This article is compiled by Semiconductor Industry Review (ID: ICVIEWS)In the face of the most severe oversupply situation in 2023, industry prices rose nearly 10% in the fourth quarter.According to TrendForce, the NAND Flash industry revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 grew significantly by 24.5% quarter-on-quarter, reaching $11.49 billion. This growth is attributed to … Read more
Smartphones are the largest application market for NAND Flash. In 2015, the demand in the high-end market was primarily concentrated on capacities above 32GB, increasingly shifting towards 64GB, which is the main driver of NAND Flash consumption. However, due to the decline in demand for high-end smartphones, the sales of Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge/Note 5 … Read more
With high investment amounts and questionable expected outcomes, who is trapped by the ‘Chip Iron Curtain’ created by the United States? According to a recent report by CNBC, the U.S. government has allowed artificial intelligence computing company NVIDIA to complete the export necessary for the development of its flagship AI chip. On August 31, NVIDIA … Read more
This year’s IIC Shanghai, while similar in arrangement to previous years with forums on power supply, MCU, EDA/IP, and the China IC Leaders Summit, has a notable difference: everyone is talking about AI. Almost all topics revolve around AI—even discussions related to power supply and testing are intertwined with AI. This is closely related to … Read more
On April 2, GUC Creative Electronics, a Taiwanese chip service company with over one-third ownership by TSMC, announced the successful tape-out of the world’s first HBM4 IP (including controller and PHY physical layer) using TSMC’s advanced N3P process and CoWoS-R advanced packaging. GUC’s HBM4 IP supports data transfer rates of up to 12Gbps. Compared to … Read more
In the fourth quarter of 2019, demand from data centers was strong, and supplier inventory decreased. In the first quarter of 2020, revenue performance remained flat compared to the previous quarter amidst a situation of reduced volume and increased prices. According to a survey by TrendForce’s Semiconductor Research Center (DRAMeXchange), benefiting from the growth in … Read more
Unisoc has recently found itself in the spotlight again. Amid the severe global pandemic, it successfully overcame challenges and secured a substantial investment of 2.25 billion yuan from a major fund, warming up for its debut on the Science and Technology Innovation Board in 2021. However, at the same time, there are rumors that the … Read more
A competitive ecosystem has emerged globally around AI inference and training for edge devices. In 2021, Europe launched a research and development investment project named Prevail, aimed at enhancing Europe’s competitiveness in the global semiconductor industry by promoting innovation in edge AI. This project supports industrial enterprises of various sizes in developing and testing high-performance, … Read more
Application for “China IC Unicorn” Selection Collection of Innovative Achievements in High-Quality Development of Semiconductors Unlike leading MCU manufacturers such as NXP, ST, and TI, domestic MCU manufacturers are experiencing significant benefits due to the optimistic recovery of domestic market demand. What new changes have emerged in the market? Chip Eight will reveal the latest … Read more
A smartphone, a computer, a new energy vehicle, or even a smart refrigerator—what is the “brain” behind them? The answer lies within a space the size of a fingernail—chips. From daily life to aerospace technology, chips serve as the “invisible cornerstone” of modern society, yet they are rarely truly understood. Today, we will unveil the … Read more