Robbers in Hong Kong Start Targeting Chips!

Robbers in Hong Kong Start Targeting Chips!

5 million HKD worth of chips were robbed during transport in Hong Kong. Even robbers have started stealing chips, highlighting the global chip shortage. According to a report by Hong Kong Wen Wei Po on June 17, a robbery occurred in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, on Wednesday afternoon. A logistics company was hired to transport … Read more

South Korea’s Bold Bet on AI Chips

South Korea's Bold Bet on AI Chips

This article is from the WeChat public account:Semiconductor Industry Observation (ID: icbank), Author: Du Qin DQ, Original Title: “This Country’s Bold Bet on AI Chips”, Cover Image from: Visual China When mentioning South Korea’s semiconductor industry, one can hardly find another internationally renowned chip company besides Samsung and SK Hynix in recent decades. Especially in … Read more

What Happened in the Storage Industry as NAND Flash Prices Plummeted Nearly 30% in 2019?

What Happened in the Storage Industry as NAND Flash Prices Plummeted Nearly 30% in 2019?

Introduction: In the context of a sluggish global economy, both manufacturers and brand companies faced significant inventory and shipment pressures in the first half of 2019, leading to a simultaneous decline in both volume and price of NAND Flash and DRAM. This situation severely impacted the Q1 financial reports of storage manufacturers, resulting in halved … Read more

Breakthrough Against US Blockade: This Type of Chip Begins Mass Production

Breakthrough Against US Blockade: This Type of Chip Begins Mass Production

According to a report by Taiwan’s “China Times News” on January 8, the technology of connecting several chips with different functions using advanced packaging technology to achieve the functionality of advanced process chips, known as small chips (or die), is seen as a shortcut for China to break through the US chip technology embargo. Jiangsu … Read more

The ‘Three-Year Itch’ of Chip Engineers: Surviving Tape-Outs but Struggling in the Workplace

The 'Three-Year Itch' of Chip Engineers: Surviving Tape-Outs but Struggling in the Workplace

As domestic chip successes frequently make headlines and the semiconductor industry becomes a darling of the capital market, a critical group is leaving in droves—chip engineers with three years of experience are experiencing a collective career burnout. They have endured the darkest moments of tape-out but are faltering during what seems to be a bright … Read more

Significant Increase in NAND Flash Prices

Significant Increase in NAND Flash Prices

Source: Content from Semiconductor Industry Observation (ID: icbank) comprehensive, thank you. During China’s Double Eleven shopping festival, most terminal product sales were flat. However, due to significant production cuts and output control by the three major memory manufacturers, including Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, the spot prices of memory continue to rise. Among them, NAND … Read more

NAND Flash Wafer Contract Prices Plummet by 35% in Q3

NAND Flash Wafer Contract Prices Plummet by 35% in Q3

On September 2, it was reported that due to weakening demand in the consumer electronics market, the NAND Flash memory market has also experienced a significant decline. According to a report released yesterday by market research firm TrendForce, the contract price of NAND Flash wafers in Q3 is expected to drop by 30% to 35%, … Read more

Storage Chips: Six Core Companies Entering a Golden Development Period

Storage Chips: Six Core Companies Entering a Golden Development Period

Recently, storage chip manufacturer SanDisk sent a price increase notice to customers, stating that due to changes in the supply and demand status of the storage industry, all channel and consumer products will increase by 10% starting April 1, 2025, with further price increases not ruled out. Subsequently, major overseas storage manufacturers such as Micron, … Read more

Has the Chip War Suddenly Stalled? The Collective Resistance Against 2nm Technology Hides a Major Turnaround? Huawei’s Choice is Wiser

Has the Chip War Suddenly Stalled? The Collective Resistance Against 2nm Technology Hides a Major Turnaround? Huawei's Choice is Wiser

Before reading this article, please click the blue text above“Mobile Daily”, then click“Follow”, so you can continue to receive the latest articles for free. Daily shares are available.It’s completely free to subscribe, please follow in time Recently, tech news has left many netizens confused—TSMC’s heavy investment in 2nm technology has suddenly been rejected by Apple … Read more

Infineon, Renesas, TI, and Rapidus Expand Automotive Chip Production: One Good News, Two Bad News

Infineon, Renesas, TI, and Rapidus Expand Automotive Chip Production: One Good News, Two Bad News

According to reports from Taiwanese media, Infineon, Renesas, Texas Instruments, and Rapidus have all initiated plans to build new wafer fabs for automotive chips, with industry estimates suggesting that the four companies’ investment in expansion could reach $25 billion.Reports indicate that the primary goal of IDM manufacturers intensively expanding production is to shorten the delivery … Read more