SkyWater unveils plans to build $1.8 bn chip facility in Indiana
U.S. semiconductor manufacturer SkyWater Technology announced plans to invest $1.8 billion for a chip research and production facility in Indiana, in partnership with the...
ASML reports revenue of €5.4 bn and profit of €1.41 bn
ASML Holding, a key supplier to chip makers, said its revenues were €5.43 billion in Q2 2022 against 4 billion euros in the same...
STMicro and Volkswagen to develop new semiconductor
Chipmaker STMicroelectronics and Germany-based automaker Volkswagen will co-develop a new semiconductor amid a global chip crunch.
Volkswagen software unit Cariad and STMicro are set to...
Qualcomm intros premium wearable platforms
Qualcomm Technologies has introduced premium wearable platforms -- Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon W5 Gen 1.
Qualcomm Technologies said these platforms are designed to...
Chip firms oppose CHIPS Act as Intel will gain more
Several semiconductor firms are planning to oppose Chips Act that offers subsidies if the legislation awaiting a vote in the Senate benefits manufacturers like...
Chipmaker SK Hynix may cut Capex to $12 bn
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix is considering cutting its 2023 capital expenditure by about a quarter to 16 trillion won ($12.16 billion), Bloomberg News...
TSMC raises 2022 revenue growth forecast
TSMC, the world’s largest contract-chipmaker, said it expected third-quarter revenue to surge to between $19.8 billion and $20.6 billion from $14.88 billion a year...
Intel hikes prices for many of its chip products
Intel has started informing customers of its plan to raise prices for many of its chip products due to rising costs, Nikkei news report...
Foxconn faces govt hurdles for buying China’s Unigroup in $1.5 bn deal
Media reports said Foxconn will face challenges for China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in...
Bosch plans $3 bn investment in chip production
Bosch, the world’s largest auto supplier, said it will make an investment of 3 billion euros ($3.01 billion) in chip production by 2026.
Bosch will...
Semiconductor equipment sales to record $118 bn: SEMI
Sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is forecast to grow 14.7 percent to a record $117.5 billion in 2022 and $120.8 billion in 2023, SEMI announced today.
Both the...
Qualcomm leads cellular IoT module chipset market
Cellular IoT module chipset shipments grew 35 percent during the first quarter this year, reports Counterpoint Research.
Qualcomm leads the global cellular IoT module chipset...
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron face drop in demand in smartphone memory
The global smartphone memory market revenue dropped to touch $11.5 billion in Q1 2022, according to Strategy Analytics.
Samsung Memory, SK Hynix and Micron faced a drop in demand...
STMicro, GlobalFoundries plan $5.7 bn chip factory in France
Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries are planning a $5.7 billion semiconductor factory in France.
STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries, the leading semiconductor companies, did not disclose their investment plan...
DRAM price to drop by nearly 10% due to poor demand: TrendForce
DRAM price is set to drop by nearly 10 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2022 due to sluggish demand in PC and server businesses, according...
Samsung starts chip production using 3nm process technology, beating TSMC
Samsung Electronics, the global leader in semiconductor technology, has started production of its 3-nanometer (nm) process node applying Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor architecture -- beating...