Toshiba to construct new plant for power semiconductors
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage announced it will construct a facility for power semiconductors at its Himeji Operations – Semiconductor, in Hyogo Prefecture in...
Chipmaker Renesas halts Beijing plant as COVID spreads
Japan’s Renesas Electronics has suspended work at its Beijing chip plant because of COVID-19 infections and will keep it closed for several days.
Renesas, the...
YMTC could abandon market for 3D NAND flash: TrendForce
Chinese memory manufacturer YMTC is at risk of exiting the market for 3D NAND Flash products by 2024 following its formal placement on the...
US adds memory chipmaker YMTC to trade blacklist
The U.S. government has added Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 major Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip sector to a trade blacklist.
The...
Qualcomm intros Wi-Fi 7-capable chipsets
Chip-maker Qualcomm has unveiled Wi-Fi 7-capable chipsets as a part of its new “Immersive Home Platform”, which are built to support the latest high-speed...
China may offer $143 bn support package for its semiconductor industry
China is planning to offer more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, Reuters news report said.
Beijing plans to...
SK Hynix develops the world’s fastest server DRAM product
SK hynix has developed samples of DDR5 Multiplexer Combined Ranks (MCR) Dual In-line Memory Module, the world’s fastest server DRAM product.
The new product will...
Marvell sampling Spica Gen2 800Gbps PAM4 platform
Marvell Technology announced it is sampling its Spica Gen2 800Gbps PAM4 electro-optics platform, designed to boost bandwidth and performance in cloud data centers.
The Spica Gen2...
LA Semiconductor buys Idaho fabrication plant from onsemi
LA Semiconductor, a semiconductor foundry for analog, mixed signal and power products, announced the purchase of the Pocatello, Idaho fabrication plant from onsemi, a...
Broadcom forecast $8.9 bn revenue, signaling demand from data centers and networking
Broadcom forecast first-quarter revenue of about $8.9 billion, signaling strong demand for chips used in data centers and networking equipment.
Companies are increasingly investing in...
SMIC raises capital expenditure to $6.6 billion
SMIC has raised its capital expenditure for 2022 by 32 percent to $6.6 billion despite the US government expanding its export controls against China.
The...
Revenue of foundries up 6% to $35.21 bn: TrendForce
Total revenue of the global top 10 foundries rose 6 percent QoQ to $35.21 billion for 3Q22, according to TrendForce.
TrendForce forecasts that the total revenue...
MediaTek brings Dimensity 8200 chipset for premium 5G smartphones
MediaTek announced the launch of Dimensity 8200 chipset for premium 5G smartphones.
5G smartphones powered by Dimensity 8200 chipset will offer better connectivity, gaming, multimedia, displays...
TSMC to triple investment to $40 bn for chip plants in Arizona
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC plans to build a second chip plant in Arizona and more than triple its initial investment to $40 billion.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
