Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1.To increase the yield of high-bandwidth memory, Samsung is expanding its semiconductor packaging facility in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.

2.South Korea plans to introduce the "Chip Act" to address the potential risks posed by measures threatened by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

3.The European Union will invest €133 million to establish a photonic semiconductor pilot production facility in the Netherlands.

4.A draft proposal shows that Japan plans to introduce a $65 billion initiative to support the development of the domestic semiconductor industry.

5.Intel plans to sell a portion of its stake in its FPGA chip subsidiary, Altera, which is valued at $17 billion.

6.Samsung plans to sell old equipment and production lines at its NAND flash memory plant in Xi'an, China.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1.The Institute of Semiconductors at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and others have proposed a new theory for optical phonon softening that eliminates the depolarization effect.

2.NIO has successfully protected its rights! The defamer (Ren Jianhua) has removed all infringing content, and the court has ordered him to issue an apology post with a top notice for no less than 60 days, as well as to compensate NIO for economic losses.

3.Slkor(www.slkoric.com) has recently launched the "Slkor Microelectronics" app, which features a clean and elegant homepage, offering customers a brand-new browsing experience. The Slkor AI robot is also set to launch soon and is currently undergoing intensive internal testing.

4.Chinese CMOS manufacturer OmniVision Technologies has announced the release of its latest OV0TA1B monochrome/infrared CMOS image sensor.

5.ON Semiconductor has won the "Power Semiconductor Product of the Year" award for its 1200V silicon carbide MOSFET, due to its exceptional performance in the power semiconductor field.

6.The 2025 Semiconductor Investment Conference and the IC Power List Awards Ceremony will be held in Shanghai on December 14, 2024.