Chips: The ‘Heart’ of the Tech World and the Focus of Great Power Competition

Chips: The 'Heart' of the Tech World and the Focus of Great Power Competition

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

Review and Outlook: Semtech Technology Expects Rapid Growth in the IoT Connectivity Market

Review and Outlook: Semtech Technology Expects Rapid Growth in the IoT Connectivity Market

In 2024, the Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity market is showing a rapid development trend, with the market scale continuously expanding, technological innovations emerging, and application scenarios further expanding. Will the IoT connectivity market continue to maintain its growth trend in 2025? Which sub-sectors in healthcare, energy management, manufacturing, and agriculture are worth looking forward … Read more

Renesas Electronics’ $4.28 Billion Bet on Altium Achieves First Major Milestone!

Renesas Electronics' $4.28 Billion Bet on Altium Achieves First Major Milestone!

Last year, when the Japanese semiconductor giant Renesas Electronics acquired the electronic design automation (EDA) giant Altium for $5.91 billion (approximately 428 billion RMB), the industry was concerned about the high premium paid—this price was not only nearly 50% higher than Autodesk’s $4 billion offer for Altium in 2021, but also raised doubts about whether … Read more

Preventing Smuggling to China: The U.S. Tracks Southeast Asian Chip Flows

Preventing Smuggling to China: The U.S. Tracks Southeast Asian Chip Flows

Click the card below to follow, to prevent losing contact! Add Uncle Ji’s private WeChat teufelsy, or QQ 24621756 with a note fan to join the private fan group (Click the lower left “Read the original text” for more exciting columns) Author’s Bio: A former naval veteran from the diplomatic front, has published works such … Read more

Zhuhai Company Successfully Tapes Out AI Chip!

Zhuhai Company Successfully Tapes Out AI Chip!

Jimu Network · Love Jimu APP, available for download in major app stores Recently, Zhuhai Haoze Technology Co., Ltd., a leading company in the domestic integrated AI vision chip field, announced that its self-developed first ultra-performance integrated AI chip, VVT300, has successfully taped out, marking the transition of the chip from the theoretical stage to … Read more

NAND Flash Prices Expected to Drop Further, While DRAM Approaches Bottom

NAND Flash Prices Expected to Drop Further, While DRAM Approaches Bottom

Source: Content from the Industrial and Commercial Times, thank you. TrendForce’s research indicates that the production cuts by manufacturers are continuing to expand, with actual demand remaining unclear. The NAND Flash market is still experiencing oversupply in the third quarter. Although there is seasonal demand support in the second half of the year, buyers are … Read more

NAND Flash Prices Rise by 10% in Q2! Kioxia’s Net Profit Soars by 624% Year-on-Year

NAND Flash Prices Rise by 10% in Q2! Kioxia's Net Profit Soars by 624% Year-on-Year

On August 13, it was reported that due to improvements in the supply and demand of NAND Flash, prices increased by 10% in the second quarter, marking the first rise in several quarters. Kioxia, the world’s second-largest memory manufacturer (formerly Toshiba Memory), saw its net profit surge sixfold, achieving profitability for the first time in … Read more

2023 PMIC Team Building Event Recap

2023 PMIC Team Building Event Recap

In order to allow everyone to relax fully amidst their research work, PMIC organized a team-building event at a camping base in the mountains. Everyone set aside their heavy academic burdens, took a break, deeply felt the gifts of nature, released their inner joy, and enjoyed a day filled with happiness. PMIC Team Building Everyone … Read more

Building Collaborative Full-Chain in the Semiconductor Industry: Upgrading Robot Controllers for Smart Factories

Building Collaborative Full-Chain in the Semiconductor Industry: Upgrading Robot Controllers for Smart Factories

The semiconductor industry, as the cornerstone of the information technology sector, is a strategic, foundational, and leading industry that supports the economic and social development of our country and ensures national security. It has received significant attention and support from the government. In 2014, to fully leverage the advantages of the domestic semiconductor market scale … Read more

EDA: Research Framework in the Industrial Internet of Things

EDA: Research Framework in the Industrial Internet of Things

Authors: Yang Zeyuan, Ding Qi The localization of the semiconductor industry chain is imperative, and the independent and controllable development of EDA is accelerating. New downstream scenarios are expanding the development space for EDA, bringing new investment opportunities to the industry. The mid-term scale of EDA in China is expected to exceed 30 billion, supporting … Read more