Recently, two industrial moves took place in Shanghai's integrated circuit (IC) sector. First, the Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (Phase II) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai IC Industry Fund Phase II") received a substantial capital increase. Second, 14 key...

The World Integrated Circuit Association (WICA) recently released its 2023 ranking of the top 100 cities in the global semiconductor industry. According to the list, the U.S. and China each have 26 cities represented, leading the rankings. South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan have 9, 9, and 5 cities liste...

On August 16, the U.S. government announced a preliminary agreement with Texas Instruments (TI) to propose up to USD 1.6 billion in direct funding through the CHIPS and Science Act to support three 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants (Fabs) under construction in Texas and Utah. Two of them ...

As global tech giants race to develop AI infrastructure, according to a report from Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's top 500 companies, driven by semiconductor leaders like Samsung and SK Hynix, have experienced a significant profit surge in the second quarter, more than doubling compared to the s...

At its earnings call on August 14th, Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn addressed the progress of the highly anticipated launch of NVIDIA's next-generation AI server, the GB200. According to a report by Commercial Times, Foxconn confirmed that the development of the server cabinets is on schedule, ...