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News丨Struggle for control of Zinitix, a subsidiary of HiDi Micro
Halo Microelectronics Group Co., Ltd. (Halo Micro, 688173.SH) acquired a 30.91% stake in the South Korean chip design company Zinitix for RMB 112 million in August 2024, gaining control. Halo Micro appointed its then-director and CEO Nam David Ingyun, along with employees Kwon Seok-man and Zhang HaoRead more -
News丨U.S.-Canada tariffs force Canada's semiconductor industry to cooperate across borders
US-Canada tariffs force Canadian semiconductor industry to cooperate across borders The United States recently raised tariffs on Canadian goods significantly, from 25% to 35%. The reason is that Canada has failed to prevent fentanyl from flowing into the United States. Canadian Prime Minister CarneyRead more -
News丨Four accidents occurred at TSMC's packaging and testing plant, causing a complete shutdown
According to the labor supervision department in Taiwan, TSMC's CoWoS advanced packaging and testing plant in Chiayi Science Park has been ordered to stop work and rectify due to four major safety accidents in two months, resulting in 2 deaths and 2 serious injuries. The details of the accidents andRead more -
HPE held the 2025 HPE Discover Conference in Las Vegas, USA, where a number of new storage products were unveiled.
The most eye-catching was SK Hynix's new HBM4 memory product: This is the industry's first 16-layer stacked HBM4 memory sample with a capacity of 48GB. It doubles the number of data channels of the previous generation HBM3E (to 2048) and increases the speed to 8.0Gbps. SK Hynix is the first memoryRead more -
Texas Instruments (TI) announced plans to invest more than $60 billion in its seven semiconductor wafer fabs in the United States
Local Events On June 18, 2025, Texas Instruments (TI) announced plans to invest more than $60 billion in its seven semiconductor wafer fabs in the United States, which will be the largest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history. Working with the Trump administration anRead more -
OpenAI's CEO Altman was accused of cashing out his power.
Recently, a non-profit technology watchdog organization released the "OpenAI Files", revealing shocking inside stories. OpenAI's CEO Altman was accused of cashing out his power. According to the data, Altman has invested in more than 80 companies, many of which have business dealings with OpenAI, suRead more -
Industry丨Top 50 Global Electronic Component Distributors by Revenue in 2024
Global electronic component distribution is undergoing transformation, forming a "Taiwan-US dominance with mainland China rising" pattern: 1. Top Players: Diverging Paths - Taiwan Province of China: WPG Holdings ($30.17B, +61.4%) and WT Microelectronics ($27.7B, +31.1%) leverage semiconductor clusteRead more -
The meaning of each parameter in the capacitor marking
①Component Type - "CAP" is a common abbreviation for "capacitor", similar to "RES" for resistor and "IND" for inductor. ②Material - Terms like "CER" (ceramic), "ALUM" (aluminum electrolytic), and "TANT" (tantalum) indicate the manufacturing material of the capacitor, which can narrow down the searchRead more -
Total operating revenue and profit of Chinese sensor companies in 2024,
Total operating revenue and profit of Chinese sensor companies in 2024, in RMB (RMB) 1. 韦尔半导体(WILLSEMI): Total operating revenue of 25.73 billion, profit of 3.323 billion, both ranking first. 2. 华工科技(HGTECH): Total operating revenue of 11.71 billion, profit of 1.221 billion. 3. 华润微(Cmicro): Total opRead more -
R.I.P Skype (2003.8.29–2025.5.5): Closing the Chapter on an Era of Communication
On May 5, 2025, Skype—once a global communication tool with 300 million monthly active users—formally ended its 22-year journey. Developed by an Estonian team and launched on August 29, 2003, it revolutionized connectivity with free internet calls and cross-platform compatibility, becoming a "digitaRead more