ESMT scaling back wafer starts
Specialty memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) announced it would cut back wafer starts in the fourth quarter of 2022, estimating an up to 30-40% reduction in monthly output, the company said......»»
Karma Automotive sees B2B business opportunities in electrification future
As the automotive industry embraces EVs, commercial vehicle electrification has become critical. Known as a luxury passenger EV maker, US-based Karma Automotive has also been scaling up its B2B business, especially for commercial vehicles. It said th.....»»
2023 Kia EV6 Overview
As it enters its second model year, the Kia EV6 maintains its modern look while introducing some exciting updates. The 2023 Kia EV6 starts at $48,700 and is available at five trim levels — Wind (RWD), Wind (e-AWD), GT-Line (RWD), GT-Line (e-AWD), a.....»»
OSATs striving to cut wafer bank inventories
OSATs are striving to offload "wafer bank" inventories stored for customers, and are generally pessimistic about their sales prospects for the second and third quarters, according to industry sources......»»
Twitter Begins Purging Legacy Checkmarks
The social media platform now requires users to pay for Twitter Blue subscription, which starts at $8 per month, The social media platform now requires users to pay.....»»
Twitter starts removing blue checkmarks from ‘legacy’ verified users
As promised and delayed multiple times, Twitter is now officially starting to remove blue checkmarks from “legacy” verified users. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been a vocal critic of the legacy verification system, opting instead to issue verified.....»»
First teaser for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2 is giving us all the feels
"The next great Age of Exploration starts with us." The second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is coming to Paramount+ in June. Along with the animated Lower Decks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds represents the best of the.....»»
Dell XPS 15 (9530) review: a great laptop starts to falter
The Dell XPS 13 (9530) upgraded the CPU and GPU, but left all else unchanged, making for a lackluster update......»»
Vedanta expects to build India"s first wafer fab by 4Q23
Vedanta, the front-runner among applicants for India's INR760 billion (US$92 billion) semiconductor and display fabs incentive scheme, is looking to begin chipmaking in 2027 and may establish an OSAT plant as well as a wafer fab......»»
Samsung sees 12-inch fab capacity utilization rise to 90% on stable 5/4nm process yields
Samsung Electronics has seen its 12-inch wafer fab capacity utilization rise to 90% in the second quarter from 80% registered a quarter earlier, driven by stable 5/4nm process performance and the resulting increase in customer orders, according to Ko.....»»
Gus starts a hybrid revolution in Sweet Tooth season 2 trailer
Can the hybrids defeat the Last Men in Netflix's upcoming second season of Sweet Tooth? Or have we seen the Last of Gus?.....»»
12.9-inch M2 iPad Pro starts at $1,000 in Friday’s best deals, Twelve South HiRise Pro stand $84, more
Heading into the weekend, all of today’s best deals are now up for grabs and headlined by the best price of the year on Apple’s 12.9-inch M2 iPad Pro from $1,000. MacBook owners can also score the lowest price yet on Twelve South’s new HiRise.....»»
Entrust offers zero-trust solutions for authentication, HSM, and multi-cloud compliance
Entrust is supporting organizations’ zero trust journey with new foundational identity, encryption, and key management solutions. “Zero trust approaches are reshaping security in a perimeter-less world. While the conversation often starts with id.....»»
India"s wafer fab project applicants reportedly struggling to find technology partners
India has offered nearly US$100 billion to encourage locally-made chips. However, most applicants for the incentive scheme are having difficultines in getting licensed production-grade technology......»»
Nvidia not rushing to scale up shipments for new gaming GPUs
Nvidia has just released its midrange gaming GPU, RTX 4070, but its backend partners have yet to see the client show intention of scaling up production for the RTX 40 series, according to industry sources......»»
Cruise plans ‘rapid scaling" of robotaxi service in 2023
CEO Kyle Vogt says the company majority-owned by GM is on track — if not ahead of — its goal to reach $1 billion in revenue by 2025......»»
ESMT sees memory KGD shipments pick up
Niche-market memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) started seeing shipments of memory known-good dies (KGD) pick up in March, which the company views as an indication of demand recovery......»»
Hundreds of rivers and lakes cross international borders—countries need to commit to sharing the water, says researcher
The Danube River starts in Germany and eventually flows into the Black Sea some 2,850 kilometers and ten countries later. If Germany were to dam or pollute the river, it could potentially affect nine other countries—and four of their capitals......»»
ASML applies for 2nm fab tool R&D subsidies in Taiwan, report says
ASML has filed to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs for R&D subsidies to fund the development and production of 2nm wafer optical measurement equipment, a report by Taiwan's TechNews quoted unspecified government sources as saying......»»
Samsung steps up fan-out wafer-level packaging deployment
Samsung Electronics has stepped up its deployment in the fan-out (FO) wafer-level packaging segment with plans to set up related production lines in Japan, according to industry sources......»»
India"s first wafer fab facing difficulties as Vedanta and ISMC encounter respective obstacles
Vedanta, one of the applicants for India's semiconductor and display fab incentive scheme, is reportedly struggling to secure a technology partner and has divergent views with the government over project cost that may impact the subsidy amount......»»