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China-based startup initiates IPO process as Chinese AI chip market grows
Shanghai Enflame Technology, a Chinese AI chip company backed by Tencent, has recently filed its intention to IPO with the Shanghai Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
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Sep
Power consumption is main issue for AI development, says SK Hynix president Justin Kim
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 made its grand debut on the 4th. President of SK Hynix, Justin Kim, was invited to Taiwan and gave a keynote speech. He mentioned that to push AI technology towards AGI, core technologies including power consumption, heat dissipation, and memory bandwidth would need to be resolved.
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Sep
Acer hits record highs in India, Indonesia
The president of Acer’s Pan-Asia Pacific operations, Andrew Hou, pointed out that irresistible momentum in India and Indonesia, coupled with a rebound in business PC sales, has offset the sluggish consumer PC market. Notably, India has achieved Acer’s best sales performance to date.
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Sep
Global semiconductor sales increase in July; Americas sales jump 40%
According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor industry sales increased 18.7% year-on-year in July 2024, with sales in the Americas jumping by 40.1%.
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Sep
Semiconductor giants unveil sustainability roadmaps at Semicon Taiwan 2024
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, a linchpin of the global tech supply chain, is grappling with an existential challenge: how to maintain growth while dramatically reducing its environmental footprint. At Semicon Taiwan 2024, industry leaders laid out ambitious plans to tackle climate change, presenting a vision of a greener future for chip manufacturing.
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Sep
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 features first US Pavilion as Taiwanese semiconductors receive global attention
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry chain has become a global focal point, and the scale of SEMICON Taiwan 2024 continues to expand. To highlight Taiwan’s close collaboration with 56 countries, the exhibition features 12 national pavilions, including the US, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the UK, France, the Philippines, and more.
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Sep
India needs 10-20 wafer fabs, says SEMI CEO
As SEMICON India 2024 approaches, SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha has called on India to invest in building more semiconductor fabs. With global investors increasingly interested in India, Manocha emphasizes the need to enhance the country’s semiconductor supply chain resilience to meet rising demand.
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Favite targets AOI growth in microOLED and advanced packaging amid LCD transition
Taiwan’s Favite, a leading supplier of automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment for LCD, OLED, and mini/microLED displays, has begun shipping microOLED AOI equipment to the Chinese market. The company is also expanding its focus to advanced packaging applications like fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) and fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP).
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Sep
PCIM Asia 2024: global giants lead, as Chinese SiC supply chain gains momentum
PCIM Asia 2024 recently kicked off in Shenzhen, China, gathering a diverse array of international and Chinese firms focused on power semiconductors. The event prominently featured advancements in silicon carbide (SiC) technologies.