Semiconductor

2024.12.18

15:21

U.S. Defense Department removes AMEC, IDG Capital from blacklist

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday that it has removed Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) and IDG Capital from the Chinese Military Companies List (CMC List or 1260H List) on December 13th.

2024.11.04

03:18

Fujifilm begins sales of EUV lithography materials

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 4) -- Fujifilm Corp. announced last week that it has begun selling materials used in the production of state-of-the-art semiconductors.

2024.10.22

08:02

Foxconn-backed AI chip startup Kneron seeks to raise $300 million in latest funding round

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 22) -- Kneron Inc., the U.S. AI chip startup backed by iPhone assembler Foxconn, seeks to raise $300 million in its latest funding round, according to Bloomberg.

2024.10.17

05:48

S. Korea to spend $6.4 billion to promote Yongin semiconductor cluster

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 17) -- South Korea will invest 8.8 trillion won ($6.4 billion) to promote the Yongin semiconductor cluster.

05:36

Global semiconductor sales up 20.6% in August

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 17) -- Global semiconductor sales in August were $53.12 billion, an increase of 20.6% year-on-year, according to data released by the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

2024.10.15

03:36

U.S. plans to restrict Nvidia, AMD, others from selling AI chips to some countries, report says

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 15) -- The U.S. plans to restrict Nvidia, AMD and other companies from selling AI chips to some countries, with a focus on Gulf countries, according to Bloomberg.

2024.10.14

06:39

South Korea's semiconductor exports hit record high of $13.63 billion in September

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 14) -- South Korea's semiconductor exports hit a record high of $13.63 billion in September, according to the latest data from the country's Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT).

2024.10.11

09:31

Japanese govt plans to fund chipmaker Rapidus

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 11) -- The Japanese government is exploring the possibility of contributing funds to Rapidus, a chip company that aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors by 2027, according to Kyodo News.

2024.09.23

08:33

Vietnam aims to have at least 1 chip making plant, 10 packaging & testing plants by 2030

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 23) -- Vietnam aims to have an annual revenue of more than US$100 billion from the semiconductor industry by 2050.

2024.09.20

09:19

Omdia: total semiconductor revenues reach $162.1 billion in Q2 2024

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 20) -- Total semiconductor revenues reached a record high of $162.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024, with a quarterly growth rate of 6.7%, Omdia noted in a new report.

2024.09.12

07:14

U.S. reportedly negotiating with allies, including S. Korea, to limit HBM exports to China

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 12) -- The U.S. is negotiating with allies, including South Korea, to limit exports of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to China, according to several South Korean media reports.

2024.09.11

08:11

Samsung Electronics said to use 2nm process to make ADAS chips for Ambarella

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 11) -- Samsung Electronics has bagged another foundry order for its advanced 2nm process to produce advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) chips for U.S. fabless semiconductor design company, according to THE ELEC.

2024.09.06

09:19

Netherlands expands export controls on advanced chipmaking equipment

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 6) -- The Dutch government announced on Friday the expansion of export control measures for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

08:54

Adani plans to partner with Israel's Tower Semiconductor to build $10bn chip plant in India

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 6) -- Adani Group plans to partner with Israel's Tower Semiconductor to build a $10 billion chip plant in India.

2024.09.04

09:50

Hon Hai evaluating establishment of chip packaging and testing plant in Europe

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 4) -- Hon Hai Chairman Young Liu said that the company is evaluating the establishment of chip packaging and testing plant in Europe, putting advanced packaging technology in the local development.

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