OSATs expect sales growth in 2H24
Semiconductor backend services providers generally believe sales will improve in the second half of 2024, but the strength of the growth momentum remains to be seen.
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Nio unveils 5nm smart-driving chip, SkyOS, AI agent, and AI phone
NIO has taped out its 5nm smart driving chip and developed SkyOS, an operating system for automotive applications, aiming to become a vertically integrated EV brand.
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Foxconn’s Vietnam plant to roll out 4 million Nintendo Switch annually by 2027
Foxconn is set to produce Nintendo Switch consoles in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, as part of its US$260 million investment project in the province.
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Industry leaders gather at TCA forum to address Taiwan’s sustainability dilemma in AI era
The success of COMPUTEX 2024 inspired another forum to gather industry leaders to discuss the impact of Generative AI and how Taiwan can leverage AI for industrial transformation. Although robust future growth potential is the consensus, environmental sustainability remains a concern for Taiwan to maintain competitiveness and manufacturing capacity in the AI era.
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MediaTek to expand Indian automotive chip market
MediaTek is expanding its reach beyond smartphones into the Indian automotive market.
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Samsung invests in AI chip startups DreamBig and Axelera AI
Samsung Electronics is ramping up investment efforts in AI chip startups to strengthen its competitiveness in new-generation AI semiconductor technologies.
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Memory price increase to ease in 2H24, says Apacer CEO
With the memory shortage expected to resolve in the second half of 2024, price hikes for memory are also anticipated to abate, according to CEO Chang Chia-Kun of Apacer Technology, a Taiwanese memory module manufacturer.
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Global automakers challenge Avanci over soaring 5G patent fees
A coalition of six major automotive industry associations from Europe, the US, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and France has publicly questioned Avanci’s increasing fees for 5G wireless communication standard-essential patents (SEPs) in connected vehicles.
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Intel eyes local surging data center and PC markets amid Indian AI push
Amid a plan by India to invest heavily in GPUs to advance its national AI initiatives, Intel is optimistic about the potential in India’s data center sector and is also eager to secure a share of the growing AI PC market in the country.
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S. Korea, Taiwan’s semiconductor strategies may shift with US election outcome
South Korean media have recently forecasted that the investment strategies of South Korean and Taiwanese semiconductor firms in the United States could shift depending on the outcome of the US presidential election. Should Donald Trump return to the White House, it is expected that Samsung Electronics, and possibly TSMC, might scale back their American investments, with Samsung likely redirecting its focus back to South Korea.