More 2.5D/3D, Fan-Out Packages Ahead
posted on January 21, 2019 12:05
A new wave of 2.5D/3D, fan-out and other advanced IC packages is expected to flood the market over the next year.
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What AI Is… And Isn’t
posted on January 21, 2019 12:04
AI is very good at some things. It may never be good at others. The challenge is figuring out where it can help the most, and then making the cost calculation for how it can be applied.
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In CEO Search, Intel Still Hasn’t Found What It’s Looking For
posted on January 21, 2019 12:03
Intel Corp. has been trying to fill the most prominent role in the $400-billion chip industry for more than six months. The company’s board still hasn’t found what it’s looking for.
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Taiwan’s TSMC Could Be About to Dethrone Intel
posted on January 21, 2019 12:02
For more than 30 years, Intel Corp. has dominated chipmaking, producing the most important component in the bulk of the world’s computers. That run is now under threat from a company many Americans have never heard of.
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U.S. legislation steps up pressure on Huawei and ZTE, China calls it 'hysteria'
posted on January 21, 2019 12:01
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would ban the sale of U.S. chips or other components to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], ZTE Corp or other Chinese telecommunications companies that violate U.S. sanctions or export control laws.
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Taiwan's UMC to scale down chip project with Chinese partner
posted on January 09, 2019 08:05
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. will move nearly half of its DRAM team to new positions within the company in what sources say is the first step toward terminating its memory chip development business.
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Qualcomm enforces ban to halt some Apple iPhone sales in Germany
posted on January 09, 2019 08:04
(Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) took steps to enforce a court order banning the sale of some iPhone models in Germany following a patent dispute, a move that will likely see Apple Inc (AAPL.O) pull those models from its German stores.
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AI drives next wave of chip innovation and growth: Ajit Manocha, SEMI President and CEO
posted on January 09, 2019 08:03
We are living in a digital world where semiconductors are taken for granted, AI is bringing semiconductors back into the deserved spotlight, and now we are witnessing the dawn of the Cognitive Era enabled by semiconductors,” SEMI president and CEO Ajit Manocha said to an audience of more than 500 during his presentation – Rebirth of the Semiconductor Industry – at the First Global IC Entrepreneur Conference.
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Quantum scientists demonstrate world-first 3D atomic-scale quantum chip architecture
posted on January 09, 2019 08:02
UNSW researchers at the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) have shown for the first time that they can build atomic precision qubits in a 3D device – another major step towards a universal quantum computer.
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China wafer production capacity growth fastest in the world
posted on January 09, 2019 08:01
Unwavering in its drive to build a strong, self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain, China plans more new fab projects than any other region in the world from 2017 to 2020, and its expansion of fab capacity recently picked up pace on the strength of new foundry and memory projects from both domestic and foreign companies, according to SEMI’s 2018 China Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Outlook report. China’s installed fab capacity is forecast to grow at a 12 percent CAGR from 2.3 million wafers per month (wpm) in 2015 to 4 million wpm in 2020, faster than all other regions.
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