In October 2022, the U.S. imposed a new wave of chip controls on China, but TSMC ultimately received an extension of its exemption permit from the U.S. Department of Commerce for one year. This exemption is set to expire on May 31, potentially impacting the shipment schedule of the Nanjing plant. ...

The market was originally concerned that NVIDIA might face a demand lull during the transition from its Hopper series GPUs to the Blackwell series. However, the company executives clearly stated during the latest financial report release that this is not the case. According to reports from Marke...

Belgium-based IMEC Microelectronics Research Center has announced the leading role in establishing the NanoIC pilot line project, for which it has received a total of EUR 2.5 billion from public and corporate donations. As one of the four advanced semiconductor pilot line projects designated by t...

Sources have revealed that major Chinese chip manufacturers such as SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) and CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) are striving to localize the supply of critical chip materials and chemicals. This move is expected to counteract U.S. export contr...

According to TrendForce's latest memory spot price trend report, sellers, in particular Samsung, have increased the chip supply, therefore pushing DRAM prices downward, while DDR4 products suffer from higher inventory. Regarding NAND Flash prices, the retail market is less willing in replenish order...