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[News] Three Semiconductor Companies Announced Latest Acquisitions

Recently, the semiconductor industry has seen three acquisitions. Qualcomm announced the acquisition of Foundries.io, a leading provider of IoT and cloud development security services, with its flagship product FoundriesFactory being well-regarded in the industry. Microchip Technology acquired Neuronix AI Labs …

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[News] Micron and Intel Express Views on Chinese Semiconductor Market

On April 15th, during the Member Representatives Symposium of the World Internet Conference, Jiang Tao, Vice President of Intel, and Mark Murphy, Executive Vice President and CFO of Micron, expressed their respective views on the theme “Interconnection, Mutual Benefit, and …

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[Insights] DRAM Spot Prices Expected to Decline Post-Manufacturer Quoting Resumption

TrendForce releases the latest trends in memory spot prices. Due to sellers halting quotations, DDR3, DDR4, and DDR5 have all seen price increases. It is expected that prices will decline once quotations are fully resumed. On the other hand, with …

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[News] Apple Not Adopting TSMC 2nm for iPhone 17? A19 Pro Chip Rumored to Use N3P Process

Apple currently uses TSMC’s 3-nanometer process for multiple chipsets. According to a report from wccftech, the iPhone 17 chipset will not adopt the 2-nanometer process. Instead, the A19 Pro chip, expected in 2025, is reportedly maintaining the 3-nanometer technology. The …

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[News] Korean NAND Flash Manufacturers Cautiously Increase Wafer Input, Capacity Utilization Maintains Around 50%

According to a report from South Korean media The Chosun Daily, Samsung Electronics is set to increase wafer input by approximately 30% this quarter at its NAND Flash production lines in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, and Xi’an, China. However, Samsung remains …

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