MediaTek partners with Ranovus to enter the CPO market
March 25, 2024
Taiwanese chip firm MediaTek is making a move into the field of Heterogeneous Integration Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) via a partnership with optical communications firm Ranovus.
Taisys invests $100m in Indian EV chip design venture
February 23, 2024
Taiwan's Taisys is placing a big bet on its Indian operations as it targets the nation's booming automotive sector.
Vervesemi reveals first Made-in-India ASIC
February 23, 2024
Noida-based semiconductor firm Vervesemi has unveiled an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) engineered entirely in India.
Faraday is developing a 64-core SoC with Arm and Intel
February 07, 2024
Faraday Technology Corporation is working on a 64-core System-on-Chip (SoC) utilising Intel 18A technology and Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems.
Infosys to acquire InSemi to boost semiconductor R&D
January 12, 2024
India's consulting and IT giant Infosys is set to buy its compatriot firm Insemi as it looks to strengthen its next-generation semiconductor design services.
Top 10 IC design houses to see 17.8% increase in quarterly revenue in 3Q23
January 04, 2024
TrendForce reports that 3Q23 has been a historic quarter for the world’s leading IC design houses as total revenue soared 17.8% to reach a record-breaking USD 44.7 billion.
GlobalLogic buys semiconductor engineering firm Mobiveil
December 21, 2023
India's GlobalLogic, a division of Hitachi Group, has acquired a 100 per cent equity stake in the US/Indian company Mobiveil.
China continues to enhance AI chip self-sufficiency,
December 11, 2023
Huawei’s subsidiary HiSilicon has made significant strides in the independent R&D of AI chips, launching the next-gen Ascend 910B. These chips are utilised not only in Huawei's public cloud infrastructure but also sold to other Chinese companies.
Nvidia sees strong cloud AI demand, but challenges in China
November 23, 2023
Nvidia's most recent FY3Q24 financial reports reveal record-high revenue coming from its data centre segment, driven by escalating demand for AI servers from major North American CSPs. However, TrendForce points out that recent US government sanctions targeting China have impacted Nvidia's business in the region.
Sanctions to slash China's demand for high-end AI servers
October 19, 2023
October 17th brings a new round of developments in the ongoing chip war between the US and China as the Department of Commerce issued another update to its export control regulations.
RoodMicrotec and CERN deepen ASIC testing collaboration
October 13, 2023
RoodMicrotec and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, CERN, are expanding their collaboration with the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Outer Tracker ASICs project. The partners are thus jointly facing another large project.
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Spirit Electronics buys Insight Analytical Labs to strengthen its turnkey supply chain service
July 12, 2023
Phoenix-headquartered Spirit Electronics has acquired Insight Analytical Labs to add device analysis services to its existing offering.
Global AI server shipments predicted to increase 40% in 2023
May 30, 2023
TrendForce forecast a dramatic surge in AI server shipments for 2023, with an estimated 1.2 million units – outfitted with GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs – destined for markets around the world, marking a robust YoY growth of 38.4%.
Micross acquires Technograph Microcircuits
May 10, 2023
Micross Components, a provider of mission-critical microelectronic components and services, has acquired Technograph Microcircuits Ltd, a provider of hybrid integrated circuits, RF & microwave products, optoelectronics, and PCB assembly.
Mouser and AKM sign global distribution deal
February 23, 2023
Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with advanced sensors and analog/digital mixed-signal ICs specialist, Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM).
indie Semiconductor acquires Silicon Radar GmbH
February 23, 2023
Autotech solutions innovator indie Semiconductor has acquired Silicon Radar GmbH, a German-based specialist in advanced, highly integrated, high-frequency system-on-chips (SoCs) for automotive radar applications.
ICsense start mass producing new chemical sensor interface ASIC
October 24, 2022
ICsense, a TDK Group company that focuses on the supply of ASICs and custom chip design services, has started mass production of a new chemical sensor interface ASIC.
Avicena acquires microLED fab facility from Nanosys
October 19, 2022
California-based microLED-based chip-to-chip interconnects specialist, Avicena, thas completed the acquisition of a microLED fabrication facility and associated engineering team from Nanosys.
8-inch fab capacity utilisation rate declines most in 2H22
July 07, 2022
According to TrendForce investigations, foundries have seen a wave of order cancellations with the first of these revisions originating from large-size Driver IC and TDDI, which rely on mainstream 0.1Xμm and 55nm processes, respectively.
Presto Engineering's US-based assets now in Integra's hands
April 04, 2022
Integra Technologies has completed the purchase of Presto Engineering's US-based test assets.
Alchip Technology moves North America operation
February 02, 2022
Taiwanese high-performance computing ASIC company, Alchip Technologies, has moved its North American headquarters to San Jose, California.
USound raises USD 30 million to ramp product manufacturing
December 21, 2021
USound, a developer and manufacturer of MEMS loudspeakers for personal devices and wearable technology, has raised USD 30 million to move into mass production of its second generation MEMS loudspeakers for several global companies.
SemiFive acquires Hanatec
December 15, 2021
SemiFive announces it has acquired Hanatec Co. Ltd., an official Samsung Foundry Design Solution Partner (DSP) and provider of ASIC design services.
Mobix Labs opens design centre in Australia
October 21, 2021
Mobix Labs, a connectivity solutions provider for wireless mmWave 5G and wired high bandwidth cable networks, has opened a new design center in Sydney, Australia.
Penetration rate of Ice Lake CPUs in server market to surpass 30% by 2022
August 23, 2021
While the server industry transitions to the latest generation of processors based on the x86 platform, the Intel Ice Lake and AMD Milan CPUs entered mass production earlier this year and were shipped to certain customers, such as North American CSPs and telecommunication companies, at a low volume in 1Q21, according to market researcher Tren[b][/b]dForce.
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Enterprise SSD contract prices likely to increase by 15% QoQ
August 03, 2021
The ramp-up of the Intel Ice Lake and AMD Milan processors is expected to not only propel growths in server shipment for two consecutive quarters from 2Q21 to 3Q21, but also drive up the share of high-density products in North American hyperscalers’ enterprise SSD purchases, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
A simple way to measure temperature using one GPIO digital interface
July 16, 2021
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QuEST Global acquires Synapse Design
June 30, 2021
Product engineering company QuEST Global, has acquired Synapse Design, a Silicon Valley headquartered design and engineering services provider to semiconductor and systems companies.
ICsense continuous growth and invests to support mass production
June 10, 2021
ICsense, a TDK company and subsidiary that focuses on ASIC supply and custom IC design services, is scaling up its bench test facilities by 40% and installing in-house ATE (Automated Test Equipment) facilities to uniquely offer its customers mass production-ready ASICs.
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