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    Qualcomm confirms Huawei no longer needs its chips

    https://www.gizchina.com/2024/05/11/huawei-no-longer-needs-qualcomm-chips/ EFE UDIN MAY 11, 2024 Qualcomm, a leading American semiconductor company, has recently confirmed that Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications giant, no longer requires its processors. This announcement comes amidst ongoing...
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    Government-backed Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) completes takeover of JSR

    https://www.j-ic.co.jp/en/news/.assets/E_20240417_JIC_JICC_PressRelease.pdf Government-backed Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) completed takeover of Japanese photoresist manufacturer JSR, which previously acquired Inpria, the maker of metal oxide photoresists. There are ongoing lawsuits...
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    Samsung Electronics Announces First Quarter 2024 Results

    https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-announces-first-quarter-2024-results Samsung Electronics today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The Company posted KRW 71.92 trillion in consolidated revenue on the back of strong sales of flagship Galaxy...
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    TSMC statement on next-generation EUV

    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-says-it-doesnt-need-high-na-chipmaking-tools-for-16nm-class-node-in-contrast-intel-has-championed-the-tech TSMC says its newest process tech doesn't need ASML's High-NA EUV chipmaking tools that have been championed by Intel, but the foundry is...
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    Apple's iPhone factory shift has left a ghost town behind in China

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/29/apples-iphone-factory-shift-has-left-a-ghost-town-behind-in-china Foxconn is closing factories in China as iPhone production moves elsewhere, and impacts beyond industry have been made crystal clear in a new video. Apple has long operated its...
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    Huawei Pura 70 smartphone sales start; chip still a mystery

    HONG KONG/SHENZHEN/SHANGHAI, April 18 (Reuters) - Chinese technology giant Huawei started selling two models of its highly anticipated, high-end Pura 70 smartphone series on Thursday that many analysts expect to contain an advanced China-made chip like its Mate 60 handset. The Pura series...
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    EUV mask absorber issue

    At this year's SPIE, there are indications current EUV masks have problems with the Ta-based absorbers, leading to image fading. Image fading has been covered in two papers...
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    Samsung chip profitability expected to be driven by higher memory prices, HBM

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-profit-likely-biggest-six-quarters-higher-chip-prices-2024-04-03/ Samsung's chip design and chip contract manufacturing businesses are still loss-making, analysts said. However, the chip division is expected to be profitable thanks to higher DRAM and...
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    CNN coverage of TSMC (interview with Lora Ho)

    Today on CNN 10, Will Ripley gives us a look inside the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest producer of microchips that power everything from smartphones to cars to artificial intelligence applications...
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    Samsung unveils 3D DRAM plans at MemCon 2024

    https://semiengineering.com/chip-industry-week-in-review-28/
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    China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers

    https://www.ft.com/content/7bf0f79b-dea7-49fa-8253-f678d5acd64a China has introduced new guidelines that will mean US microprocessors from Intel and AMD are phased out of government PCs and servers, as Beijing ramps up a campaign to replace foreign technology with homegrown solutions. Lao...
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    SMIC reported to be developing 3nm internally

    https://www.techbang.com/posts/113767-smic-will-set-up-an-in-house-rd-team-to-start-rd-on-the-3nm It has been reported that SMIC has assembled a team to develop 3nm internally. Potentially, there could be a consideration of post-FinFET technology, such as CFETs. However, it is also widely...
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    TSMC to collaborate with SK Hynix on HBM4

    https://www.mk.co.kr/en/it/10939027 2024-02-07 17:50:18 Updated : 2024-02-08 10:50:52 SK Hynix and Taiwan's TSMC have established an 'AI Semiconductor Alliance'. SK Hynix has emerged as a strong player in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market due to the generative artificial intelligence...
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    Court sides with SK hynix against former HBM researcher's move to Micron

    https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-03-07/business/industry/Court-sides-with-SK-hynix-against-former-researchers-move-to-Micron/1997008 A Seoul court sided with SK hynix in its attempt to ban a former engineer from working for rival Micron. The Seoul Central Court granted an...
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    ASML EUV source power information from SPIE 2024

    https://spie.org/advanced-lithography/presentation/High-power-EUV-light-sources-500w-for-high-throughput-in/12953-43#_=_ EUV lithography systems are now fully deployed in the high-volume manufacturing of leading edge semiconductor devices. In this paper, we review the performance of ASML’s...
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    Taiwan's defence ministry prepares for possible war

    https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-steps-up-grey-zone-warfare-exhaust-taiwan-defence-report-says-2024-03-07/ TAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) - China has stepped up grey-zone warfare against Taiwan, aiming to make the areas around the democratic island "saturated" with balloons, drones and...
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    imec study of EUV stochastic defects in wafer yield at SPIE 2024

    https://spie.org/advanced-lithography/presentation/Study-of-EUV-stochastic-defect-on-wafer-yield/12954-4#_=_ As semiconductor industry transitions to EUV lithography in advanced technology nodes, EUV stochastic defects play a significant role in chip yield degradation. Present yield models do...
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    Samsung seizes 2nm AI chip deal, challenging TSMC’s reign

    https://techhq.com/2024/02/samsung-seizes-2nm-ai-chip-deal-challenging-tsmc/ "In a notable turn of events disclosed during Samsung’s Q4 2023 financial report, the tech world buzzed with news of Samsung’s foundry division securing a prized contract for 2nm AI chips. Amid speculation, Samsung...
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    Samsung Reportedly Trials 2nd Gen 3nm Chips, Aims for 60%+ Yield

    https://www.trendforce.com/news/2024/01/22/news-samsung-reportedly-trials-2nd-gen-3nm-chips-aims-for-60-yield/ According to industry sources cited by South Korean media The Chosun Daily, Samsung has commenced the production of prototypes for its second-generation 3nm process and is testing the...
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