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Jabil Recognizes Nordson Electronics Solutions with the 2024 Best Strategic Supplier Award
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Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors Latest Wideband 50 GHz RF Switch
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SiC patent activity ends on a high note in 2024
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Advanced packaging: How AI is revolutionizing the game
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Kasparov Loses Chess Game to Computer
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Kasparov Loses Chess Game to Computer
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DeepSeek has Rattled Large AI Players — But Smaller Chip Firms See it as a Force Multiplier
DeepSeek's open-source AI model disrupts the U.S.-led AI landscape, cutting Nvidia's market cap and driving demand for alternative chips. AI startups like Cerebras and d-Matrix capitalize on the shift, reporting surging interest in inference-focused computing solutions.
CNBC
VIEWPOINT 2025: Marc Engel, CEO, Agileo Automation
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With increased tool and system connectivity, the risk of cyber threats has never been higher. As GEM300 standards get deployed for wafer sizes smaller than 300mm, cybersecurity will become a critical focus for semiconductor fabs and equipment manufacturers in 2025. Historically, GEM300 was predominantly associated ...
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Ultrasonic Bonding in semiconductor industry – The fast and clean process
Ultrasonic die bonding revolutionizes semiconductor assembly with rapid processing, strong bonds, and low thermal stress. It excels in bonding dissimilar materials, advancing applications like power devices, RF components, and 3D packaging in modern electronics.
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Chip Industry Week In Review
The chip industry is on track to reach $1 trillion in revenue by 2030. Analysts highlight DeepSeek’s security risks and global bans, while Goldman Sachs predicts a 165% surge in data center power demand. EU-U.S. collaboration remains critical in the chip war against China.
Semiconductor Engineering
ASE, a semiconductor powerhouse, faces leadership uncertainty as chairman's heir passes away at 46
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) announced the sudden passing of corporate director Rutherford Chang, 46, on February 7, 2025. As the only son of ASE chairman Jason Chang, his death raises industry-wide concerns about the company’s future leadership and succession plans.
Digitimes
Manufacturing Expanded, Supply Chain Concerns Remain
U.S. manufacturing rebounded in January 2025, ending a 26-month slump as the PMI hit 50.9%. New orders and production surged, but supply chain issues, mineral shortages, and tariff uncertainties still challenge price stability and growth.
EE Times
Exports expand 4.4% on demand for AI
Taiwan's exports surged 4.4% in January to $38.71 billion, driven by AI demand, defying holiday disruptions and surpassing forecasts. Tech sales thrived, with ICT exports up 32.6%, while non-tech sectors lagged. Imports fell 17.2%, yielding a $9.97 billion trade surplus.
Taipei Times
MediaTek sees sales growing up to 10%
MediaTek forecasts up to 10% revenue growth this quarter, driven by China's economic stimulus and tariff-related demand shifts. The company sees strong AI adoption, expanding its AI ASIC business with Nvidia. Despite a quarterly profit dip, annual earnings surged 38.8%.
Taipei Times
Med Tech Morphs Into Consumer Wearables
Wearable medical tech is transforming healthcare, putting real-time health data in consumers' hands. Smartwatches, rings & FDA-approved glucose patches track vitals & detect illness early. AI-driven diagnostics expand at-home care, cutting reliance on clinics & traditional doctor visits.
Semiconductor Engineering
Partnership Delivers Scalable Quantum Computing with QEC Capability
IQM Quantum Computers, Riverlane & Zurich Instruments unveiled SurgeonQ, a quantum computing platform for real-time error correction. This breakthrough enhances scalability & fault tolerance by optimizing flexibility & minimizing latency in quantum error correction techniques.
EE Times
Gelsinger Invests In British AI Chip Startup Fractile
Fractile, founded in 2022 by CEO Walter Goodwin, secured $15 million in seed funding and a $6.52 million UK government grant to develop its AI accelerator. The company's in-memory compute technology promises 100× faster LLM inference at one-tenth the cost of Nvidia's H100.
EE Times
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