In today’s semiconductor landscape, demand is increasingly shifting toward specialized solutions—automotive electrification, industrial AI deployment, and communication infrastructure—while consumer electronics markets like smartphones are showing slower recovery. In this context, GlobalFoundries (GF) is charting a strategic shift as it aligns its manufacturing and IP capabilities toward high-value domains such as
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The global semiconductor industry is undergoing a major transformation, driven by a surge in demand for power-efficient analog and mixed-signal technologies. Against this backdrop, X-FAB has emerged as a key specialty foundry player, serving critical applications in the automotive, industrial, and medical sectors. While mega-fabs chase ever-smaller digital nodes, X-FAB
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In a rapidly shifting semiconductor landscape defined by AI acceleration, 5G rollout, and escalating demand for data processing power, Tower Semiconductor has positioned itself strategically as a key enabler of analog and RF infrastructure. As larger competitors chase cutting-edge digital process nodes, Tower has carved a profitable niche in specialty
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Aug. 05, 2025 – ATLANTA, GA — August 5, 2025 – Silicon Creations, a leading provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP) today announced that its low-area integer PLL has been successfully integrated into Codasip’s latest test chip, enabling the evaluation of Codasip’s L31AS dual-core lock-step CPU and crypto accelerator IP.
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WASHINGTON—Aug. 4, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales were $179.7 billion during the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 7.8% compared to Q1. Global sales were $59.9 billion during the month of June 2025, an increase of 19.6% compared to the June 2024 total of
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On August 5, 2025, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) uncovered suspicious activity suggesting a possible leak of trade secrets related to its cutting-edge 2-nanometer process technology. The discovery came through the company’s comprehensive, routine monitoring systems, which flagged unauthorized attempts to access proprietary data and immediately triggered internal investigations and
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