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SEA roundup: Malaysia seeks more investment from semiconductor players
Tech startups are reportedly laying off workers as global economic uncertainties loom. Meanwhile Malaysia is seeking more investment to upgrade its semiconductor prodution and Thailand has seen car production fall sharply this year due to persistent chip crunch.
27
Jun
Competition poised to heat up in 3-horse race for 3/2nm processes
Foundry market competitions among TSMC, Samsung Electronics and Intel will heat up significantly as they are advancing to 3/2nm manufacturing nodes, and it seems that Samsung will face an uphill battle in the three-horse race, judging from their respective potential customer support for their next-generation process technologies, according to industry observers.
27
Jun
Chipmakers focus on heat dissipation in manufacturing process upgrades
High heat dissipation and other thermal management technologies are increasingly required for both front- and back-end chipmaking processes by companies engaged in the automotive, HPC, industrial and network chip segments, according to industry sources.
27
Jun
Indonesia grants Starlink’s services exclusively to Telkomsat
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) said it has granted the anchoring rights of Starlink’s satellite exclusively to local telecommunication operator Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), according to Voice of Indonesia.
27
Jun
Korean backend tools vendors land big orders from Samsung
Samsung Electronics is investing big in the production of new-generation memory products such as DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 SSDs, benefiting Korea-based backend process equipment suppliers including Exicon and DI, according to Theelec.
27
Jun
Maharashtra emerges as one of Foxconn’s India investment choices
Since Foxconn joined India’s Vedanta to set up a fab in India, the factory’s potential locations have attracted much attention. Maharashtra and Telangana may be among Foxconn’s preferred locations.
27
Jun
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers eye expansion
With demand for semiconductor equipment continuing to outweigh supply due to component shortages, China-based equipment makers are looking to accelerate the expansion of their market presence.
27
Jun
India roundup: Foxconn chairman visits India for electronics manufacturing plans
Taiwan-based Foxconn delegation visited India to discuss investment plans, and Ola decided to focus more on its emerging EV business.
27
Jun
Taiwan to offer discounted frequency usage fee for LEO satellite communications
Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) will offer discounted frequency usage fee for low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications between 2023-2028, as part of the government’s efforts to attract foreign LEO satellite operators to set up bases in the country.