Infineon Technologies AG announced today that it has successfully developed the world's first 300mm gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor wafer technology. Infineon is the first company in the world to master this breakthrough technology in an existing and scalable mass production environment. This breakthrough will greatly promote the development of the GaN power semiconductor market. Compared with 200mm wafers, 300mm wafer chip production is not only technically more advanced, but also because of the expansion of wafer diameter, the number of chips on each wafer has increased by 2.3 times, and the efficiency has also been significantly improved.

Qualcomm said in a statement on its official website that it will acquire Sequans Communications' 4G IoT technology through its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and has reached a final agreement. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.The acquisition includes certain employees, assets and licenses. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval from French regulators.Qualcomm is innovating industries, redefining business models a

According to the latest data released by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor industry sales increased significantly in July, reaching US$51.3 billion that month, an increase of 18.7% from US$43.2 billion in the same period last year and 2.7% from US$50 billion in the previous month.SIA accounts for 99% of the US semiconductor industry and nearly two-thirds of non-US chip companies by revenue. The monthly sales released by SIA are compiled by the World Semiconductor

The chip industry enters the XPU era and group fights GPUA month ago, on June 18, the AI chip giant defeated Microsoft and became the world's number one with a market value of US$3.34 trillion. However, a month later, after the market closed on July 17, local time, Nvidia ranked first among the Big Seven of Nasdaq heavyweight stocks with a 6.6% decline. The closing price of $117.99 fell back by more than 12.97% from its historical high.In fact, Nvidia's stock price has been unstable sinc

Challenging Nvidia, AMD is becoming an AI chip companyIt doubled in a year. At the end of July, chip giant AMD (Advanced Microelectronics) released its second quarter 2024 financial report. Among them, the data center business grew rapidly, with net income of US$2.8 billion in the second quarter, a year-on-year increase of 115%, a record high, accounting for nearly 48% of total revenue. This is mainly due to a chip: AMD Instinct MI300. At the end of 2023, AMD released the Instinct MI300 series,

Microchip, a major chipmaker, has announced an $800 million investment to expand its factory in Gresham, Oregon, with the goal of tripling production capacity. This move aims to address the growing demand for semiconductors across industries and significantly increase Microchip's overall production capabilities in the United States.Microchip purchased the Gresham wafer fabrication plant for $184 million in 2002, and about half of the property was undeveloped until now. There were rumors last

According to sources, semiconductor manufacturer Analog Devices Inc. is in talks to acquire competitor Maxim Integrated Products Inc. for approximately $20 billion, making it one of the largest MA deals this year. Analog and Maxim are discussing an all-stock deal, with the deal possibly being finalized as early as Monday, though this is not guaranteed, and negotiations could still break down. Maxim's current market value is around $17 billion.One source said that if the deal goes through, Ma

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the release of an advanced standalone active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter integrated circuit (IC), which can help engineers implement smaller and lighter EMI filters to enhance system performance at lower costs while meeting EMI regulatory standards. Thanks to innovative development by Texas Instruments' RD laboratory, Kilby Labs, for new concepts and breakthrough ideas, the new standalone active EMI filter IC product line can detect and elim

With the exponential growth in computing power demands driven by the AI wave, Silicon Valley giants are accelerating their RD and investment in basic hardware. On Wednesday, Intel announced plans to release 15 new FPGAs this year, breaking its annual product release record for this category.In early March, Intel released the Agilex7 FPGA F-Tile with FPGA transceivers. Compared to the previous generation of Intel FPGAs, Agilex 7 F-Tile doubles the bandwidth of each channel while reducing power co

On the 23rd, Toshiba announced that it has agreed to a proposed acquisition plan by a consortium led by domestic fund "Japan Industrial Partners" (JIP).