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[News] China’s Antimony Export Restrictions Starting in Mid-September Reportedly Cause Prices to Skyrocket

On August 15, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced restrictions on the export of the strategic mineral antimony for national security reasons, set to take effect on September 15, 2024. According to sources cited by the Commercial Times, the market price of …

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[News] South Korea’s AI Chip Startups Sapeon and Rebellions to Merge

As per a report from Reuters, South Korea’s SK Telecom-backed AI chip startup Sapeon Korea and KT-invested startup Rebellions have officially announced their merger. The combined entity is expected to be established by the end of 2024, with the merger …

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[News] TSMC to Break Ground on Germany Fab, with Overseas Investment Reportedly Amounting to nearly USD 100 billion

As per a report from Economic Daily News, TSMC’s first European 12-inch fab is set to hold its groundbreaking ceremony on August 20. Along with TSMC’s ongoing projects in Japan and the U.S., the investment has amounted to nearly USD 100 …

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[News] Samsung Reportedly to Tape out HBM4 with 1c DRAM by Year-end

After forming a new HBM development team within its Device Solutions (DS) Division around July, memory Giant Samsung is now said to have made progress on HBM4, targeting to tape-out the product by the end of this year, a report …

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[News] Samsung Reportedly Bets on CXL Memory in the AI Race

According to a report from Nikkei, Samsung Electronics, currently lagging behind SK hynix in the HBM market, is said to be betting on the next-generation CXL memory, with shipments expected to begin in the second half of this year, while anticipating the CXL …

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