On May 16, Japanese foundry startup Rapidus announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with American RISC-V architecture chip design company, Esperanto. The two sides will collaborate on the research and development of AI semiconductors for data centers, aiming to jointly develop l...

Kioxia, one of the world's major NAND manufacturer, anticipates a strong market outlook, emphasizing a full recovery this season in key NAND applications such as PCs and smartphones. According to a report from the Economic Daily News, coupled with an expected surge in demand for new laptops and ...

To strengthen its semiconductor supply chain, the Chinese government is reportedly requiring domestic automakers, including BYD, to expand their procurement of locally-produced chips. The goal is to increase the proportion of domestically-sourced automotive chips to 25% by 2025. According to a re...

TSMC reportedly plans to utilize 12nm and 5nm process nodes in manufacturing the latest HBM4 memory, according to a report by AnandTech. Citing TSMC’s executives, the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry would employ two fabrication processes, N12FFC+ and N5, to integrate HBM4e memory...

According to a report from the Korean media outlet TheElec, South Korea is planning to establish an AI semiconductor innovation center in Silicon Valley. The Korean Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA) announced on Wednesday that it would accept applications until May 30th for those interest...