February 2022 – IF / News

2-26 #YellowToGreen : Qualcomm allegedly to have TSMC make all of its next-gen 3nm processors; Visionox has announced China’s first 1Hz low-power AMOLED display; LG Electronics is exiting the global solar panel business; etc.

TSMC is allegedly ready to take all of Apple’s 5G modem orders for its upcoming iPhone 14 series. The related chips will be produced using TSMC’s 6nm process, and the annual demand is expected to exceed 150,000. It will be… Read more ›

2022-02-26

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2-22 #Home : OPPO allegedly plans to commercialize rollable display in 2023; OLED DDI suppliers have never let up their efforts in winning more 28nm process capacity support; etc.

Arm has introduced a design for an automotive image signal processor to enhance driver assistance and automation technologies. The Arm Mali-C78AE image signal processor (ISP) is part of Arm’s AE line of safety-capable intellectual property suitable for advanced drivers assistance… Read more ›

2022-02-22

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2-19 #Home : Intel’s series of announcements; UMC has reported suspension of production at its Hejian 8-inch fab; Micron may raises its NAND prices; OPPO works with Hasselblad; etc.

At the end of Jan 2022, Intel announced that a batch of EUV equipment will enter the factory, but at that time, the Fab 34 fab in Ireland, Europe, was installed, which is a lithography resist track working with the… Read more ›

2022-02-19

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2-15 #LanternFestival : Intel is to buy Tower Semiconductor; Harman has announced that it has acquired Apostera; Luxshare Precision has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Chery Group; etc.

According to Knometa Research, China’s share of the world’s capacity for fabricating IC wafers continued to grow in 2021. The country ended the year having 16% of global capacity, based on normalized installed monthly capacity amounts. Worldwide IC wafer capacity… Read more ›

2022-02-15

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2-12 #Nag : GlobalWafers will pursue a USD3.6B expansion plan; Kioxia and Western Digital have reported that unspecified contamination issues; Samsung mobile will focus on a 2-track strategy; etc.

IC Insights forecasts total semiconductor sales will rise 11% this year following a very strong 25% increase in 2021 and an 11% increase in 2020. If achieved, it would mark the first time since 1993-1995 that the semiconductor market has… Read more ›

2022-02-12

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2-10 #Life : Nvidia has abandoned acquiring ARM; Arm would go public; SUMCO has already sold out its production capacity through 2026; etc.

NVIDIA and SoftBank Group have announced the termination of the previously announced transaction whereby NVIDIA would acquire Arm from SBG. The parties agreed to terminate the Agreement because of significant regulatory challenges preventing the consummation of the transaction, despite good… Read more ›

2022-02-10

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2-8 #WorkDays : Intel has announced a new USD1B fund; Intel has joined RISC-V International; Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are merging to become US 5th biggest airlines; etc.

Automakers, including General Motors, Ford Motor and Hyundai Motor, predict a near two-year chip constraint will ease in 2H22, but automotive chipmakers, on the other hand, expect a recovery to take longer. The leading automotive chipmakers like NXP and Infineon… Read more ›

2022-02-08

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2-6 #HappyCNY : Toshiba will invest about JPY125B to more than double production of power management semiconductors; Volvo Cars and Northvolt will build their joint battery plant in Gothenburg; Sony has announced a deal to acquire Bungie for USD3.6B; etc.

The vast majority of the current headlines regarding the auto industry revolve around the semiconductor device shortage that began in earnest in 2021 and has carried over into 2022. The commonly accepted reason for this shortage is as follows: In… Read more ›

2022-02-06

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2-26 #YellowToGreen : Qualcomm allegedly to have TSMC make all of its next-gen 3nm processors; Visionox has announced China’s first 1Hz low-power AMOLED display; LG Electronics is exiting the global solar panel business; etc.

2-22 #Home : OPPO allegedly plans to commercialize rollable display in 2023; OLED DDI suppliers have never let up their efforts in winning more 28nm process capacity support; etc.

2-19 #Home : Intel’s series of announcements; UMC has reported suspension of production at its Hejian 8-inch fab; Micron may raises its NAND prices; OPPO works with Hasselblad; etc.

2-15 #LanternFestival : Intel is to buy Tower Semiconductor; Harman has announced that it has acquired Apostera; Luxshare Precision has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Chery Group; etc.

2-12 #Nag : GlobalWafers will pursue a USD3.6B expansion plan; Kioxia and Western Digital have reported that unspecified contamination issues; Samsung mobile will focus on a 2-track strategy; etc.

2-10 #Life : Nvidia has abandoned acquiring ARM; Arm would go public; SUMCO has already sold out its production capacity through 2026; etc.

2-8 #WorkDays : Intel has announced a new USD1B fund; Intel has joined RISC-V International; Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are merging to become US 5th biggest airlines; etc.

2-6 #HappyCNY : Toshiba will invest about JPY125B to more than double production of power management semiconductors; Volvo Cars and Northvolt will build their joint battery plant in Gothenburg; Sony has announced a deal to acquire Bungie for USD3.6B; etc.