UMC inks new deal to expand MEMS business
New partner Asia Pacific Microsystems has its own 6-inch wafer fab.
Jack is dead: Apple unveils first wireless SoC
The company’s new wireless AirPods and three new wireless Beats headphones include a custom chip called the W1.
Roll-process technology packages flexible silicon ICs
The final silicon-based flexible NAND memory demonstrates stable memory operations and interconnections even under severe bending conditions.
Indonesia’s PMI crosses 50-point mark in August
An above 50 PMI reading means "economic expansion," while below 50 "points towards contraction."
Consider using robots for mundane supply chain tasks
Systems handling SAP and MRP need overarching management by human operators, but most of these manual operations can also be…
WD picks 3D-stacked ReRAM for storage class memory
Western Digital plans to release storage-class memory products based on 3D ReRAM within a couple of years.
TSMC pure-play foundry market share drops in 2016
Tower Semiconductor and SMIC will benefit the most from a 9% jump in the size of the pure-play foundry market…
Upstart energy fuels Hot Chips event
The best news of all comes from a handful of talks by young people in or emerging from academia. Their…
Hot Chips: Sharper pictures with quantum dots
The highly sensitive dots provide wider dynamic range and work in a broader spectrum area that silicon.
APAC semiconductor companies drive global EDA market growth
Global EDA market is expected to grow at 8.25% CAGR in the 2016-2020 period.
India gets Huawei’s biggest global service centre
Huawei has GSCs in China, Romania and Mexico, but the Bengaluru site is expected to handle the highest number of…
Why hydrogen fuel cells make a difference in EV engines
The key difference between the FC REEV and a regular hybrid car is an important one—hydrogen.
