Monthly Archives: August 2024

[News] Samsung’s Backside Power Delivery Network Reportedly to Reduce 2nm Chip Size by 17%

Earlier in June, Samsung updated its roadmap in the Angstrom era, stating that its 2nm node optimized with backside power delivery network (BSPDN), referred to as SF2Z, will enter mass production in 2027. Now, according to the latest report by …

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[News] GUC’s HBM4 IP Ready, But CSP Adoption Timing Unclear

HBM4, the sixth generation of HBM, is poised to become the key to breakthroughs in computing power for next-generation CSPs (Cloud Service Providers). According to a report from Commercial Times citing Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), to support the development of …

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[News] U.S. Jobless Claims Slightly Increase Last Week, with Continuing Claims Nearing 2021 Highs

The U.S. Department of Labor released the unemployment insurance weekly claims report on August 22. Initial claims for unemployment benefits for the previous week were 232,000, an increase of 4,000 from the revised figure of the prior week. The four-week moving …

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[News] HBM Technological Battle to be on the Next Level

Per a report by BusinessKorea, SK hynix Vice President Ryu Seong-su announced the company’s strategic plan in the HBM field during the SK Group Icheon Forum 2024 held on August 19. SK hynix plans to develop a product that boasts dozen of …

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[News] Samsung and SK hynix’s China Revenue Doubled in 1H24, Reportedly Driven by Semiconductor and HBM Demand

Earlier in July, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet noted that though China’s progress on cutting-edge chips is ten years behind the U.S., the world is in need of the legacy chips it manufactured. Now it seems that in order to become …

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