To curb China’s chip ambitions, the U.S. may be turning up the heat again. On May 28, Chinese outlets IC Smart and MyDrivers reported that Siemens —one of the top three global EDA players —was told to halt all EDA support in mainland China. Reuters and the Financial Times later added that Cade...

On May 22, Deca Technologies announced it has signed an agreement with IBM to bring Deca’s M-Series and Adaptive Patterning technologies into IBM’s advanced packaging facility in Bromont, Quebec, Canada. Under this agreement, IBM will establish a high-volume manufacturing line focused on Deca’...

Apple introduced its first in-house 5G modem, the C1, earlier this year with the launch of the iPhone 16e, drawing attention to how it compares with Qualcomm’s offerings. According to a report from Seeking Alpha, a Qualcomm-commissioned study comparing 5G performance between Android smartphones an...

Amid rumors that TSMC declined expansion offers in Qatar, Taiwan’s second-largest foundry, UMC, revealed on May 28 that Middle Eastern countries also approached them for collaboration, according to Commercial Times and CNA. However, the reports note that UMC showed little interest, prioritizing Si...

Trump’s tariffs have kept the industry on alert. According to ijiwei, citing a report from the U.S. think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), implementing a blanket 25 percent tariff on semiconductor imports would lead to a 0.18 percent decline in U.S. economic growth i...