Chinese OSATs including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET) and Tongfu Microelectronics (TFME) have stepped up their deployments for advanced packaging, offering services to capitalize on the AI chip boom, according to industry sources.
When talent is in short supply from upstream to downstream of the semiconductor industry, those who managed to maintain a net talent influx reflect their competitiveness in salary packages and ambition to win the talent war.
Taiwan-based TYC Brother Industrial held a shareholder's meeting on June 18. The leading manufacturer of vehicle lights shared its plans for new energy vehicles (NEVs) and some highlights of its operations in 2024.
China might move closer to retaliating against the European Union following the bloc's tariff increase on EVs. In a recent closed-door meeting, Chinese automakers pushed its government to raise tariffs on EU-made gasoline cars with large-displacement engines.
Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) has adopted the concept of "putting new wine in old bottles," which entails breaking off and reconstructing existing production lines.
China-based United Nova Technology has become the largest automotive-grade foundry provider since its establishment in 2018, supplying chips to over 90% of Chinese NEV manufacturers.
US lawmakers want to prevent companies that win federal chipmaking funds from using Chinese-made equipment at government-backed factories, part of efforts to limit Beijing's influence on domestic chip production.
Japan's IT giant Fujitsu has recently unveiled its latest AI strategy, focusing not on developing Generative AI (GenAI) to compete with other companies, but on creating a platform that enables businesses to easily customize their own GenAI solutions.
The solar cell sector in China has swiftly shifted from P-type PERC to N-type TOPCon technology over the past two years, leading to an oversupply situation. The industry's woes were mirrored at the recently concluded International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai, which turned into a venue for desperate sales tactics and debt collection struggles.
It is most peculiar to find Intel pitching customized process chip manufacturing services during an interview with Chinese media. Is the Intel Foundry also beckoning Chinese clients to produce Intel 3 chips for them?
The global IC design industry and major technology companies reportedly plan to adopt 3nm as their mainstay in 2024. It is expected that most companies will likely prioritize ordering from TSMC, potentially widening the market share gap even further between TSMC and Samsung Electronics in the wafer foundry sector.
