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According to a report from MoneyDJ, citing Nikkei, Japanese foundry Rapidus launched its 2nm pilot production line on April 1. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the company has begun adjusting its equipment in preparation for wafer test production that will begin later this month. Nikkei further high...
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According to a report from ijiwei, citing Reuters, Arm—the world’s largest semiconductor IP company under SoftBank—recently reportedly sought to acquire Alphawave, the world’s fourth-largest semiconductor IP company, in an effort to obtain technologies crucial to AI processors development. ...
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According to TrendForce's latest memory spot price trend report, regarding DRAM, suppliers continue to limit the supply in the spot market, leading to high demand and price hikes for both DDR5 and DDR4 products. As for NAND flash, the reduction in provisions and excessive price hikes have cooled tra...
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As TSMC and Intel push sub-2nm advances, GlobalFoundries and UMC are rumored to be joining forces in mature nodes to counter rising Chinese rivals. UMC had stated that there is currently no merger in progress, but according to Economic Daily News, insiders say GlobalFoundries has already sought appr...
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Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Western tech giants are retreating from China. According to South China Morning Post, Microsoft has quietly shut down its IoT & AI Insider Lab in Shanghai’s hi-tech zone. The report suggests that the lab, once a hub to boost China’s local IoT and AI deve...