Business News

EDA Revenue Hit Record High In Q3

But overall growth rate tempered by sales slump in China and South Korea.

Chip Industry Week In Review

Global semi sales; 3rd CHIPS Act flagship; UFS and memory standards; Chinese military companies in U.S.; TSVs; CES; 18 new fabs; HBM packaging; SDV...

Chip Industry Week in Review

Next-gen EUV laser R&D; $285M CHIPS Act award; U.S. microelectronics research centers; Synaptics-Google deal; maskless microLED DUV; Micron's $2B f...

Chip Industry Week In Review

U.S. launches trade investigation into China; Cohu to buy Tignis; NXP’s new acquisition; flurry of government fundings; Alphawave Semi's speedy U...

Chip Industry Week In Review

California SiC factory funding; IEDM announcements, including 2nm and 2D materials advances from Intel and TSMC, CFETs, and subtractive ruthenium m...

Chip Industry Week In Review

TSMC readies 2nm; record semiconductor sales; stronger export rules; China's materials retaliation; CHIPS Act funding withdrawal, new awards; Intel...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Updated: Intel CEO out; IC industry on track to $1T by 2030; Xiaomi to use own mobile processors in 2025; Korea's FOPLP; CHIPS Act rush to fund; Sa...

Chip Industry Week In Review

SK hynix's 321-high NAND; Cadence's system chiplet; Eliyan's interconnect chiplet; CEO turnovers; GF's funding finalized; SRC's digital twin win; E...

Asia Government Funding Surges

Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan continue to foster growth, while the rest of Asia competes for foreign investment and talent.

Chip Industry Week In Review

TSMC's Arizona funding finalized; Intel and U.S. national security; critical IC minerals; Japan's $65B push; Akash and SK Siltron funding; TSMC res...

Startups

Startup Funding: Q4 2024

AI chips and interconnects end year on high note; $3 billion for 75 companies.

Startup Funding: Q3 2024

New startups emerge from stealth; 75 companies raise $2 billion.

AI’s Role In Chip Design Widens, Drawing In New Startups

Focus is on letting engineers do much more with the same or fewer resources — and less drudgery.

Analog Consolidation Spurs New Round Of Startups

Smaller companies open the door once again to analog customization projects, which have been too expensive for most chipmakers.

Startup Funding: Q2 2024

Big rounds for AI chips; 91 startups raise $2.6 billion.

Startup Funding: March 2024

Investors connect with interconnects; $1.1 billion for 39 companies.

Startup Funding: February 2024

Power electronics, data center interconnects among 49 startups that raised $800 million.

Startup Funding: January 2024

Chiplet packaging, AI, and quantum draw investment; 20 startups raise nearly $840 million.

Startup Funding: December 2023

Funding boosts photonics for AI, flexible chips; $1.3 billion for 72 companies.

Trendspotting: Automotive IC Startup Funding In 2023

Who's investing in automotive chip startups, where it's happening, and what's driving it.

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