Finally, foreign semiconductor companies investing to produce chips in the United States are getting the help they need to recruit local talent for their supply chain.
Singapore is attracting major semiconductor investments, thanks to its strong labor force, advanced research capabilities, and solid manufacturing infrastructure.
Phison Electronics began delivering its PCIe Gen5 retimer chips in January and has since stepped up the pace of shipments, according to the Taiwan-based company.
ASE CEO Tien Wu said at the company's 2024 shareholder meeting on June 26 that the semiconductor industry will have better performance in the second half of 2024, thanks to the demand created by new applications including Artificial Intelligence (AI), robots, electric vehicles, energy and the Internet of Things (IoT).
One of the largest high-tech R&D investment projects in Poland, the Centre for Advanced Materials and Technology (CEZAMAT) under the Warsaw University of Technology has been a pillar underpinning the semiconductor ambitions of Poland, especially the country's vibrant photonics ecosystem. Apart from the Warsaw University of Technology as consortium leader, CEZAMAT also includes Poland's Military University of Technologies, the University of Warsaw, and various institutes under the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Unlike other major tech companies that heavily rely on Nvidia GPUs for training and inference tasks of Large Language Models (LLM), Apple's Apple Intelligence server chips are unique. They utilize Apple's self-developed Apple Silicon, with multiple reports indicating the use of M-series chips.
Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical is refining its growth strategy by downsizing its LCD component business while expanding its semiconductor materials division.
Edge AI applications on smartphones and PCs are widely expected to be the main driving force for shipments in the electronics supply chain in 2024, outside of cloud AI applications.
SK Hynix's performance outlook in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market has garnered optimism from South Korea's securities industry, driven by major customer orders from NVIDIA, AMD, and others.
