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 2024, the company achieved a revenue of 5.926 billion yuan, an increase of 555 million yuan year-on-year (growth of 10.34%); the net profit attributable to the parent company’s owners was 822 million yuan, an increase of 324 million yuan year-on-year (growth of 65.03%). The company’s current market value is 28.8 billion yuan, with a … Read more
RISC-V as an open-source Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) has rapidly risen globally in recent years, promising to reshape the semiconductor industry landscape. From chip design companies to software developers, from academic research institutions to industry giants, there is active exploration of RISC-V applications and innovations. Omdia reported that in the past three years, an increasing … Read more
About a month ago, we shared an article discussing the sharp decline in the success rate of first-time chip tape-outs, which can be referenced in the article “Chips at Historical Lows”. In response to this issue, Brian Bailey, editor of Semiconductor Engineering, stated that this is just the tip of the iceberg for chips. In … Read more
Semiconductor engineering editor Brian Bailey states that for chips, the success rate of first tape-outs is plummeting, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. In his view, as the success rates in the semiconductor industry decline, it may be time to reconsider our priorities. He cites statistics from the latest functional verification survey … Read more
Authoritative, in-depth, and practical financial information is available here. Is the semiconductor market stagnant? In fact, the fundamentals of the industry are steadily improving, as evidenced by SMIC’s upward revision of its third-quarter performance guidance. On October 16, SMIC announced an upward revision of its third-quarter revenue and gross margin guidance. The company raised its … Read more
The chip programming leader ACROVIEW Technology recently announced the latest upgrade of its programming software and released a list of newly supported chip models. In this upgrade, the lithium battery protection front-end chip SH3676010B launched by SinoWealth has been included in the support range of ACROVIEW’s universal programmer AP8000. The SH3676010B features a built-in high-precision … Read more
ASIC Chips Leading the Way in AI: Beneficial Directions If large models are the engine of this AI surge, then ASIC chips are the core power source of that engine. As global tech giants bet on custom chips, where is this game headed? What investment secrets are hidden behind it? Let me explain. How big … Read more
Click the “blue text” above to follow for more exciting content. Hello, I am A-Cheng, and this is my 71st article. Today, we will continue discussing outstanding companies in the semiconductor field. According to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), semiconductor products are divided into four categories: integrated circuits, discrete devices, optoelectronic devices, and sensors. … Read more
