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[News] Improvement in Memory Inventory Leads to First Price Increase in Two and a Half Years

After more than two years of stagnation in the memory market, which was exacerbated by production cuts from major players like Samsung and Micron earlier this year, the issue of overstock has finally seen improvement. As per Nikkei’s report, this …

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[News] ASE Expands Production at Kaohsiung Plant, Focusing on Advanced Packaging for AI Chips

Taiwanese Semiconductor testing and packaging giant ASE announced today that its subsidiary, ASE Semiconductor, will lease the plant in Nanzih, Kaohsiung, owned by Taiwan’s ASE Test Inc., to expand its packaging capacity. In the announcement, ASE Holdings revealed that ASE …

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[News] PS5 Eyes on a Record-Breaking Sales of 25 Million Units This Fiscal Year

Sony’s gaming console, the PlayStation 5, is showing robust sales momentum. According to Reuters, a senior games executive stated that the cumulative sales of PS5 have surpassed 50 million units, and this year’s “Black Friday” sales performance has also set …

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[News] Interim CEO and CFO of Vivo India Company, Among Other Executives, Arrested

Recently, as Indian media cited anonymous sources, that the Indian law enforcement agency arrested three executives of Vivo India Company on charges of alleged involvement in a money laundering case. As per The Times of India, the individuals arrested by the …

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[News] Micron and Fujian Jinhua Reach Global Settlement Concerning IP Theft Lawsuits

As one of the key cases in the US-China tech war, American memory giant Micron Technology had mend relations with China. Recently, Micron said a global settlement agreement with state-backed competitor Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit (JHICC) concerning intellectual property theft lawsuits. According to …

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