China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) was one of the fastest-growing foundries in the second quarter, according to fresh data from market research firm TrendForce. SMIC grew its revenue by 20% during the second quarter and was the third biggest chip manufacturer in the world in terms of revenue, as it comfortably sat above GlobalFoundries. Taiwan's TSMC, courtesy of its advanced manufacturing process technologies and stable revenue, remained the biggest foundry and commanded 72.5% of the overall market. Consumer Electronics Helped SMIC To Grow Revenue 20% In Q2, Shows Data The booming demand for artificial intelligence memory chips has reshaped […]

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Intel Foundry has welcomed its newest member, Shawn Han, from Samsung Foundry, as the company continues to build its A-Team in the semiconductor business. Shawn Han of Samsung Foundry Joins Intel Foundry, Bringing Years of Semiconductor Experience The announcement was made by Intel Executive Vice President, Naga Chandrasekaran, on LinkedIn, and shared by the Intel Foundry handle on X. In the post, Naga announced that Shawn Han has joined Intel & will serve in a leadership position as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Foundry Services. Shawn begins his role from May this year, and the important part […]

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NVIDIA now plans to bring older GPUs back to life, and according to a new report, Samsung Foundry is preparing to restart production lines for the GeForce RTX 3060. Samsung Foundry Reportedly Plans to Restart 8nm Production of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs The consumer GPU industry has seen significant changes over the past few months, amid DRAM shortages. Not only have we witnessed changes in product launch cycles, but the retail availability of popular SKUs has worsened since then. Given that NVIDIA is having a difficult time managing both the AI/consumer businesses, the company does have a few options […]

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