Germany's largest semiconductor manufacturer, Infineon Technologies AG, has announced a jaw-dropping RM25 billion investment in its semiconductor plant in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia. This is the single largest investment by a foreign company in Malaysia's history.
The news of ChatGPT using NVIDIA GPUs was seen as a validation of NVIDIA's position as a leader in the AI chip market. ChatGPT is one of the most advanced LLMs in the world, and its use of NVIDIA GPUs showed that NVIDIA's chips were capable of handling the complex calculations required to train and run LLMs.
Diamond semiconductors are a promising new class of materials with a wide range of potential applications. However, the difficulty of slicing diamonds into thin wafers has limited their commercialization.
TSMC's expansion into the United States has been a slow and bumpy process. This post provides a timeline of the controversies and delays that have occurred along the way, as well as some of the potential benefits and drawbacks of the company's plans.
The program will be offered online and will cover a range of topics, including chip design and fabrication, advanced packaging, semiconductor materials, and embedded system design.
The agreement requires TSMC to comply with requirements that go above and beyond federal standards, including greater transparency for workers, closer supervision from the Arizona Department of Occupational Safety and Health, and strengthened training for foremen and all staff.
Taiwan's decision to join the US-led Chip 4 alliance has come at a cost. China has retaliated by imposing economic sanctions on the island, and the global chip shortage has made it difficult for Taiwanese companies to get the supplies they need. As a result, Taiwan's economy is suffering, and its semiconductor industry is facing uncertainty.
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that it has successfully manufactured 7nm chips, a major milestone in the country's quest to become a leader in chipmaking. The development has raised concerns in the United States, which is concerned about China's growing technological prowess.
The collaboration involves Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP® Semiconductors, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., forming a new company based in Germany. This venture is dedicated to advancing the commercialization of RISC-V based products and establishing a comprehensive ecosystem to foster next-generation hardware development.
The Apple-Qualcomm war is a prolonged and intense legal battle between two of the biggest tech companies in the world. The battle began in 2017, when Apple sued Qualcomm for allegedly charging excessive royalties for its mobile phone chips. Qualcomm countersued, accusing Apple of violating its patents. The two companies have been locked in a legal battle ever since, with each side accusing the other of anti-competitive behavior.
