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Intel CEO: The revival plan is solidly advancing, revenue will grow in single digits in the next few years
Feb
According to reports, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger (Pat Gelsinger) is seeking to revive its glory through a major business transformation. The company's management today released performance expectations, saying that operating income will increase by 1% this year, and the growth rate in the next few years. The speed will increase (single digit level).
At an investor c…
Intel's Granite Rapids server chip delayed until next year
Feb
On February 19th, in order to promote the development of the chip foundry business and reverse the decline, American chipmakers said at the 2022 annual investor conference on Thursday, local time, that they need to invest a lot of money in the next two years. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger also confirmed that the company's server chip, code-named Granite Rapids, will be de…
Korean media: Korean chip makers will reduce imports of core solvents for EUV processes
Feb
According to Korean media The Korea Economic Daily Global Edition, South Korean chipmakers are expected to reduce imports of the core solvent for the EUV process as local companies have successfully mass-produced the material.
Petrochemical and electronic materials maker Jaewon Industrial Co. has commercialized propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA), a sol…
It is rumored that Samsung will announce a large-scale M&A transaction in the near future, Infineon or NXP are the acquisition targets
Feb
According to Korean media businesskorea, Samsung Electronics is expected to announce a large-scale merger (M&A) transaction in the near future. In order to develop non-memory businesses, the company has listed Infineon and NXP as acquisition targets.
Han Jong-hee, vice president of Samsung Electronics' DX business unit, said at "CES 2022" on the possibility of me…
GlobalWafers's acquisition of Shichuang will be approved by mainland China
Feb
GlobalWafers is on the verge of clearing a major regulatory hurdle in its $5.3 billion acquisition of German silicon wafer maker Siltronic AG, according to people familiar with the matter.
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has said it is generally satisfied with the antitrust remedies proposed by the companies and may make a formal decision short…
Reuters: California to review whether Tesla's self-driving tests need regulation
Feb
California regulators said the state was assessing whether Tesla Inc's Self-Driving tests needed to be regulated following "videos showing dangerous use of the technology" and a federal investigation into the Tesla crash, Reuters reported.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has said that Tesla's "full self-driving" (FSD) beta requires human interve…
It is rumored that LG Energy and Honda will jointly build a battery plant in the United States, with an annual production capacity of 40GWh
Feb
On January 14, DIGITMES reported that LG Energy Solution, a local battery manufacturer in South Korea, plans to establish a strategic alliance with Honda Motor of Japan to build a battery plant for electric vehicles in the United States, with a maximum investment of 4 trillion won (about 4 trillion won). 3.36 billion US dollars), the annual production capacity can r…
India is emerging as an electric vehicle market with huge potential
Feb
"According to the Korea Times, automakers are increasingly focusing on India's electric vehicle market, which is expected to grow significantly in the next few years as India accelerates efforts to tackle air pollution and reduce its dependence on oil.
According to market tracker Mordor Intelligence, India's electric vehicle market is expected to reach $17 billio…
Korean media: TSMC's capital expenditure in 2022 will reach 44 billion US dollars, surpassing Samsung for the first time
Feb
Samsung Electronics' goal of becoming the No. 1 foundry by 2030 faces huge hurdles, as TSMC plans to invest $44 billion in 2022 to consolidate its leading position, of which $42.1 billion will be invested in foundry, more than Samsung Electronics. The total investment in memory, foundry and infrastructure last year was more than $33.5 billion.
According to the "K…
Nikkei: India announces $10 billion package to attract global chipmakers
Feb
On January 19, according to Nikkei, India rolled out the red carpet for global chip makers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoted plans for the country to become a high-tech production hub, providing 760 billion Rupee ($10.2 billion) incentive program.
The plan was approved by Modi's cabinet on December 15 and applications began on January 1, the report said. T…
Nikkei: In order to challenge the CATL era, LG Energy plans to expand production capacity in six countries
Feb
On January 20, according to Nikkei reports, South Korea's LG Energy aims to seize the crown of electric vehicle batteries from China's Ningde era, plans to expand production capacity in six countries, and use its likely record stock market debut proceeds to develop cutting-edge power batteries.
LG Energy and parent company LG Chem aim to raise 12.75 trillion won …
Micron will build a new fab, and Texas may be favored
Feb
Foreign media "techpowerup" reported that although memory giant Micron (October 2021) sold its Utah fab to Texas Instruments, it looks like Micron intends to build a new and more technologically advanced fab. According to recent market rumors, Micron's new fab will be selected near Austin, Texas, where there are also electric car manufacturers Tesla Gigafactory and …
Reuters: U.S. $52 billion chip bill close to finalization
Feb
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that the U.S. House of Representatives will soon introduce a bill to boost U.S. competitiveness against China and increase federal spending on semiconductors as the Biden administration seeks to boost domestic chip production. At her weekly briefing, she said the House legislative package was "very cl…
Qualcomm Ammon: The semiconductor foundry capacity has been pushed to the limit, and the future will be diversified
Feb
According to reports, the US chip giant Qualcomm has been fighting with companies such as Apple and Broadcom for a long time, and it has also fought with antitrust enforcement agencies in the United States and other countries.
Recently, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon (Cristiano Amon) accepted an interview through the video conferencing tool Zoom. He said 5G will bri…
Micron disbands Shanghai DRAM design team and selects core employees to immigrate to the United States
Feb
On January 25, it was reported in the industry that Micron Technology was disbanding its Shanghai R&D center with about 150 employees, and selected more than 40 core R&D personnel to provide qualifications for immigrating to the United States.
In response to the above news, Jiwei.com learned from a number of former Micron employees and current employees that Micr…