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ITTSBURGH, Aug. 29, 2024 — Today, Efficient announced a strategic partnership with GlobalFoundries (GF) to bring to market a new high-performance computer processor that is up to 166x* more energy-efficient than industry-standard embedded CPUs. Efficient is already working with select customers for early access and customer sampling by summer 2025. The official introduction of the
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New Delhi, India The Indian government has announced a landmark investment of 1.26 trillion Indian rupees (US $15.2 billion) to bolster the country’s semiconductor and electronics industry, marking a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in this strategically critical sector.
The ambitious plan includes the construction of India’s first state-of-the-art
TrendForce reveals that sales of advanced packaging equipment are expected to grow by more than 10% in 2024, with the potential to exceed 20% in 2025. This growth is being driven by major semiconductor manufacturers’ ongoing expansion of advanced packaging capacity and the rapidly expanding global AI server market.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024 — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today reported results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $1.526 billion, compared to $1.354 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.
“Our strong third quarter results and expectations for
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), Taiwan’s second-largest pure-play wafer foundry, marked a milestone yesterday with the arrival of the first equipment tools for its Phase 3 expansion at Fab12i in Singapore. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Jurong Town Council (JTC), the Institute of
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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
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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
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:
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
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
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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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