Category: Semiconductors

China-based chipmaking tool suppliers experience strong growth
30. 10. 2023 No Responses

China-based chipmaking tool suppliers experience strong growth

Amid the US export curbs that aim to slow down the Chinese development in semiconductors, the China-based semiconductor equipment industry saw a diverging performance, with the largest suppliers, such as Naura Technology, benefiting from an indigenization effort. Also state-backed chip...
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TSMC 2nd Fab in Kumamoto Awaiting JPY 900 Billion in Subsidy
27. 10. 2023 No Responses

TSMC 2nd Fab in Kumamoto Awaiting JPY 900 Billion in Subsidy

Media reports quoting Yoshihiro Seki, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives, that Japan plans to add JPY 1.49 trillion (US$ 10 billion) to its budget for subsidizing two important semiconductor investment projects, namely, TSMC and Rapidus. Japan ...
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Rumor: TSMC plans JV fab in Germany
14. 4. 2023 No Responses

Rumor: TSMC plans JV fab in Germany

TSMC reportedly has decided to build a fab in Germany jointly with local partners in a collaboration model similar to that for its ongoing fab project in Japan, according to industry sources. After announcing the construction of factories in the...
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Rumor: TSMC plans JV fab in Germany
12. 4. 2023 No Responses

Rumor: TSMC plans JV fab in Germany

TSMC reportedly has decided to build a fab in Germany jointly with local partners in a collaboration model similar to that for its ongoing fab project in Japan, according to industry sources. After announcing the construction of factories in the...
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PC Shipments Plunge 40% In Q1
10. 4. 2023 No Responses

PC Shipments Plunge 40% In Q1

New data via International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker shows first quarter shipments were around 56.9 million, or about a 29% decline compared to the same quarter in 2022. IDC blamed continued “we...
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TSMC: Apple, AMD and Nvidia scale back chip orders
1. 7. 2022 No Responses

TSMC: Apple, AMD and Nvidia scale back chip orders

With the growing inflation and the uncertainties brought by the Ukrainian war, Smartphones and PC components are not selling that well anymore, so Apple, AMD and Nvidia are now forced to scale back their chip orders from TSMC, which, in...
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Cisco Crashes 20% On Catastrophic Guidance
18. 5. 2022 No Responses

Cisco Crashes 20% On Catastrophic Guidance

Cisco which has served as the backbone of the internet for the past 30 years and is the biggest maker of computer-networking equipment, reported earnings which wiped out about 20%, or $40 billion, from its market cap in seconds. What...
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Nvidia CEO: Metaverse could save companies billions
1. 12. 2021 No Responses

Nvidia CEO: Metaverse could save companies billions

Companies are investing money into the creation of the so-called metaverse because it may ultimately save them significant chunks of change in the real world, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Jim Cramer. In an interview on “Mad Money,” Huang...
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Texas Instruments to Invest $30 Billion on New U.S. Fabs
24. 11. 2021 No Responses

Texas Instruments to Invest $30 Billion on New U.S. Fabs

Samsung is not the only company to build new fabs in Texas. The Governor of Texas recently announced the Texas Instruments was planning to build several new 300-mm fabs near Sherman. In total, TI intends to build as many as...
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UK: National security probe of nVidia’s $54 Billion ARM deal
16. 11. 2021 No Responses

UK: National security probe of nVidia’s $54 Billion ARM deal

The British government has launched an in-depth investigation into nVidia’s takeover of the UK-based technology company ARM on national security grounds, throwing another hurdle in the path of the $54 Billion deal. Digital and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorrie...
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TSMC is considering a 3 nm foundry in Arizona
14. 5. 2021 No Responses

TSMC is considering a 3 nm foundry in Arizona

TSMC—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the chip foundry making advanced processors for Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm—is beefing up its plans to build factories in Arizona while turning away from an advanced plant in Europe. Last year, TSMC announced t...
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Global notebook shipments surge to 60 million units in 4Q20
1. 2. 2021 No Responses

Global notebook shipments surge to 60 million units in 4Q20

Global notebook shipments, excluding detachable models, surged over 10% sequentially to hit a fresh high of 60 million units in fourth-quarter 2020, mainly driven by robust demand for remote work and study amid the worsening pandemic woes, year-end e-commerce ...
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PC market posts 25% year-on-year growth in Q4 2020
13. 1. 2021 No Responses

PC market posts 25% year-on-year growth in Q4 2020

According to the latest IDC analysis, the global PC market grew for a third quarter in a row recording an impressive 13% growth compared to Q3 2020 thanks to the increased demand during the holiday season. But even compared to...
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Nvidia now powers a majority of the world’s top 500 supercomputers
12. 11. 2020 No Responses

Nvidia now powers a majority of the world’s top 500 supercomputers

70 percent of TOP500’s latest list of the most powerful supercomputers use Nvidia technology. TOP500 has released the 56th edition of its list of the top 500 supercomputers in the world revealing that nearly 70 percent of them are now powered by Nvid...
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AMD: $35 Billion All-Stock Acquisition of Xilinx
28. 10. 2020 No Responses

AMD: $35 Billion All-Stock Acquisition of Xilinx

After a couple of weeks of rumor, as well as a couple of years of hearsay, AMD has gone feet first into a full acquisition of FPGA manufacturer Xilinx. The deal involves an all-stock transaction, leveraging AMD’s sizeable share price...
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