Automotive Semiconductors

The Battle for Computing Power Dominance: How Domestic Automotive Chips Break the “Tape-Out and Supply Cut” Curse?

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The Battle for Computing Power Dominance: How Domestic Automotive Chips Break the "Tape-Out and Supply Cut" Curse?

Author | Zhongyan Puhua Industrial Research Institute Recommended Report |“In-Depth Research and Development Prospects Analysis Report on the Automotive Semiconductor Market from 2025 to 2030” With the rapid development of the global automotive industry, especially the rise of new energy vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles, the automotive semiconductor market has ushered in unprecedented growth opportunities. … Read more

Daily Embedded News: Successful Tape-Out of Loongson 2K3000 Processor; Intel and TSMC Joint Venture Progress; Samsung Electronics Q1 Profit Decline Pressures Chip Business

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Daily Embedded News: Successful Tape-Out of Loongson 2K3000 Processor; Intel and TSMC Joint Venture Progress; Samsung Electronics Q1 Profit Decline Pressures Chip Business

Industry Highlights ICVIEWS+ Successful Tape-Out of Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M) ProcessorRecently, Loongson Technology announced the successful tape-out of the Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M) processor. The Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M) has completed preliminary functionality and performance assessments, with all indicators meeting expectations. The Loongson 2K3000 and Loongson 3B6000M are different packaging versions based on the same silicon wafer, targeting … Read more

Setback! China’s Two Major Chip Giants Suffer Heavy Blow

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Setback! China's Two Major Chip Giants Suffer Heavy Blow

In today’s volatile international trade environment, the policy of reciprocal tariffs acts like a heavy bomb, dropping into the seemingly calm yet turbulent waters of the semiconductor industry, instantly creating waves and bringing unprecedented significant benefits to the domestic chip replacement process. In the semiconductor industry, the wafer foundry segment is crucial. As the two … Read more

Infineon Acquires Marvell’s Automotive Ethernet Business for $2.5 Billion

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Infineon Acquires Marvell's Automotive Ethernet Business for $2.5 Billion

On April 8, it was reported by Asian Technology that automotive MCU giant Infineon has acquired Marvell’s automotive Ethernet division for $2.5 billion (approximately ¥18.22 billion) in cash to expand its MCU division. According to the statement, the transaction is expected to be completed by 2025. The automotive Ethernet division provides high-speed connectivity solutions and … Read more

Chip Under Pressure: How Tariffs Challenge NVIDIA’s Global Strategy

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Chip Under Pressure: How Tariffs Challenge NVIDIA's Global Strategy

Author | Zen Analyst Compiled by | Wall Street Big Events NVIDIA (NASDAQ：NVDA) is a fabless semiconductor company at the core of the global technology supply chain, particularly vulnerable to new trade regulations. Its products—advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) and artificial intelligence accelerators—rely on complex manufacturing partnerships across Asia and a large customer base in … Read more

Chip Industry Winter! Semiconductor Manufacturers Under Tariffs: Soaring Costs! Customers Pressuring Prices! Chipmakers Facing Collective Hardship!

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Chip Industry Winter! Semiconductor Manufacturers Under Tariffs: Soaring Costs! Customers Pressuring Prices! Chipmakers Facing Collective Hardship!

Although semiconductors are temporarily not within the scope of the new wave of tariff policies in the United States and will not be directly taxed, some relatedIC designers have already felt the atmosphere of impending challenges, fearing that customers will demand price reductions to “share the burden” during tough times. If customers also request price … Read more

Acquisition of Nuvia: A Potentially Wise Decision for Qualcomm

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Acquisition of Nuvia: A Potentially Wise Decision for Qualcomm

If you have been following the semiconductor chip industry, you may know that in the past year or two, “mergers and acquisitions” have become a prominent keyword in this field. For example, Intel acquired enterprise chip giant Altera for $16.7 billion, AMD acquired another enterprise chip giant Xilinx for $35 billion, and NVIDIA recently completed … Read more

Renesas Unveils Four Major Innovations: How This Japanese Chip Giant Enters the Autonomous Driving Market

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Renesas Unveils Four Major Innovations: How This Japanese Chip Giant Enters the Autonomous Driving Market

By | Dazhuang Lv Reported by AI-Drive AI-Drive notes: As a leading global semiconductor supplier, Renesas Electronics has recently shifted from a low profile to confidently attacking the autonomous driving market. This Japanese giant’s roadmap hides its major weapon, the yet-to-be-released next-generation R-CAR SoC, which is designed for deep learning and is expected to be … Read more

Breaking! Production Halt! Fire at Renesas 12-Inch Production Line Exacerbates Chip Supply Crisis

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Breaking! Production Halt! Fire at Renesas 12-Inch Production Line Exacerbates Chip Supply Crisis

As global chip production capacity tightens, the automotive industry is particularly suffering from a “chip shortage.” A fire broke out on Friday at Renesas, the world’s third-largest automotive chip manufacturer, in one of its 12-inch chip factories. Although the fire was quickly extinguished, Renesas has decided to temporarily halt production at this 12-inch line, with … Read more

Intensive Announcements of Acquisitions by Domestic Semiconductor Companies; Wuhan Offers Up to 6 Million Yuan Subsidy for Advanced Processes Below 14nm; Some Memory Chip Prices Rise Over 50%

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Intensive Announcements of Acquisitions by Domestic Semiconductor Companies; Wuhan Offers Up to 6 Million Yuan Subsidy for Advanced Processes Below 14nm; Some Memory Chip Prices Rise Over 50%

March Semiconductor Major Events Monthly IC Events Summary Hot Trends Government Work Report: New Achievements in Integrated Circuits, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Technology, and Other Fields in 2024 On the morning of March 5, the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress opened. The government work report pointed out that in 2024, the pace of … Read more