TSMC's US factory is forming a team of more than 600 people
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December 23 news, TSMC's US$3.5 billion plan to build a factory in the United States was approved. TSMC is forming a team of more than 600 employees, including engineers and executives, to prepare for its first U.S. factory.
TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin told Nikkei that TSMC will start building a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona next year. A working group of more than 300 existing employees and managers will be sent to the plant as they have experience in developing and producing 5nm chips. In addition, TSMC is recruiting 300 fresh graduates and young engineers with one to two years of work experience and are already qualified to work in the United States.
rumored that the US FTC is investigating the case of Nvidia's acquisition of ARM
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2 more than a month ago, NVIDIA announced the acquisition of ARM for US$40 billion to build a more powerful artificial intelligence and high-performance computing company.
According to the latest news from foreign media, due to opposition from competitors, the US FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has intervened in the investigation and asked NVIDIA to submit more documents.
reported that this is the second time that the FTC has asked NVIDIA to submit information, and the content mainly revolves around anti-unfair competition. By convention, the FTC will retrieve a large number of internal documents and meet with executives. Previously, some competitors (Intel, Qualcomm, Tesla, etc.) came forward to warn FTC that NVIDIA's annexation of ARM may break the latter's technological neutrality and thus undermine the competitive environment.
BYD Semiconductor plans to build its own SiC production line in 2021
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According to Cailianshe, Yang Qinyao, product director of BYD semiconductor, said recently that BYD's automotive-grade IGBT has reached the fifth generation, silicon carbide MOSFET has reached the third generation, and the fourth generation is under development. Currently, self-built production lines are planned and it is expected to have their own production lines next year.
BYD revealed that under BYD's market-oriented development strategy, BYD Semiconductor, as China's largest automotive-grade IGBT manufacturer, successfully introduced well-known investment institutions such as Sequoia Capital China Fund, CICC Capital, and Guotou Innovation in just 42 days, taking the first step in BYD's market-oriented strategic layout.
Flextronic Zhuhai factory was forced to sell
On December 22, Guangdong Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing announced that the company plans to acquire 100% of Zhuhai Flextronic stake through its wholly-owned subsidiary Shenzhen Lingyi Technology. Through this equity acquisition, the company will own Zhuhai Flextronic's land and factory buildings and other assets. The total transaction price is RMB 368 million plus some other assets, all of which are owned by Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing.
public information shows that Flextronic was founded in Silicon Valley in the United States in 1969, and established a factory in Singapore in 1981. It is the first manufacturer in the United States to set up a factory overseas. It is currently the second largest electronic product OEM company after Foxconn and one of the world's top 500. It has factories in Zhuhai, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Changsha, etc.
American researchers invented a brand new sensing device
December 23, according to foreign media reports, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley invented a device that uses wearable sensors and artificial intelligence software to determine the gestures a person wants to make.
This is a device containing a chip like a film wrapped around a person's arms. The device can control the computer without using the keyboard and mouse you are accustomed to. Of course, it can also be used in games and can play games without a controller. In addition, the application direction of the system also includes the function of replacing the steering wheel, or in medical aspects, allowing amputation patients to control the prosthesis or the device to interact with other devices.
DB HiTek wafer foundry price increases by 20%
According to TheElec, South Korean chip foundry DB HiTek has decided to increase the foundry price by 20%.
people familiar with the matter revealed that due to global demand for OEM services, the company decided to raise prices. DB HiTek has also gained several new customers due to this trend, and the factory is currently operating at full capacity.
DB HiTek notified its customers that it will increase the contract price by at least 10% to up to 20% in 2021. Although some customers refused to accept it immediately, they had no other choice but to compromise because they had no choice but to compromise.
DB HiTek has signed all production contracts for next year. DB HiTek currently operates two fabs, one in Tocheon City, Gyeonggi Province and the other in Yinseong-gun, Chungcheong-do. These factories have been fully loaded and cannot process all orders.
In addition, people familiar with the matter said that SK Hynix and Samsung also plan to increase the price of 8-inch wafer foundry production.
filter manufacturer Canqin Technology Science and Technology Innovation Board IPO first release
On December 22, the results of the 125th review meeting of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board Listing Committee in 2020 showed that Jiangsu Canqin Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Canqin Technology") first release meets the issuance conditions, listing conditions and information disclosure requirements.
data shows that Canqin Technology is mainly engaged in the research, development, production and sales of microwave dielectric ceramic components. Its products include dielectric waveguide filters, TEM dielectric filters, , dielectric resonators, dielectric antennas and other components. It is mainly used for the reception, transmission and processing of radio frequency signals. It has been widely used in mobile communications, radar and radio frequency circuits, satellite communication navigation and positioning, aerospace and national defense science and technology.
Qingdao Semiconductor High-end Coverage and Test Project Main Factory Building was topped up
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December 22, Qingdao Semiconductor High-end Coverage and Test Project Main Factory Building, located in the China-Japan (Qingdao) Local Development Cooperation Demonstration Zone, was successfully topped up.
Qingdao West Coast New District International Investment News shows that the total investment of Qingdao semiconductor high-end packaging and testing projects is 1 billion yuan, which is a key project at the 2020 Qingdao and district levels. On April 15, through online "cloud signing", the project was launched in the China-Japan (Qingdao) local development cooperation demonstration zone, mainly using the world's leading high-end packaging technology to package the currently rapidly growing application chips such as 5G and artificial intelligence.
Star Semiconductor completed a angel round of financing of RMB 100 million
Recently,Star Semiconductor successfully completed an angel round of financing, and this round of financing was exclusively invested by Hillhouse Ventures (GL Ventures).
Singsi Semiconductor is a high-tech enterprise focusing on "5G Internet of Things Connected Chips". With a professional and dedicated spirit, it strives to create "5G Connected Chips" with excellent performance, and is committed to setting a new benchmark for the 5G chip industry. At present, StarSemic Semiconductor has dozens of partners in various aspects such as ODM, industry solutions, channels, etc., and has gradually established a complete ecological partner system in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.
