IC Industry at Heart of Possible China Takeover of Taiwan
Combined, China and Taiwan would hold about 37% of global IC capacity, almost 3x that of North America.
NXP Semiconductors Taps AWS for EDA in the Cloud
NXP is migrating its EDA workloads from its datacenters to AWS' cloud service.
Power and Compound Fab Capacity Forecast to Reach Over 10 Million Wafers Per Month in 2023
Worldwide installed capacity for power and compound semiconductor fabs is projected to top 10 million wafers per month for the…
Car Makers Reap What’s Sown During Chip Shortage
The latest round of production cuts shows there's no end in sight for The Great Semiconductor Shortage of 2021.
Samsung Foundry Innovations Powering the Future of Big Data, AI/ML, and Smart Devices
Samsung's first 3nm GAA process node will allow up to 35% decrease in area, 30% higher performance or 50% lower…
Intel Rules Out Fab Investment in UK, Blaming Brexit
Intel has officially ruled out the UK as the site for its planned huge expansion of chip manufacturing capability in…
ITRI and Oxford Instruments to Collaborate on Compound Semiconductors
ITRI and Oxford Instruments have signed a cooperative research project on the development of next-generation compound semiconductors.
Global Semiconductor Sales Up 30% YoY
Global semiconductor industry sales reached $47.2 billion in the month of August 2021, an increase of 29.7% year-on-year.
European IC Effort Doubles Down on Tech Sovereignty
The EU's version of the Chips Act echoes U.S. efforts to forge a semiconductor ecosystem around new 'mega fabs.'
EV Makers See Light at the End of the Tunnel
Some see 2Q as the 'trough' of the chip shortage, but lead times for key EV components remain long.
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 Scheduled to December 28-30
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 has been rescheduled to December 28–30.
proteanTecs Lands Strategic Investment from MediaTek, Advantest, and Porsche
The additional investments bring proteanTecs' total funding to $150 million.
