Huawei Technologies has teamed up with Chinese foundry Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to develop high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, according to sources, as these devices have become an indispensable component in the computing infrastructure used for artificial intelligence (AI) projects. This initiative also involves mainland integrated circuit (IC) packaging firms Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Tech and […]
Surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips – used in data centres for artificial intelligence (AI) projects – is heating up the global semiconductor industry, but mainland China’s supply chain is not ready to reap the benefits of this booming market segment, according to a Bank of America (BofA) analyst. “Memory chips are experiencing a […]
The most recent semiconductor industry downturn, led by the steep falloff in consumer electronics (PCs and smartphones) spending after the pandemic, has been absolutely brutal on U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU). However, Micron is back in all-out growth mode, and it just turned a GAAP profit again in its last reported quarter (Q2 […]