InternationalNews 1. NVIDIA recently allocated a budget of $1.3 billion to secure HBM3E production capacity from Micron and SK Hynix, ensuring smooth shipments of its GH200 and H200 chips. 2. Singaporean semiconductor unicorn Silicon Box plans to se
InternationalNews 1. Research firm Omdia released a report indicating that in the first quarter of 2024, the shipment share of OLED displays in global smartphones exceeded that of LCD screens for the first time. 2. At the 2024 Optical Fiber Communic
InternationalNews 1. Singapore's government has set a target to achieve a 50% enhancement in its semiconductor-dominated manufacturing industry by 2030. Several major chip manufacturers are ramping up investments and increasing production capacitie
International News 1. A fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea on June 24, resulting in the deaths of 19 Chinese nationals. 2. After briefly holding the global top market cap position, Nvidia's extraordinarily high market val
InternationalNews 1. Rapidus, a Japanese startup in contract manufacturing, supported by IBM and the global research organization imec, is set to open its 2nm test factory in April 2025. 2. Besi anticipates that by 2028, the share of chip packaging
InternationalNews 1. Renesas Electronics has completed the acquisition of GaN (Gallium Nitride) device manufacturer Tranphorm for $339 million. 2. Reports indicate that Samsung Electronics' Exynos 2500 chip yield remains slightly below 20%, fall
InternationalNews 1. U.S. lawmakers have proposed legislation to prohibit companies receiving federal chip subsidies from using Chinese semiconductor equipment in their U.S. facilities, aimed at curbing the influence of China's semiconductor indust
InternationalNews 1. Alan Estevez, Deputy Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce, will visit Japan and the Netherlands to urge both countries to implement more restrictions on China's semiconductor
InternationalNews 1. Mitsui Chemicals of Japan will mass-produce a new photolithography film to support ASML's next-generation lithography machines, with an expected annual capacity of 5,000 units. 2. Several semiconductor companies listed on th
InternationalNews 1. Texas Instruments (TI) recently launched a 650V three-phase gallium nitride (GaN) integrated power module - DRV7308, tailored for 250W motor drive applications. 2. ASML delivered the world's first High NA EUV extreme ultravi
InternationalNews 1. On June 25th, Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor Solutions (DS) division will host a global sales strategy conference at its Hwaseong semiconductor factory, with approximately 120 attendees. 2. Global chip giant Intel has ac
InternationalNews 1. Elon Musk has pledged that Tesla will begin "limited production" of the Optimus Prime robot in 2025, with "over 1,000 robots working at Tesla" next year. 2. Media reports indicate that Samsung's 3nm proce