BOE invests in LED chipmaker
BOE Technology has invested a total of CNY2.1 billion (US$65.7 million) in HC SemiTek, becoming the largest shareholder of the Chinese LED chipmaker......»»
Micron invests another $600 million in China despite partial sales ban
Micron said Friday it was committed to China and would invest 4.3 billion yuan ($603 million) over the next few years in its chip packaging facility in the city of Xian......»»
Stellantis Ventures invests in tech, sustainability startups
Stellantis Ventures announced Thursday the 10 startups it plans to invest in. They include AI dash cam developer Nauto and off-road trail guide company Trails Offroad as well as other sustainability and technology focused startups. The fund is also i.....»»
Smart TV industry rocked by alleged patent conspiracy from chipmaker [Updated]
Lawsuit: Patent trolls created “harmful illusion” of unstable TV-chip market. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) [Update, 8:10 pm ET: Realtek's lawyer Rudy Kim told Ars that in his 25 years of p.....»»
Smart TV industry rocked by alleged patent conspiracy from chipmaker
Lawsuit: Patent trolls created “harmful illusion” of unstable TV-chip market. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) During the pandemic, the demand for smart TVs dwindled as the supply chain for cr.....»»
SK Hynix begins mass production of 238-layer 4D NAND
SK Hynix has begun mass production of its 238-layer 4D NAND flash memory, and product compatibility testing is presently being conducted with a global smartphone manufacturer, according to the memory chipmaker......»»
Nanya and Winbond see May revenue rise, Macronix down
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology and Winbond Electronics, a maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory, both saw their May revenue increase 2.2% and nearly 8%, respectively, on month, while revenue at mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International.....»»
LED chipmaker Ennostar remains cautious despite new orders for automotive applications
LED chip maker Ennostar remains cautious about its business prospects for 2023, despite increases in revenue from its automotive product line......»»
Hyundai invests in 42dot to establish global software center
Hyundai Motor took another step forward to transform its vehicles. The automaker injected KRW346.2 billion (US$265.1 million) into the majority-owned self-driving startup, 42dot, last week to set up a global software center for software-defined vehic.....»»
GOP lawmakers ramp up calls to counter China over Micron ban
Two key Republican lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to counter Beijing's ban of US chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. by sanctioning a Chinese semiconductor company and ensuring that Japanese and South Korean firms don't take advantage o.....»»
Nvidia briefly worth $1 trillion thanks to AI boom
Investors excited about the possibilities for artificial intelligence have sent the US chipmaker's value soaring......»»
The world"s biggest ad agency is going all in on AI with Nvidia"s help
WPP, the world's largest advertising agency, has teamed up with chipmaker Nvidia to create ads using generative artificial intelligence......»»
Stellantis invests in lithium-sulfur EV battery startup Lyten
Stellantis is backing Lyten, a Silicon Valley startup that employs 3-D graphene, a "supermaterial," to create smaller, more dense lithium-sulfur EV batteries......»»
DRAM chipmaker Nanya lands influx of short lead-time orders for TV applications
Nanya Technology has recently received an influx of short lead-time orders for TV applications, according to the DRAM memory maker......»»
China bans Micron’s products from key infrastructure, citing security risk
US Commerce Department strongly opposes the action, saying it has "no basis in fact." Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing via Getty) China said US chipmaker Micron Technology’s products posed “serious network security.....»»
Accenture invests in SpiderOak to elevate satellite communications security in space
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in SpiderOak. SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure product suite brings zero trust security to zero gravity environments. OrbitSecure leverages a combination of no-knowledge encryption and d.....»»
Toyota ‘investing like crazy" in new EV batteries but no big sea change expected
Toyota's top scientist expects lithium ion battery chemistry to be the mainstay for another 10 to 20 years, even as the automaker invests ‘like crazy' in breakthrough technologies......»»
Apple chipmaker TSMC investing in Japanese production as Taiwanese stability fears grow
Apple chipmaker TSMC is one of seven semiconductor companies to announce plans to invest in Japanese operations, ahead of a G7 summit in the country. One of the key issues to be discussed at the summit is economic resilience and security in the ligh.....»»
Ryzen 7840U can beat Apple’s M2 chip, says AMD, but provides no proof
Chipmaker AMD claims that its new laptop chip, the Ryzen 7840U, can outperform Apple’s M2 chip – though it provides no proof of this. The chip is destined to be used in upcoming laptops from Acer, Framework, HP, Lenovo, and Razer. No benchmarks.....»»
Nio invests China-based SiC startup Qingchun Semiconductor
As battery electric vehicles (BEV) are moving from 400V to 800V architecture, China-based new energy vehicle (NEV) brand Nio invested in China-based SiC startup Qingchun Semiconductor, looking to capitalize on the rising demand for SiC in application.....»»
LED chipmaker Ennostar sees demand to pick up in 2Q23
LED chipmaker Ennostar has said it believes the LED industry will see a slight demand increase in the second quarter after hitting bottom in the previous quarter......»»