Monthly Archives: September 2024

[News] TSMC May Benefit from Intel’s Potential Altera Sale Due to Close Ties with Buyers

Reuters previously reported that Intel is considering selling its stake in Altera, a FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) manufacturer, as part of its business restructuring and cost-cutting efforts, as AMD and Marvell are said to be potential buyers. As per a report from Economic …

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[News] Nanjing, China Achieved Breakthrough in Manufacturing Key SiC Chip for the First Time

As per a recent announcement by Nanjing Release, the National Third-Generation Semiconductor Technology Innovation Center (Nanjing) has successfully developed a key technology for the manufacturing of trench-type silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET chip after four years of independent research. This breakthrough …

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[News] TSMC to Build Third Fab in Japan? The Timing May Be Reportedly after 2030

Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo, who was invited to visit Japan, attended a forum on August 30 organized by the Taiwan-Japan Research Institute and delivered a keynote speech. As reported by Kyodo News citing the interview with Kuo, he indicated that …

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[News] NVIDIA’s H200 vs. AMD’s MI300X: Is the Former’s High Margin Justifiable?

AI chip giants NVIDIA and AMD have been under heated competition for a couple of years. NVIDIA, though controls the lion’s share of the market for AI computing solutions, had been challenged by AMD while the latter launched Instinct MI300X …

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[News] AMD Could Emerge as a Prospective Buyer for Intel’s Potential Sale of Altera

Rumors have been circulating that Intel has been working with investment bankers on options to navigate the company through difficulties, which may include selling off its Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) unit Altera and halt its investment project in Germany, …

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