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Analog Devices Inc (ADI), a major analog IC manufacturer, has recently issued a price increase notice to its Chinese distributors. The notice indicates an estimated price increase of 10-20%, set to take effect in Feb 2024. ADI stated in the… Read more ›

The Deputy General Manager of Huawei France, Minggang Zhang, has revealed Huawei’s first overseas factory will be completed in the northeastern Alsace region of France, in Brumath in Bas-Rhin. Huawei is investing EUR200M in the project. Instead of smartphones, this… Read more ›

Huawei has released a new 5nm chip, the Kirin 9006C SoC. Earlier 2023, Huawei achieved a breakthrough with their 7nm ARM processor, the Kirin 9000S. The processor was manufactured by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and powers the Huawei Mate… Read more ›

TrendForce’s research indicates a dynamic third quarter for the global foundry industry, marked by an uptick in urgent orders for smartphone and notebook components. This surge was fueled by healthy inventory levels and the release of new iPhone and Android… Read more ›

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip company Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology has recently received a commitment of CNY2B (about USD280M) from investors backed by the Guangzhou government. The support comes after the company faced blacklisting by the U.S. government. The US… Read more ›

Samsung reportedly purchased chips worth USD6.943B in the first 3 quarters of 2023. The total spending in 2019 was just USD2.3B, so the amount has almost quadrupled over the past 4 years. It spent USD4.3B in 2020, USD4.8B in 2021,… Read more ›

Siemens AG has announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Intel on cooperation in the field of digitalization and sustainability in microelectronics manufacturing. The companies will focus on developing future manufacturing, improving factory operations and cybersecurity, and… Read more ›