The Japanese giant halts SiC chip plans amid price wars in China and uncertainties surrounding Wolfspeed. According to a report by Nikkei News cited by TrendForce, Renesas Electronics is abandoning its plans to produce SiC chips for electric vehicles. This move by the Japanese semiconductor company is evidently due to the slow growth of the … Read more
Chapter 8 Writing Your Own Library – Building a Library Function Prototype In fact, building a firmware library is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task, and it requires a certain level of familiarity with the chip from the developer. Even when a firmware library is highly encapsulated, reading and understanding the underlying code of that library … Read more
In the current era of rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence is integrating into various fields at an unprecedented pace, expanding its application scenarios from industrial cameras to mobile robots, from smart security to consumer electronics. The RZ/V series microprocessors launched by Renesas provide an ideal solution for diverse AI application scenarios, thanks to their high-performance … Read more
This article is brought to you by the Semiconductor Industry Review (ID: ICViews).This is the largest investment in semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history. Texas Instruments has announced plans to invest over $60 billion in its seven semiconductor factories in the U.S. to expand its manufacturing capacity to meet the growing demand for semiconductors, driving innovation … Read more
In a factory workshop, a chip as small as a fingernail is embedded in a production line inspection device. Without complex operations, it accurately captures the chemical composition information of products, instantly determining whether the raw material purity meets standards; in the fields, a small drone sweeps over crop leaves, revealing pest and disease threats … Read more
Insights | Tracking Trends, Identifying Logic, Discovering Opportunities 2025.06.16 Hot Topics This week’s keywords: 【Accelerating the Commercialization of Technology】 The CPU “Enlightenment 1”, based on the world’s first AI chip design system, has completed tape-out. The first pilot line for photonic chips in China (Wuxi) has produced 6-inch thin-film lithium niobate wafers. Longi’s perovskite tandem … Read more
Child of the Sino-US Trade Era On September 14, 2020, late at night, Hsinchu, Taiwan. TSMC’s factory was brightly lit, and the machines on the production line were still running at high speed, but there was an unusual tension in the air. Just a few hours earlier, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced: After September … Read more
Hello everyone, I am Y, a student from the Analog Tape-Out class at the IC Academy. As I stand on the threshold of entering the IC verification industry, I am filled with emotions. This journey from confusion to determination in learning and job hunting has many stories and experiences that I want to share, hoping … Read more
Today, we will introduce the Embedded Application Design For those interested, please continue reading. 👇 1. Introduction to the Certificate Issuing Authority The Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (hereinafter referred to as the Center) was established in January 1985 and became an independent legal entity in October 1992. It … Read more
In the wave of display technology, LCD and OLED have long occupied the mainstream stage, defining our interaction with the digital world through high refresh rates, rich colors, and dynamic expressiveness. However, in recent years, a seemingly “low-key” technological force—e-paper—has quietly attracted the attention of global display panel giants, sparking a new wave of investment … Read more