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Dialog becomes Telechips' preferred power management partner to help next-generation automotive platforms
Feb
On September 16, 2020, leading battery and power management, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), industrial IC supplier Dialog Semiconductor (German Stock Exchange trading code: DLG) and for in-vehicle infotainment systems ( IVI) and Telechips, a leading automotive system-on-chip (SoC) supplier of smart cockpit solutions, announced today that Dialog will be the prefe…
Korean media: South Korean government plans to use AI to develop materials, parts and equipment industries
Feb
According to Korean media etnews, the South Korean government is planning to use "artificial intelligence" to develop the country's materials, parts and equipment industries.
It is reported that the South Korean government will seek the standardization of industry-related data and establish a "virtual engineering platform" based on artificial intelligence. In add…
The Arm acquisition creates opportunities for its competitors? SiFive: Customers want to deepen cooperation with us
Feb
According to Reuters, the new CEO of Arm’s emerging competitor SiFive said that Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm for US$40 billion has stimulated customers’ interest in deepening partnerships with them.
According to the report, the acquisition of Arm by Nvidia has triggered concerns in the chip industry that Nvidia may raise prices or make it more difficult for …
North American semiconductor equipment shipments hit a new high in July, and demand gradually heats up in the second half of the year
Feb
The International Semiconductor Industry Association (SEMI) announced that in July 2020, the shipment value of North American semiconductor equipment manufacturers reached 2.60 billion U.S. dollars, setting a new single-month high since June 2018, and simultaneously wrote down a single month of 2 billion U.S. dollars for 10 consecutive months The good results show t…
Apple asks Samsung to hand over privacy documents to add evidence against the allegations of monopoly
Feb
According to reports, Apple is trying to defend itself in the face of anti-competitive charges. Recently, Apple tried to force its main competitor Samsung to hand over private documents about the South Korean company’s app store.
Apple has been accused of damaging the interests of developers and consumers by stifling competitors in the app store. In a recent de…
Based on InFO and CoWoS technologies, TSMC launches 3DFabric integrated technology platform
Feb
On August 25, at TSMC’s technical seminar, TSMC President Wei Zhejia said that 2D scaling is no longer sufficient to support system integration needs. Due to TSMC’s forward-looking investment and R&D efforts, 3DIC technology is already a viable road while meeting the system Requirements for efficiency, reduced area, and integration of different functions.
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Agree to deliver semi-finished products! Huawei suppliers are looking for shipments to be completed before September 15
Feb
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, sources revealed that Huawei is working hard to stock 5G mobile processors, Wifi, radio frequency and display driver ICs, as well as other devices such as key chip developers MediaTek, Realtek, Novatek, and Liji.
According to the latest ban from the US Department of Commerce, chip suppliers will no longer be able to ship Huaw…
Samsung's 5nm EUV process is mass-produced by the end of the year, TSMC is still ahead of deployment
Feb
South Korea's Samsung Electronics will start producing mobile chips (AP) and baseband chips with a 5-nanometer process from the end of 2020, and will actively compete with TSMC in the foundry market.
According to a report from ZDNet Korea on the 24th (Monday), Samsung Electronics will begin to use the 5-nanometer EUV process to produce Qualcomm's mobile chip Snap…
Broadcom integrated ETC SoC chips to increase revenue in the first half of the year and pass international third-party laboratory certification
Feb
On August 28, Broadcom Integration released a semi-annual report stating that the company achieved operating income of 329 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 9.65%; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 50 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.10%.
Broadcom Integration stated that, driven by relev…
11 Chinese companies including CEC have been added to the "Blacklist" of the US Department of Defense!
Feb
On August 28, local time, the US Department of Defense announced that 11 Chinese companies, including China Electronics and Information Industry Corporation (CEC), were listed as companies owned or controlled by the Chinese military.
It is understood that in June of this year, 20 Chinese high-tech companies, including Huawei and Hikvision, have been listed by the…
TCL confirms that CSOT 8.5-generation printed OLED production line will start next year
Feb
According to previous reports, CSOT plans to invest 46 billion yuan in the construction of a printing and rollable display R&D and production base in Huangpu District, Guangzhou City in 2021. Today, TCL Technology Chairman Li Dongsheng confirmed that the 8.5-generation printed OLED production line in Guangzhou will start within next year.
According to the Financi…
Reuters: The US ban on Huawei has caused a large backlog of chip inventories, and US$22.8 billion in financial assistance cannot make up for the gap
Feb
According to Reuters, VLSI Research CEO Dan Hutcheson (Dan Hutcheson) revealed that the US government's ban on China's Huawei has triggered a large inventory backlog in the entire chip industry, and Washington previously proposed $22.8 billion in funding. The aid proposal is far from enough to fill this gap.
According to reports, in early August, the U.S. governm…
Affected by the US's escalation of sanctions on Huawei, MediaTek suspends development of 5nm processors
Feb
Under the shadow of the US's escalated sanctions on Huawei, the fluctuations in the semiconductor industry chain related companies continue to expand.
According to Technews reports, it has been reported in the market recently that the 5nm process processors that MediaTek is expected to provide to Huawei in 2021 have been discontinued, waiting for the future marke…
In addition to Tiger Lake, Intel also brought a new Evo brand and logo
Feb
On September 2, 2020, in addition to the release of the next generation of mobile PC processors, Intel also brought an innovative ecosystem platform-Evo and a new brand logo.
It is reported that only notebook computers that consistently meet or exceed KEI's goals and specifications can be certified to use the Intel Evo logo. KEI goals are minimum requirements, in…
The South Korean government plans to invest 1 trillion won to accelerate the commercialization of AI chips
Feb
According to BusinessKorea, the South Korean government plans to invest about 1 trillion won in the commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) chips and the development of next-generation chip manufacturing processes.
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