HiSilicon’s Time in the Top-10 Ranking May be Short Lived
Top-10 semiconductor suppliers logged strong 17% jump in 1H20/1H19 sales...
U.S. CHIPS Act Takes Center Stage in Post-Globalized Industry
To manufacture highly integrated circuits in the United States is no longer just a nice-if-we-can idea. It is building momentum.
ASE Takes the Crown Among Top 10 OSAT Companies in 2Q20
China-U.S. relations and the pandemic’s outlook are key factors determining global OSAT revenue in 2H20...
Selective Tungsten Process Fights Resistance
Chipmakers now have a new manufacturing technology for more precise tungsten contact vias, which lead to performance, power, and area…
Chip Gear is Selling Like Hotcakes
The chip equipment sector is for now exhibiting remarkable resilience despite geopolitical concerns over an escalating U.S.-China tech cold war and a…
US-China Cold War: How Did We Even Get Here?
The history of U.S.-China relations has been laced with a series of often gratuitous tit-for-tat trade sanctions. How did we…
It’s Time for Intel to Double Down on Foundry Business
Intel Corp. dropped the ball. It should today be the world’s biggest semiconductor foundry; not TSMC. This can still change…
Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Market to Reach $20.8B by 2024
The global semiconductor packaging materials market will track chip industry growth to expand from $17.6 billion in revenue logged in…
How the US-China Tech Cold War Is Deepening
Semiconductors are the chokepoint in the coming U.S.-China Technology Cold War, a conflict that’s guaranteed to have unforeseen consequences...
Intel’s 7nm Delay Presents Opportunity for AMD
AMD's gain in market share against Intel is more likely, as we reported earlier, given Intel's yet another delay on…