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Former Seoul Semiconductor employee sentenced to 8 months in prison for leaking LED technology secrets
Feb
According to the Korea Times, a former employee of Seoul Semiconductor was sentenced to 8 months in prison and suspended for two years. Earlier, he was sentenced to disclose trade secrets about the company's LED technology.
Seoul Semiconductor said on Thursday that the employee obtained trade secrets while conducting research and sold them to the company's cu…
The epidemic situation has deteriorated the business environment, and JDI has been supported by additional funds of 10 billion yen.
Feb
According to Kyodo News, on the 13th, JDI announced that it has reached a basic agreement with independent investment advisory company Ichigo Asset Management and will receive additional funding of up to 10 billion yen.
As early as January 31, JDI stated that it had reached an agreement with Ichigo Asset Management to obtain up to 100.8 billion yen in funding.
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Is the "terminator" of FinFET coming?
Feb
If Samsung announced in mid-2019 that it will launch its "wrap-around-gate (GAA)" technology in 2021 to replace FinFET transistor technology, FinFET can still be calm; to this day, Intel has stated that its 5nm process will abandon FinFET and switch to GAA , There are already signs of turning the age. The three major foundry giants have already chosen GAA. Although …
Intel and Micron sign new 3D XPoint supply agreement
Feb
According to anandtech report, Intel and Micron have signed a new 3D XPoint memory chip supply agreement. Analysts believe that Intel will now have to pay Micron more than before because it is the only manufacturer of 3D XPoint.
After ending its partnership with Micron's NAND and 3D XPoint, Intel sold a stake in Lehi, Utah. Since Intel has not yet migrated th…
It is said that Ziguang Storage abolished the NAND team, and focused on building DRAM?
Feb
At the same time that Ziguang Zhanrui was exposed and received a large fund injection of 2.25 billion yuan, Jiwei learned that Ziguang Storage, a subsidiary of Ziguang Group, has abolished the NAND team. At present, employees are waiting for other branches of Ziguang Group to select or find new jobs. .
"I received a call from the Group Vice President last weekend…
Research tune: Q1 global wafer foundry output value is expected to increase by nearly 30% annually, the epidemic situation will be reflected in Q2
Feb
According to the analysis by the research and development agency TrendForce's Topology Industrial Research Institute, the wafer foundry industry in the first quarter continued the last quarter's order injection and inventory replenishment, and the total output value was estimated to decline by 2% compared with the previous quarter. However, from the perspective of t…
100 million neurons are one step closer to the human brain, Intel releases neural mimic system
Feb
On March 19th, Intel announced that it will launch the latest neural mimic computing system called "PohoikiSprings", which has a computing capacity equivalent to 100 million neurons, can simulate the human brain, and consumes less energy to perform faster calculations.
PohoikiSprings is a data center rack system, which is the largest neural mimic computing system…
Another employee of Samsung Gumi Plant was confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus, and the current operation is not affected
Feb
According to the Yonhap News Agency, confirmed cases of E.coli virus appeared again at the Samsung Gumi plant, but Samsung decided not to close the plant and operate normally.
It is understood that the confirmed employee was an employee of the Wireless Division of the Gumi Second Factory. He was previously suspected of having contact with the infected person, so …
Foreign media say iPhone 9 resumes production: outbreak affects parts supply, release as soon as the end of April
Feb
March 23 news, according to foreign media reports, Apple has resumed production of low-cost new iPhones (the official name may be titled iPhone9). It had previously suspended production due to an outbreak, and the situation has now It eased a little bit, so they are re-advancing the project.
It is mentioned in the report that after the mass production of iPhone9,…
All employees suspend the outlying island program! TSMC encourages non-production line employees to work from home
Feb
According to the Economic Daily, a new type of coronavirus has spread globally, and Europe and other places have become the hardest hit areas. In this context, TSMC, a foundry leader, encourages non-production line employees to work from home, while the company has made all employees suspend the outlying island program.
On the evening of the 18th, TSMC announced …
Renesas Electronics Launches RX23E-A MCU Starter Kit
Feb
On March 24, Renesas Electronics Corporation, the world's leading semiconductor solution provider, announced the launch of the new Renesas Solutions Starter Kit (RSSK) for engineers using 32-bit RX23E-A microcontrollers (MCUs). The MCU has an industry-leading level of high-precision analog front end (AFE). The RX23E-ARSSK integrates optimized hardware, software, and…
SIA: The chip industry is an important industry in the United States that must maintain normal operations
Feb
According to Reuters, the American Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Wednesday that it is working with U.S. federal officials to determine whether state and local officials are blocking the chip factories. Important industries that must remain up and running.
The Semiconductor Industry Association states that it is currently working with the US De…
Under the epidemic raging in South Korea, large Korean companies have invested in fighting the epidemic
Feb
According to the Korea Times, Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK, LG and other companies are stepping up their efforts to provide substantial donations, daily necessities and emergency medical supplies to help people fight the new crown virus.
It is reported that the rescue work mainly targeted the southeast city of Daegu and neighboring Gyeongsangbuk-do. These two areas…
The epidemic has spread to the whole world. Is it waiting for the CIS industry to run out of stock or orders?
Feb
Although the new crown pneumonia outbreak first occurred in China, the number of confirmed infections around the world continues to rise. Among them, the spread of the epidemic situation in Japan and South Korea is even increasing. Even though both countries have already drawn a line of defense against the pneumonia epidemic, it must be acknowledged that the spread …
DuPont Wafer Business Acquisition Completed! SK Siltron officially enters the full wafer market
Feb
In September last year, SK Siltron, one of the world's five largest wafer manufacturers, decided to acquire the wafer division of the US chemical company DuPont for an investment of US $ 450 million (about 540 billion won). On March 2, the company stated that the acquisition had been completed on the 29th of last month.
It is reported that this is the first large…