Chiang resigns from SMIC
China-based foundry house Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has approved the departure of Chiang Shang-Yi, who submitted his resignation as company vice chairman......»»
New Jeopardy! host Mike Richards resigns on first day of production
Richards' controversial selection sparked a backlash among fans and former contestants. Enlarge / Jeopardy! EP Mike Richards was chosen to replace longtime host Alex Trebek just last week. He resigned in the wake of controversy surrounding comme.....»»
China foundries enjoy robust demand from domestic market
China-based pure-play foundries including Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huahong Group have enjoyed robust demand from China's domestic IC sector thus far this year, and are poised to post impressive profit increases in 2021, ac.....»»
Highlights of the day: China foundries to see strong profits
China-based foundries may not be able to provide manufacturing sevices using the most advanced processes, but they see strong demand from the domestic market. SMIC and Huahong are expected to report handsome profits this year. And Huahong Semiconduc.....»»
China MEMS foundry startup boosts monthly output to 70,000 wafers
Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics (ShaoXing), a China-based MEMS foundry startup formed by Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and the local government, has managed to boost its monthly production output to 70,000 wafers from 40,00.....»»
TSMC dossier (9): New frontier of customer relation
Many years ago, a friend of mine in the industry told me a joke about customer relationships in the foundry sector. He said that UMC took good care of customers and would actively matchmake customers for partnership opportunities. SMIC took pride in.....»»
Velodyne Lidar CEO resigns in latest internal drama
Velodyne Lidar CEO Anand Gopalan is leaving the lidar company at the end of July as the sensor supplier continues to struggle with internal drama. Gopalan, who was previously CTO, is leaving the top leadership position after about a year and a half o.....»»
China foundries cut capacity support for Taiwan chipmakers
China-based foundries including Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huahong Group have cut back their capacity support for orders placed by Taiwan's fabless chipmakers as they give priority to fulfilling orders from their local custo.....»»
Foundries accelerating 28nm process capacity expansions
Foundries including TSMC and UMC, and China's SMIC, have all stepped up their capacity expansions particularly for 28nm process, according to industry sources......»»
Warren Buffett Resigns From Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, announced his resignation as a trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday, according to a press release. Interesting Engineering reports: Bill and Melinda Gate.....»»
Third Member of US FDA Advisory Panel Resigns Over Alzheimer"s Drug Approval
A third member of a panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has resigned in protest over the agency's decision to approve Biogen's Alzheimer's disease treatment despite the committee's recommendation against doing so. Reute.....»»
Google Chrome"s Top Web App Advocate Resigns
Google is losing one of its strongest champions of the web. Alex Russell, who has led the Fugu project to make web apps as powerful as those running on Google's Android or Apple's iOS software, is leaving the company on Wednesday. From a report: Russ.....»»
Free Software Foundation"s Executive Director Resigns
Free Software Foundation"s Executive Director Resigns.....»»
Chip manufacturers have started to increase prices due to the global chip storage
With the start of the second quarter of 2021, over 30 companies, including UMC, SMIC, and PSMC, have reportedly increased their products' prices by 10% to 30% due to rising raw material costs. Although TSMC isn't mentioned in the report, the semicond.....»»
Foundries to continue raising quotes in 3Q21
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), and Globalfoundries are all expected to hike their foun.....»»
SMIC expects 17-19% revenue increase in 2Q21
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue increase of 17-19% sequentially in the second quarter of 2021, with gross margin ranging from 25% to 27%......»»
Cheryl Miller resigns as CFO of JM Family after 3 months
The former AutoNation chief, who left the retailer last July after a medical leave, has stepped down from the company she rejoined in January. She'll consult for JM&A through 2021......»»
LMP CFO Bernstein resigns after 8 months
LMP Automotive has launched a search for a replacement and CEO Samer Tawfik will fill in temporarily......»»
SMIC posts 2-fold jump in 2020 net profit
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported revenue grew 25.4% to a record high of US$3.91 billion in 2020, when profits attributable to the company surged 204.9% on year to US$716 million......»»
FSF Management Team Resigns, as FSF Now Seeks "Improved Transparency"
Richard Stallman's name has now been taken off the official web page of the steering committee for GCC, reports IT Wire. But they also note new changes this week in the management team of the Free Software Foundation: A statement from [FSF executiv.....»»
Simon Hu resigns as Ant Group CEO following regulatory crackdown
Simon Hu has resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group, months after the digital payments company was forced to pull its IPO amid a crackdown by Chinese regulators......»»