Micron Technology has announced the company is sampling what it claims is the world’s highest-capacity microSD card, the i400, at a density of 1.5 terabytes (TB). This card is designed for industrial-grade video security with 176-layer 3D NAND.

After seeing its market valuation top CNY1 trillion (US$148.9 billion) in early June, BYD has joined Huawei on the list of investors of SiC epitaxial wafer manufacturer Tianyu Semiconductor.

With global digital transformation accelerating and breakthroughs in a wide range of tech developments – such as those for 5G, AI, cloud/edge computing, metaverse/virtual-physical integration, self-driving cars/electric vehicles (EV) – companies around the world are paying much closer attention to and investing more resources in collaborations with startups that promise creativity and innovative ideas. This is driving corporate startup engagement (CSE). Its aim is not only to introduce new momentum into established companies’ digital transformation, but also to jointly build a better world.

Unlike ASE Technology and other first-tier OSATs who still see robust order momentum from their IDM customers, smaller-size players including Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries, Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) and Taiwan IC Packaging (TICP) are uncertain about order visibility for the second half of this year, according to industry sources.