Microsoft Corp plans to invest $3.2 billion in artificial intelligence and cloud facilities in Sweden, its largest-ever infrastructure bet in the Nordic country drawing on the region’s rich supply of green energy.
Electric vehicles remain a bright spot in China’s auto market as manufacturers of battery-powered cars overcame a slump in consumer spending at home thanks to price cuts and new model launches.
Despite the sanctions from the US, the Chinese government and semiconductor firms continued to step up their effort in promoting independent development of China’s semiconductor industry.
MediaTek vice chairman & CEO Rick Tsai is set to discuss how MediaTek is driving the ubiquitous AI era during Computex 2024. Additionally, MediaTek will unveil two new chipsets: the Kompanio for high-end Chromebooks and the Pentonic 800 for 4K high-end smart TVs and displays. They will offer superior performance and AI computing capabilities in different application domains.
Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor division is under pressure, facing fierce competition from industry rivals and internal labor strikes, creating substantial hurdles for newly appointed chief Kye Hyun Kyung. Meanwhile, SK Hynix is capitalizing on its momentum, planning to significantly boost its 2024 capital expenditures to maintain its leadership in High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM).
China’s flexible OLED manufacturers have been rapidly advancing their technology and boosting their shipments, posing a substantial challenge to Samsung Display’s dominance.
Although the current High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market is still dominated by SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, Micron has recently caught up rapidly. Following its earlier announcement of mass production of 8-layer HBM3E, reports suggest that its new-generation product demonstrates excellent power efficiency performance.
AMD has a close and solid relationship with TSMC on the 3nm technology, and the two companies are already working on several new product developments, according to Lisa Su, chairperson and CEO for the processor vendor.