Emergency Notice from the China Semiconductor Industry Association: Wafer Fabrication Location Recognized as Place of Origin!

IntroductionRecently, the China Semiconductor Industry Association issued an “Emergency Notice on the Rules for Determining the ‘Place of Origin’ of Semiconductor Products,” sparking widespread discussion.The “Emergency Notice on the Rules for Determining the ‘Place of Origin’ of Semiconductor Products” states that according to the relevant regulations of the General Administration of Customs, the place of … Read more

Fudan’s ‘Dawn’ Chip Marks a Counterattack in Storage Technology, Core Technology Now in Chinese Hands!

Feeling like your home computer is getting weaker, struggling to run AI tasks and turning into a slideshow? Are you subconsciously blaming the CPU?Often, the CPU isn’t entirely to blame! The real ‘culprit’ is something we don’t pay much attention to—storage!But now, the situation is about to change completely! Fudan University has developed a storage … Read more

Wafer Fabrication Location Recognized as Place of Origin, Continuing the Push for Semiconductor Localization

1 Main Points ◼ Market Overview In the past week (04.07-04.11), the SW Electronics Index fell by 3.89%, underperforming the CSI 300 Index by 1.01 percentage points. Among the six major sub-sectors, the semiconductor, electronic chemicals II, other electronics II, optical optoelectronics, components, and consumer electronics sectors experienced changes of 0.56%, -1.91%, -7.48%, -8.60%, -9.26%, … Read more

Why Tape-out is the ‘Rite of Passage’ in Chip Design?

1. Current State of the Chip Design Industry: Opportunities and Challenges The global semiconductor market is expected to grow by 15% by 2025, with AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and automotive electronics being the main driving forces. However, industry competition is becoming increasingly fierce: 1. Expansion of Mature Process Capacity: The share of China’s mature process … Read more

Impact of China’s Semiconductor Association’s Notification on Chip Origin Certification for Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm

On April 11, Fast Technology reported that against the backdrop of the tariff war, the China Semiconductor Industry Association today issued an “Emergency Notice on the Certification Rules for the ‘Origin’ of Semiconductor Products.” According to the relevant regulations of the General Administration of Customs, the origin of “integrated circuits” is determined based on the … Read more

Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

👆If you wish to meet often, feel free to star 🌟 and bookmark it~Source: Content from Brian Bailey, thank you. About a month ago, we shared an article about the dramatic decline in the success rate of chip tape-outs. For more details, you can refer to the article “Chips, at a Historical Low”. Regarding this … Read more

Chip Yield Rate Halved! 3D Packaging Triggers the Most Severe Technological Crisis in Two Decades

Have you ever touched a freshly baked smartphone chip? That silicon wafer the size of a fingernail is now a hot potato. According to Siemens EDA’s latest data, the global chip yield rate has halved for the first time—plummeting from 24% two years ago to just 14% now, more shocking than your child’s declining monthly … Read more

Analysis of the Decline in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates

Recently, I was asked a question: why has the tape-out success rate (hit rate) of chip design companies been declining year by year from 2020 to 2024? Here, the success rate is defined as the ability to achieve a certain volume of mass production within a period after tape-out. After all, the purpose of tape-out … Read more

In-Depth Analysis of the Differences Between PCBA Production and SMT Processing

Core Competitiveness of Flexible Response and Fast Delivery「Click the blue text to follow us」2023 PCBA production and SMT processing are two closely related but distinct concepts in the field of electronic manufacturing. This article focuses on Hengtianyi Company, exploring the differences between the two and their applications in actual production. In-Depth Analysis of the Differences … Read more

A Must-Read for Practitioners: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls in High-Speed Drone PCBA Design

Drones consume a significant amount of energy during flight, especially for small devices. To address this issue, drone PCBA is designed to be more compact, denser, and faster, enabling more functions in a smaller space. Signal Integrity Issues in Drone PCBA From aerial photography to package delivery, drones are changing the way we live and … Read more