Monthly Archives: March 2024

[News] Bulgaria Launches Renewables Energy & Storage Tenders

The Ministry of Energy in Bulgaria has launched 2 separate calls to build new renewable energy capacity and energy storage facilities in the country with more than BGN 535 million (roughly USD 298 million) budget. The BG-RRP-4.032 tender will support …

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[News] Understanding 3DIC, Heterogeneous Integration, SiP, and Chiplets at Once

The semiconductor industry enters the era of integration. Various foundries are focusing on advanced packaging technologies, but the terminology surrounding advanced packaging can be daunting. This article aims to explain these terms in the simplest way possible. According to a …

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[News] Increasing Pressure on IDM 2.0 May Lead Intel to Delay or Abandon Investment Plans in Italy and France

In 2022, Intel engaged in negotiations with the Italian government, planning to invest USD 5 billion in constructing a packaging and testing facility. This project would also receive subsidies from the Italian government, expected to cover 40% of the construction …

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[News] TSMC’s 4nm Process Powers NVIDIA’s Blackwell Architecture GPU, AI Performance Surpasses Previous Generations by Multiples

Chip giant NVIDIA kicked off its annual Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Technology Conference (GTC) today, with CEO Jensen Huang announcing the launch of the new artificial intelligence chip, Blackwell B200. According to a report from TechNews, this new architecture, Blackwell, …

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[News] Global Silicon Carbide Production Expansion Steps up

Benefited from robust demand in downstream application markets, the silicon carbide (SiC) industry is in high gear. According to TrendForce, the SiC power device market is expected to reach USD 5.33 billion by 2026, with its mainstream applications still highly …

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