Monthly Archives: August 2024

[News] China Reportedly Collaborates with Tech Giants through Front Companies to Avoid U.S. Sanctions on AI

Posted on 2024-08-05 by TrendForce

Amid the heating tech war between the U.S. and China, and the stringent sanctions imposed to prevent China from obtaining cutting-edge chips, it appears that China is still able to find its way out. According to a report by Tom’s …

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[News] Breaking Apple’s Monopoly – TSMC’s InFO Packaging Reportedly Adds Google Chips

Posted on 2024-08-05 by TrendForce

TSMC’s fan-out (InFO) packaging process will no longer be exclusively used by Apple. According to a report from Commercial Times, it’s revealed that Google’s self-developed Tensor chips for their phones will switch to TSMC’s 3nm process next year and will also start using InFO …

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[News] The U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises Again to 4.3% in July, Heightening Recession Fears in the Market

Posted on 2024-08-05 by TrendForce

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July employment report on August 2, indicating that the unemployment rate increased to 4.3% from 4.1% in June. Although the unemployment rate remains near historical lows and close to the natural rate …

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[News] Novel EUVL Technology Emerges, Surpassing Semiconductor Manufacturing Standard Line

Posted on 2024-08-05 by TrendForce

According to STDaily citing a recent report on the official website of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan announced that, the university has designed an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology that surpasses the standard boundary of …

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[News] Innolux’s 4th Plant in Tainan Reportedly to be Secured by TSMC

Posted on 2024-08-05 by TrendForce

A previous report from Economic Daily News once reported that, Innolux is set to sell its 4th Plant in Tainan (5.5-generation LCD panel plant), which was closed in 2023. Moreover, the report has cited rumors in the market, claiming that both Micron …

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