8/2022 |
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Around $28 billion, or nearly two-thirds of the total funding, will support Intel, Micron Technology, and other companies that make leading-edge logic and memory chips. Another $10 billion will help fund new manufacturing capacity for mature and current-generation chips, as well as specialty technologies like silicon carbide or carbon nanotube materials. An additional $11 billion is earmarked for the creation of a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), as well as an advanced chip packaging program and up to three new manufacturing institutes.
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