AMD finished the most recent quarter with revenue up 16% to $5.6 billion, though investors were expecting a more modest result. At the same time, it was noted that revenue could have been even higher, but fell by 51% in the customer segment and by...
Manufacture of microchips
Intel Corporation did not hesitate further with the publication of the annual report Form 10-K, studying this document allowed her, in the chase, to understand what problems she has in the financial sector due to the need to increase capital...
The drop in demand in many key markets for Intel’s business has already caused production utilization rates to drop, according to company management, which will immediately drop its profit ratio by four percentage points to 39% in the current...
The Dutch holding remains the main supplier of advanced lithography scanners used in semiconductor chip production. In the past quarter, the company posted sales of 6.43 billion euros and net income of 1.82 billion euros, beating analysts’...
Just two months after announcing the world’s fastest LPDDR5X memory for mobile devices, SK Hynix is already there is faster LPDDR5T memory. This memory will be the last stage in preparation for the transition to LPDDR6 chips, and to...
The rapid development of the electric vehicle industry increases the demand for next-generation semiconductor components. In particular, power elements made of silicon carbide can withstand higher loads and offer greater energy efficiency. According...
The restructuring of Western Digital Corporation, which implies the separation of the solid-state memory business, has long been discussed at the rumor level. According to sources Bloomberg, a deal with Kioxia could take place in the coming months...
In March last year, the Intel Corporation announced its intention to spend up to 80 billion euros over the next ten years to set up new companies and research centers in Europe. Italy was listed in this plan as a location for the chip testing and...
Shortly after taking over as CEO of Intel nearly two years ago, Patrick Gelsinger began forcing the company to increase its spending on building new facilities and mastering advanced lithography technologies. In his opinion, now that the global...
In early October last year, US authorities tightened their own export control rules regarding the supply of certain semiconductor components and equipment to China for their production. Products shipped from the Netherlands and Japan were not fully...
The demand for contract manufacturing services for semiconductor components is now not homogeneous in its structure due to the processes taking place on the market during the pandemic. The main negative impact on the market for such services...
Intel acquired a piece of land in Magdeburg last fall, on which construction of a chip packaging and test facility is to begin this year. The costs will increase and the European Commission has not yet decided on the level of subsidies. Company...
TSMC management admitted at a quarterly event that demand for the company’s 6nm and 7nm contract manufacturing services was lower than projected three months ago. The situation will last until the middle of the year, and in the second half of...
At the last quarterly conference, TSMC’s management confirmed that the company’s revenues from the shipment of 3nm products will only reach meaningful levels in the second quarter, although the formal mass production of chips of this...
This week, Taiwanese company TSMC opened its earnings season, and its status as a leader in custom chip manufacturing services allows it to adequately forecast trends characteristic of the entire semiconductor industry. Management forecast a 4%...
In the last few weeks of last year, lively rumors circulated about the interest of the Taiwanese TSMC in setting up a company for custom manufacturing of chips in Europe, in Germany. Speaking to analysts on today’s quarterly conference call...
Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC said last quarter that weak demand for its PC and smartphone products is forcing it to cut its capital expenditure by 10% to $36 billion in 2022 current year will not exceed 32 billion US dollars in a pessimistic...
The pandemic, with its logistical disruptions, has underscored the urgency of forming regional industrial alliances, which is why the development of the local semiconductor industry has been added to the list of priority topics to be discussed at...
In May last year, Samsung Electronics showed US President Joseph Biden samples of 3nm products during his visit to South Korea, and by the end of June the company had ramped up mass production and started shipping the chips to one of its Chinese...
Last Friday, Samsung Electronics admitted that its operating profit for the most recent quarter could have fallen 69% year-on-year based on preliminary data. Fourth-quarter earnings were worse only in 2008, as the global financial crisis raged. At...
