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TSMC Acquires Innolux Plant to Boost AI Chip Packaging Capacity

Taipei, August 16 – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has announced the purchase of a plant and equipment from flat panel maker Innolux Corp. for NT$17.14 billion (US$531 million). The acquisition, located in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, encompasses a 317,445 square meter facility and related

Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Strengthens in Q2 2024, SEMI Reports

MILPITAS, Calif. – August 19, 2024 –The global semiconductor manufacturing industry in the second quarter of 2024 continued to show signs of improvement with significant growth of IC sales, stabilizing capital expenditure, and an increase in installed wafer fab capacity, SEMI announced today in its Q2 2024 publication of

U.S. Awards $1.6 Billion to Texas Instruments to Build Semiconductor Plants

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has proposed up to $1.6 billion for TI in direct funding through the CHIPS and Science Act to support three 300mm semiconductor wafer fabs under construction in Texas and Utah.
TI expects to receive an estimated $6 billion to $8 billion from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Investment Tax

South Korea Launches $834 Million to Boost AI Semiconductor Ecosystem

Seoul, August 15, 2023 – The South Korean government is set to launch a substantial semiconductor ecosystem fund in the third quarter of this year, focusing on supporting the growth of fabless chip design companies through scale-ups and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This initiative is a key component of the

AutoChips integrated multiple VeriSilicon’s IPs in its intelligent cockpit domain control SoC

Shanghai, China, August 14, 2024 — VeriSilicon (688521.SH) today announced that AutoChips, an automotive electronic chip design company, has adopted VeriSilicon’s high-performance IP portfolio in its new generation intelligent cockpit domain control SoC AC8025, including Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU) IP, Video Processing Unit (VPU) IP, and Display Processing IP.
 
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Discrete Semiconductor Industry is Expected to Reach $ 44.2 Billion by 2033

Newark, Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The report published by The Brainy Insights shows that the global discrete semiconductor market is expected to reach USD 44.2 billion by 2033, at a CAGR of 6% during the forecast period 2023-2032. North America emerged as the largest market for global discrete semiconductors,