On Tuesday, Foxconn, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said it expects the second half of this year to be “in a better direction” since COVD-19 lockdown appears to be easing in Shanghai. “We are quite confident in the stability of… Read More ›
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TSMC’s quarterly net profits touch record high of 6.01 billion
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC posted a 16.4% rise in quarterly profit on the back of heightened global demand for semiconductors with the Coronavirus induced COVID-19 pandemic driving up demand for chips creating a supply crunch. Although the global chip crunch… Read More ›
Sk Hynix completes 1st phase of acquisition of Intel’s NAND flash memory chip business
In a statement South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc said, it had completed the first phase of its acquisition of Intel Corp’s NAND flash memory chip business, having received regulatory nods from eight countries. The acquisition, which was signed in 2020, will… Read More ›
Robert Hale of U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital nominated as outside director at Japanese chip and display material maker JSR Corp
In a statement, Japanese chip and display materials maker JSR Corp stated, it would nominate Robert Hale, a partner at U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital, to be an outside director. In early 2020, ValueAct Capital became a major shareholder in… Read More ›
Trump Administration bolster ban on U.S. investors funding Chinese military modernization
In a statement the White House said, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which further strengthens the November ban on U.S. investments in companies which are allegedly controlled or owned by the Chinese military curbing their access… Read More ›
SMIC’s joint-CEO resigns marking setback for company’s future technology progress
On Wednesday, China’s SMIC, the country’s biggest chipmaker said, it is aware that Mong-song Liang, intends to resign from the board. His role in the company was that of co-chief executive. SMIC is working to verify Liang’s plans to leave… Read More ›
China’s Big Fund trim stake in tech sector
On Saturday, China’s state-backed semiconductor fund announced plans to trim its stakes in select tech firms, even as foreign investors continued to increase their exposure to its tech sector. China’s National Integrated Circuitry Investment Fund, which is known as the… Read More ›
Airbus appoints new CFO and new COO
Airbus is continuing to overhaul its top management. On Wednesday, in efforts aimed at stabilizing its financial and operational pillars, Airbus named Dominik Asam as its next chief financial officer (CFO). Asam will replace Harald Wihelm, who has plans on… Read More ›
EU Antitrust regulators to launch full-scale investigation into Thales’ $5.6 billion bid for Gemalto
Thales did not offer any concessions to address overlapping concerns. On Thursday, as per two sources familiar withe the matter at hand, antitrust regulators from the European Union are set to launch a full-scale investigation into French aerospace and defense… Read More ›
Broadcom’s proposes $19 billion acquisition of U.S. software firm CA
Earlier the Trump Administration had blocked Broadcom’s $117 billion hostile bid to acquire Qualcomm Inc citing national security concerns. But since then in a cunning move, Broadcom has re-domiciled from Singapore to the U.S, which places it outside of CFIUS’… Read More ›