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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd reported a 95% plunge in first quarter profit on Thursday, as it grapples with a sharp global downturn in semiconductor demand that has sent prices plummeting.... | April 26, 2023

The United States has implemented unprecedented initiatives in semiconductor policy over the last few years, identifying computer chips as the most crucial element of Washingtons rivalry with Beijing. Because the U.S. semiconductor production chain is based off shore, Washington asked its allies including Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Netherlands to stand together to stay ahead of Beijing in manufacturing advanced semiconductors as China makes rapid progress in defense and technological innovatio...

President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and asked for his investment in a gigafactory in Korea, a presidential official said. ...

Samsung Electronics semiconductor business posted an operating loss of 4.58 trillion won ($3.4 billion) in the first quarter due to the prolonged downturn of the global chip industry, the chip giant said, Thursday. Despite suffering slumping demand and price declines, the company expects its business will rebound in the second half of the year.

TAIPEI, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. , the leading provider of semiconductor assembly and testing services and the provider of electronic manufacturing... | April 27, 2023

Not only is TSMC hugely profitable, it is growing exceptionally fast and has a virtual stranglehold on the global semiconductor supply chain. Sentiment towards TSMC remains bullish, thanks in part to the firm’s strong fundamentals and relatively cheap shares from a geopolitical discount.

Expansion at FUJIFILM Electronic Materials (Europe) N.V. in Antwerp, Belgium, a manufacturer of materials used to make and modify patterns on silicon chips. ANTWERP, Belgium, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE

As battery electric vehicles (BEV) are moving from 400V to 800V architecture, China-based new energy vehicle (NEV) brand Nio invested in China-based SiC startup Qingchun Semiconductor, looking to capitalize on the rising demand for SiC in applications such as EVs and smart grids.

A possible ban on Micron products in China is expected to enable Yangtze Memory Technologies Co and other mainland suppliers to fill the void left by the US firm in the world’s largest semiconductor market.

PSR lineup will also include 0.2mΩ and 15W class variants in the industry’s smallest size...