SoftBank Group announced it will acquire Ampere Computing, a Silicon Valley-based startup specializing in Arm-based server chips, for $6.5 billion. The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2025, signifies SoftBank’s increasing investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and its belief in the growing importance of
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Silicon Valley, California – March 17, 2025 – Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions, is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual worldwide “Arm Silicon Startups Contest” in partnership with Arm, the industry’s highest-performing and most power-efficient compute platform. The contest, launching today, is organized
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Foundry Revenue:
TSMC: In February, TSMC’s revenue reached US$7.9 billion, marking an 11% decrease compared to January. However, this represents a 43% increase year-over-year. The company’s revenue for the first two months of 2025 is up 39% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.
UMC: UMC’s February revenue
The PCIM Europe Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany, is the premier international event for power electronics, intelligent motion, renewable energy, and energy management. As the leading forum for industry and academia, PCIM Europe drives innovation across the entire value chain, making it the established home of power electronics for
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March 10, 2025 —- TrendForce’s latest research reveals that the global foundry industry exhibited a polarized trend in 4Q24. Advanced process nodes benefited from strong demand in AI servers, flagship smartphone application processors (APs), and new PC platforms, driving high-value wafer shipments. This growth helped offset the slowdown in mature process
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – March 5, 2025 – onsemi (NASDAQ: ON) today disclosed details of a proposal submitted to the Board of Directors of Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (“Allegro”) (NASDAQ: ALGM) to acquire the company for $35.10 per share in cash for each share (the “Proposal”) of Allegro’s common stock
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