In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC Construction of Arizona Chip Plant Is ‘Well Underway’
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it’s moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the ... ( read original story ...)
Chips crisis could deepen as Taiwan struggles with another COVID wave
Is “Chipageddon” poised to get much worse as the pandemic hits Taiwan with a recent explosion of COVID cases? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world’s largest chip foundry, ... ( read original story ...)
AMD and Samsung are developing a new Exynos mobile chip with ray tracing
Computex Taipei announced on June 2, 2021 that the graphics and processors company AMD has collaborated with Samsung to develop RDNA 2 graphics technology for an Exynos mobile system-on-chip, with the ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia still confident of gaining regulatory nod for Arm deal
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said he is still confident regulators will green-light its $40 billion acquisition of SoftBank Group’s Arm, despite growing scepticism about the deal’s prospects. ( read original story ...)
Snapdragon-Branded ASUS Smartphone Appears
An unannounced Snapdragon-branded ASUS phone has picked up the TENAA certification in China, revealing key specs and design. ( read original story ...)
Strategy Analytics: Xiaomi Smartphone Shipments Grew 1000 Percent in Chile in Q1 2021, Poised for Second Spot in 2021
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, Chile smartphone shipments jumped 71% YoY to an all-time high of 2.9 million units in the first quarter of 2021. Xiaomi was the star performer, ... ( read original story ...)
NXP Ramps Automotive Processing Innovation with Two Processors on TSMC 16nm FinFET Technology
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), a world leader in automotive processing, and TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced the release of NXP’s S32G2 vehicle network processors and the S32R294 ... ( read original story ...)
Korea firms to increase capex for 5G infrastructure in 2021-2022, says Digtimes Research
Taiwan shipped a total of 72.25 million large-size LCD panels in the first quarter of 2021, down only 3.4% sequentially, despite... Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2021 Taiwan's small- to ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn Teams Up With Thai State Conglomerate On Electric Vehicle Production Platform
The collaboration with PTT, a state-owned conglomerate in Thailand, is to create an “open platform” for producing EVs and key components. ( read original story ...)
NXP’s Trimension™ Ultra-Wideband Technology Helps Samsung Users Easily Find Their Misplaced Belongings
NXP Semiconductors announced that its Trimension Ultra-Wideband platform now offers fine ranging for new tagging use cases. UWB and Bluetooth® Low Energy solutions have been combined to deliver ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chip maker TSMC has begun construction at its Arizona factory site
Reuters previously reported that TSMC, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of semiconductors, plans to build as many as six factories at the Arizona site over a 10- to 15-year span. Its shares ... ( read original story ...)
Micron intros 176-layer NAND, 1α DRAM technology
Micron Technology has unveiled memory and storage innovations across ... Both are in volume production at Micron's advanced DRAM fabrication facilities in Taiwan, including its newly established A3 ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom hopes for more ADSL users to offset 2G, ADSL price cuts
New GPUs to drive PC DIY market growth in 2H21 Jun 1, 21:42 in Before Going to Press Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 1Q 2021 Taiwan shipped a total of 72.25 million large-size LCD panels in the first ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC says has begun construction at its Arizona chip factory site
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) has started construction at a site in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a computer chip factory, its chief executive said on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
China ousts Taiwan as Apple’s biggest source of suppliers
China now boasts more Apple suppliers than any other country, a sign that Washington's attempt to untangle U.S. and Chinese supply chains has had little impact on the world's most valuable tech ... ( read original story ...)