Monthly Archives: June 2024

[News] Semiconductor Talent War Heats up, as NVIDIA Emerges as the Biggest Winner

As tech heavyweights eagerly pursue more market share in the AI sector, the battle for talents in the semiconductor industry has also heated up. According to the latest report by The Chosun Daily, citing LinkedIn data as of June 18, …

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[News] Samsung Reportedly Delays Its Texas Fab, Mulling Upgrade from 4nm to 2nm

Samsung is reportedly mulling to update its fabrication capabilities in the Taylor fab near Austin from 4nm to 2nm, and delaying the related equipment orders, according to reports from Tom’s Hardware and Korea media outlet ETnews. The decision is said …

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[News] Chinese Foundries Reportedly Plan Price Hikes Amid Full Capacity

According to Chinese media ChinaFund, there are reports that TSMC is increasing prices for its advanced 3nm and 5nm process nodes and advanced packaging. The report also cites a Morgan Stanley Securities prediction that Hua Hong Semiconductor may raise prices …

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[News] Korea’s First Semiconductor Unicorn in the Making: AI Chip Firms Sapeon and Rebellions Set to Merge

As the market demand for AI chips keeps booming, two South Korean AI chip companies, Sapeon and Rebellions, are pursuing a merger to enhance their competitiveness. According to a report by the Korea Economic Daily, if everything proceeds as planned, …

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[News] Intel Reportedly Invested in Luxshare’s Subsidiary

Recently, global chip giant Intel announced to acquire a stake in Dongguan Luxshare Technology Co., Ltd. (Referred to as “Dongguan Luxshare Technology”), a subsidiary of Luxshare Precision. According to a report from WeChat account DRAMeXchange citing sources, it has shown …

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