OLED notebook penetration rate to reach beyond 5% by 2027
December 18, 2024
TrendForce's latest OLED market development report reveals that the penetration rate of OLED displays in notebooks is set to increase to 3% in 2024, driven by large-scale procurement from Chinese laptop brands.
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Semiconductor market posts strong Q3 says Omdia
December 17, 2024
The semiconductor industry continues to thrive, posting robust growth in the third quarter of 2024.
Fujifilm ramps up production in Korean chip material plant
December 16, 2024
The Japanese company is planning a new building at its Cheonan plant for the production of CMP slurry, an abrasive powder used for polishing semiconductor wafers, according to Nikkei.
Marvell partners with Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix on custom HBM
December 12, 2024
Marvell says it has pioneered a new custom HBM compute architecture, enabling XPUs to achieve greater compute and memory density. The company is teaming up with Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix to define and develop custom HBM solutions for next-gen XPUs.
Global semiconductor market to grow by 15% in 2025
December 12, 2024
Market intelligence firm IDC says that AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) will drive growth in advanced chips, 2nm technology, and packaging, reshaping the semiconductor industry in 2025.
US commits $7.5 billion loan for 2 EV battery plants
December 06, 2024
The conditional loan commitment from the DOE will provide USD 6.85 billion in principal and USD 688 million in capitalized interest to StarPlus Energy LLC, a JV between Stellantis and Samsung SDI.
Is Apple planning $1 billion investment in Indonesia?
December 06, 2024
The offer is being seen as the tech giant’s latest bid to lift a ban on the sale of iPhone 16 devices in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
3Q24 global top 10 foundry revenues reach record highs
December 05, 2024
TrendForce reports that despite a weak economy in Q3 2024, new smartphone and PC launches, along with strong demand for AI servers, boosted wafer foundry capacity utilisation compared to Q2.
Japan to invest $1.3 billion in chip start-up Rapidus
November 29, 2024
The move comes after the Japanese government has already agreed to provide 920 billion yen in subsidies to semiconductor startup Rapidus as the chipmaker prepares to begin mass production in 2027.
Enterprise SSD demand soars while consumer orders lag
November 28, 2024
TrendForce’s latest findings have shown that the NAND Flash industry recorded a 2% QoQ decline in bit shipments in 3Q24, but a 7% rise in ASP boosted overall revenue to USD 17.6 billion—making a 4.8% QoQ increase.
Samsung reshuffles leadership to drive semiconductor growth
November 28, 2024
Samsung Electronics has reorganized its leadership to drive future growth and sharpen its competitive edge, with a strong focus on the semiconductor business.
Server DRAM and HBM boost 3Q24 DRAM Industry revenue
November 27, 2024
TrendForce’s latest investigations reveal that the global DRAM industry revenue reached US$26.02 billion in 3Q24, marking a 13.6% QoQ increase.
Semiconductor growth slows down in 2025
November 26, 2024
The semiconductor market reached USD 166 billion in 3Q24, a 10.7% growth from 2Q24, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS). This marks the strongest QoQ growth since 3Q16 when growth hit 11.6%. On a YoY basis, the market grew by 23.2% in 3Q24, the highest since 4Q21's 28.3%.
Samsung's new R&D complex takes shape
November 19, 2024
Samsung says that it will start installing equipment at its new semiconductor research and development complex (NRD-K) at its Giheung campus, located south of Seoul.
LG Display to invest $1 billion in Vietnam OLED plant
November 18, 2024
With the new investment, LG Display wants to ramp up OLED panel output after selling its LCD factory in China for USD 1.5 billion.
Silicon wafer market to reach $18 billion by 2031
November 11, 2024
The growth in the sector is being attributed to the emergence of 5g and the increasing miniaturization of electronic devices.
Kioxia plans December IPO as Samsung widens lead
November 08, 2024
Bain Capital-backed Kioxia may use a new method for listing at the Tokyo Stock Exchange to speed up its IPO, which has been delayed in the past.
L&F to mass produce cathodes with 95% nickel content
November 05, 2024
This is the highest nickel content for such a battery type. L&F will start supplying these ultra-high-nickel cathodes to Korean battery cell makers and US EV manufacturers from December.
Samsung’s Q3 profit rises but chips remain sluggish
November 01, 2024
The South Korean company reported net income of 9.78 trillion won (USD 7.1 billion) in the September quarter, compared with analysts’ average estimate of 9.14 trillion won.
Is Tesla in talks with SK Hynix for $725 million eSSD order?
October 28, 2024
Tesla has pledged to invest USD 10 billion every year in building its AI supercomputer, Dojo, for which the US carmaker needs fast and large capacity drives to improve the system’s efficiency.
NexChip and Samsung Foundry lead LCD and OLED driver IC markets
October 23, 2024
NexChip and Samsung Foundry have emerged as major leaders in the display driver IC (DDIC) industry for 3Q24, according to the most recent insights from Omdia's Display Driver IC industry Tracker.
Chip packaging tech in US gets $1.6 billion boost
October 21, 2024
Semiconductor packaging allows components to be combined as a single electronic device, and the latest funding under the CHIPS and Science Act seeks to drive innovation in this process.
Samsung delays ASML chip gear deliveries for Texas plant
October 21, 2024
The delayed shipments to the Taylor plant involve ASML’s advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools, according to Reuters.
Samsung develops industry’s first 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM
October 18, 2024
With its high capacity and powerful performance, the DRAM chip will be utilized in fields that require high-performance memory solutions, such as data centers and AI workstations, the company said.
Vision 2050: Vietnam plans to set up over 20 semiconductor plants
October 11, 2024
Vietnam’s semiconductor industry is targeting a revenue of USD 25 billion by 2030.
Samsung starts mass producing SSD for AI PCs
October 04, 2024
The PM9E1 SSD, which boasts the industry’s highest performance and largest capacity, is built on its in-house 5-nanometer-based controller and eighth-generation V-NAND technology, the company said.
TCL to acquire LG Display’s Guangzhou plant
October 01, 2024
TCL Group announced on September 26th its plans to acquire 80% equity in LG Display’s 8.5-generation LCD panel plant in Guangzhou (including 10% previously held by Shenzhen Skyworth) and 100% equity of the module factory through its subsidiary, CSOT.
LG Display sells China LCD plant for $1.5 billion
September 27, 2024
According to a regulatory filing, LG Display will hand over all of its stake in the plant to China Star Optoelectronics Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese home appliance giant TCL, on March 31, 2025.
Memory chipmaker Kioxia scraps October IPO plan
September 27, 2024
Bain Capital, which holds a 56% stake in Kioxia along with SK hynix, had been targeting a market value of 1.5 trillion yen (USD 10.39 billion) for Kioxia.
TSMC, Samsung consider building $100 billion chip factories in UAE
September 23, 2024
The projects, which will help meet the soaring demand for AI computing, could be funded by the UAE, with the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign development vehicle Mubadala playing a key role, the WSJ says.
Qualcomm approaches Intel about a possible takeover
September 23, 2024
Qualcomm generates less revenue than Intel. It reported USD 35.8 billion in sales in fiscal 2023, compared with Intel’s USD 54.2 billion for the same period.
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