Monthly Archives: July 2024

[News] Equipment Manufacturers’ Global Race for Hybrid Bonding Opportunities

Global semiconductor giants are concentrating their R&D efforts on advanced packaging technologies to drive performance enhancements. According to a report from Commercial Times, as packaging technology progresses from 2.5D to 3D, chip stacking technologies have become a showcase for the …

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[News] Korean Semiconductor Equipment Maker Develops ALD Technology to Reduce EUV Process Demand

Chul Joo Hwang, Chairman of South Korean semiconductor equipment company Jusung Engineering, recently stated that future semiconductors will stack transistors together, as the expansion of DRAM and logic chips has reached its limit. Stacking transistors like NAND is necessary to …

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[News] Chinese EDA Company X-Epic Reportedly Slashes up to 50% of Its Workforce

X-Epic, a prominent Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) start-up, is said to be reducing its workforce by up to 50%, according to a report by South China Morning Post. As chip design is an indispensable part to semiconductor manufacturing, the …

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[News] Japan’s Supply Chain Heavily Reliant on China, Especially for Laptops and Air Conditioners

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry’s 2024 White Paper on International Economy and Trade reveals that in its examination of imported goods sources, over half of the import value for 1,406 product categories (accounting for over 30% of …

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[News] Fuelled by AI Features, Apple’s iPhone 16 Shipments Reportedly to Increase by 10%

According to a report from Commercial Times, Apple is said to have informed its suppliers and partners that it is confident in boosting sales of the upcoming iPhone 16, set to be released in the second half of this year, …

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