As more tech firms are developing their proprietary chips for AI servers, semiconductor manufacturers, including IC backend houses, are likely to benefit from the opportunities.
When observing the future development of next-generation display technology, Chin-lung Ting, chairman and CEO of PanelSemi and a technical specialist who pioneered the panel semiconductor concept, compared the development of microLEDs to rock climbing.
The depletion of supply chain inventory, originally expected by late 2023, has been delayed to the first half of 2024 due to weak end-market consumption. However, the upcoming launch of AI PCs and notebooks in the latter half of 2024 is expected to invigorate consumer demand. Supply chain firms anticipate that these innovations will lead to stronger market performance in 2H24.
Taiwan, already a leader in fixed-bottom offshore wind energy in the Asia-Pacific region, is setting its sights on floating wind technology to maintain its competitive edge.
The prices for general-purpose DRAM and NAND flash chips have remained flat for four consecutive months, suggesting a slower-than-expected pace of demand recovery.
Under China’s “high-quality productivity” initiative, an increasing number of China-based chip startups have seen their IPO processes withdrawn or terminated to support mergers and acquisitions rather than IPOs to focus resources on breakthroughs in the technology sector.
Lee Jong-ho, Korea’s Minister of Science and ICT, reportedly arranged a meeting with semiconductor Electronic Design Automation (EDA) professionals to gain insights into the local EDA industry.