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Chip Industry Week In Review

Critical IC mineral concerns; wafer shipments shrink; Europe bets big on AI; new ultrasonic cleaner; high-speed DRAM test; Europe's 6G; HW-assisted...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Industry growth reports; new GF CEO; UVM for mixed signal; power demands explode; EU-US chip collaboration; earnings; S Korea AI.

Chip Industry Week In Review

DeepSeek reactions; Intel, Samsung and other chip earnings; tariff plans; R&D tax credit; GaN predictions; Apple vulnerabilities; Synaptics, Broadc...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Trump's tech stamp; chiplets; AI diffusion export concerns; Cadence's security acquisition; low temp SRAM; UMC, TI, SK hynix earnings; EU's Chips J...

Global IC Fabs And Facilities Report: 2024

Companies poured billions into fabs and facilities around the world as regions continue to build self-sufficiency and form hubs with friendly nations.

Chip Industry Week In Review

GF's new packaging and photonics center; flurry of regulation and fundings in U.S.; Chinese blacklist expands; materials report; new 3D interconnec...

What’s The Best Way To Sell An Inference Engine?

The hardware choices for AI inference engines are chips, chiplets, and IP. Multiple considerations must be weighed.

EDA Revenue Hit Record High In Q3

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

Startup Challenges In A Changing EDA World

Without innovation, it may not be possible to fully utilize technological advances.

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...

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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