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ST Opens Power Design and Industrialization Centre in Pisa

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STMicroelectronics has opened a power design and industrialisation centre in Pisa in Italy.
 
The centre in Pisa Montacchiello includes a test laboratory and was created in collaboration with the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Pisa. It aims to have about 40 people working on the design and industrialization

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Circuit IC: The Ultimate Guide

Integrated circuits (ICs) play a vital role in the functioning of various electronic devices, from simple calculators to complex computers. At the heart of these ICs lies the circuit IC, a complex network of interconnected components that offer various functionally from processing data to transmitting information. In this article, we’ll

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SMIC Reports Record-Breaking Q3 2024 Revenue, Cautious Outlook for Q4

[November 8, 2024] – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s leading semiconductor foundry, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, reporting record-breaking revenue of US$2.17 billion. This represents a 14% sequential increase and a 34% year-over-year surge, marking the first time the company has exceeded the

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Chips&Media Leverages AnySilicon Platform to Expand Global Market Reach for Video and Image Processing IP

[November 8, 2024] Global video IP leader Chips&Media has partnered with AnySilicon, the leading platform for IP cores and ASIC service providers. This collaboration will provide Chips&Media with significant marketing exposure, enabling them to effectively showcase their comprehensive range of video codec IP and image-specific NPU IP to a broader

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Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 23.2% in Q3 2024 compared to Q3 2023; Quarter-to-Quarter sales up 10.7%

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WASHINGTON—Nov. 5, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales were $166.0 billion for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 23.2% compared to the third quarter of 2023 and 10.7% more than the second quarter of 2024. Global sales were $55.3 billion during the month of

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Q3 2024: Wafer Foundry Report

The third quarter of 2024 painted a mixed picture for the foundry industry, with some vendors celebrating profits while others grappled with losses. This highlights the diverse landscape of this crucial sector of the semiconductor world.
 
Samsung:

Overall Q3 2024 Sales: 79.1 trillion won ($57.4 billion) – Up

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Tessolve to acquire Dream Chip Technologies

November 6, 2024 — Tessolve, a Hero Electronix venture and a leader in semiconductor engineering, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dream Chip Technologies, a semiconductor chip design firm headquartered in Germany, for around ₹400 Crore (EUR 42.5 million).
 
This acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will

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Jolt Capital buys and invests in Dolphin Design’s carved-out mixed-signal IP activities

Grenoble (France), 5 November 2024 – Jolt Capital, a private equity firm specializing in European growth deeptech, announces today having purchased the power management and signal processing IP activities of Dolphin Design (the « IP activities »), a leader in mixed-signal semiconductor IP through Dolphin Semiconductor, a newly created company, and to

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GlobalFoundries Fined $500,000 for Unauthorized Chip Shipments

November  5, 2024 — GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest semiconductor foundry, has been fined $500,000 by the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for unauthorized shipments of chips to SJ Semiconductor, an affiliate of the blacklisted Chinese chipmaker SMIC. The fine follows a Reuters report detailing 74 unlicensed shipments valued

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TSMC Faces Record Energy Prices

[November 5, 2024] – Taiwan’s ambitious energy transition is creating significant challenges for its industries, particularly the semiconductor sector. Recent sharp increases in electricity prices and growing risks of power outages are impacting major companies, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker.
 
TSMC’s Chief Financial Officer,

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