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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Samsung mulls slowing expansion of chip facilities in 2019
posted on January 03, 2019 07:05
Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 memory chip provider, is considering slowing the pace of expanding its production facilities next year amid negative forecasts about growth of the global semiconductor market, according to the industry on Tuesday.
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Global Semiconductor Sales Up 9.8 Percent Year-to-Year in November
posted on January 03, 2019 07:04
WASHINGTON—Dec. 31, 2018—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $41.4 billion for the month of November 2018, an increase of 9.8 percent from the November 2017 total of $37.7 billion and 1.1 percent less than the October 2018 total of $41.8 billion.
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Researchers Explore Emerging Memories for AI
posted on January 03, 2019 07:03
TORONTO — Resistive random access memory (ReRAM) and other emerging memory technologies have been getting a lot of attention in the past year as semiconductor companies look for ways to more efficiently deal with the requirements of artificial intelligence and neuromorphic computing
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Foxconn May Use Sharp to Roll out First Chip Fab
posted on January 03, 2019 07:02
TAIPEI — Foxconn, the main assembler of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, is expected to flex its majority stake in Japan’s Sharp to build its first chip fab, according to analysts.
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What’s The Right Path For Scaling?
posted on January 03, 2019 07:01
The growing challenges of traditional chip scaling at advanced nodes are prompting the industry to take a harder look at different options for future devices.
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