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South Korean shares hit over 29-month high, Samsung Electronics shines
South Korean financial markets experience a surge, with shares hitting a 29-month high driven by Samsung Electronics' expected profit increase. Auto and financial sectors also see gains due to dividend policy measures. Bank of Korea suggests structural reforms for addressing high living costs. Foreign investors show interest with net share purchases. Market yields decline notably.
Synopsys will help Tata Electronics design custom chips
US-based chip design company Synopsys will help Tata Electronics in multiple aspects of its fab facility—India’s first—coming up in Gujarat and its assembly and testing unit in Assam, chief executive Sassine Ghazi told ET. Ghazi also met with Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran in Mumbai. He held talks with Ola Cabs chief Bhavish Aggarwal in Bengaluru.
Japan's Advantest says AI demand boosting memory tester business
HBM, a type of high performance memory where chips are stacked to save space and reduce power consumption, is used when processing the large amount of data needed for AI tasks.
Japan's Nikkei rises as chip-related shares track US peers higher
Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.55% to close at 38,703.51, led by Tokyo Electron and chip-related stocks, but gains were limited ahead of global central bank meetings.
Japan's Nikkei jumps as chip-related shares track US peers higher
Japan's Nikkei share average rose over 1% on Thursday, led by Tokyo Electron and other chip-related stocks tracking U.S. peers higher.
Malaysia targets over $100 billion in semiconductor industry investment
Malaysia aims for $107 billion investment in its semiconductor industry, led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, targeting design, packaging, and manufacturing. The country is a key player globally, attracting major investments from firms like Intel and Infineon.
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US stocks range-bound on Fed policy caution, Nvidia results watch
The Dow fared better than its peers, boosted by financials and a 1.5% rise in Microsoft, a day after the tech giant launched its new line of personal computers with AI features. JPMorgan Chase rose 1.3%, recovering from Monday's 4.5% slide. That, coupled with gains in other major big banks, steered a 1.2% advance in the S&P 500 banks index.
Dollar droops ahead of crucial CPI test; yen under pressure
The yen languished near a two-week low, as a still-gaping yield gap between local bonds and U.S. peers continued to encourage selling of the Japanese currency.
Global chips battle intensifies with $81 billion subsidy surge
The concern over China’s rapid advances in key electronics turned into a full-scale panic during the pandemic because chip shortages emphasised the significance of these tiny devices for economic security.
Japan's Sharp plans to set up $3-5 billion display fab semiconductor unit in India
Sharp is currently exploring potential locations for the manufacturing setup and has been in talks with state governments in Telangana, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. The company has also expressed its intention to establish the factory in India as a global manufacturing hub, serving key markets worldwide.
At major China chip fair, firms ramp up call to buy domestic
The message was plastered across booths and marketing materials of a variety of companies, from chip equipment makers to materials producers. These included Vel-Tec Semiconductor, a Kunshan-based firm that makes photoresist coating equipment, and Shenzhen-listed Jingsheng, which manufactures machines used for processing silicon wafers.
Japan's Nikkei slides before BOJ decision as chip shares weigh
Many semiconductor-related shares had outsized losses, after Nvidia's annual developer conference failed to provide fresh momentum for the global artificial intelligence-centred chip stock rally.
How India is spreading itself across the chip-making value chain
India's semiconductor ambitions have taken a significant leap with Prime Minister Modi inaugurating three new manufacturing and assembly facilities in Gujarat and Assam. With a strong focus on becoming a global semiconductor hub, India aims to establish a robust presence across the chip value chain.
Japan's Nikkei reverses course to end higher as chip stocks narrow losses
Japan's Nikkei share average changed course to end higher on Thursday, as heavyweight chip-related stocks narrowed early losses and energy shares gained.
Day not far when India becomes global semiconductor hub: PM Modi
Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for India’s first pure-play commercial semiconductor chip manufacturing foundry by the Tata Group at Dholera in Gujarat.
Samsung to use chip making tech favoured by SK Hynix as AI chip race heats up
The demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips has boomed with the growing popularity of generative AI. But Samsung, unlike peers SK Hynix and Micron Technology, has been conspicuous by its absence in any dealmaking with AI chip leader Nvidia to supply latest HBM chips.
India will have 2-3 more semiconductor fabs: S Krishnan
The Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) is aggressively working on boosting the domestic semiconductor industry and responsible use of AI. MeitY Secretary, S Krishnan, discusses the semiconductor ecosystem, mobile components manufacturing, deepfakes, and the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023.
Cabinet greenlights Tata’s Rs 91,000-crore chip foundry proposal
Tata Electronics' Rs 91,000-crore project will be set up in Gujarat’s Dholera district in partnership with Taiwanese Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC), Union communications and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a press briefing on Thursday.
Payment firms and KYC compliance; Cabinet nod for Tata chip unit
Despite the regulator’s insistence on adhering to prescribed norms, many payment firms seem to be lax in conducting bank-grade KYCs. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Nikkei rockets to all-time peak as Nvidia optimism drives chips rally
Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a record high on Thursday, eclipsing the 1989 bubble-era peak, as chip-related stocks led across-the-board gains after U.S. chipmaker Nvidia's outlook beat market expectations.
Nikkei soars past all-time closing high as chip stocks rise on Nvidia's robust outlook
Japan's Nikkei share average on Thursday surged past an all-time closing high scaled in December 1989, as chip-related stocks jumped after U.S. chipmaker Nvidia's outlook beat market expectations.
Japan's Advantest sees memory demand for AI boosting chip tester business
Advantest said it sees sales of memory testers reaching 244 billion yen ($1.65 billion) in the financial year ending March, an increase of 5 billion yen from its October outlook but down a quarter on the same period a year earlier.
US-based Teradyne pulled $1 billion worth of manufacturing from China amid US export controls
Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after US rules issued in October 2022 restricted exports to semiconductor manufacturing facilities there as part of an effort to keep US technology from helping China's military.
Nvidia to launch China-focused AI chip in second quarter of 2024
US chipmaker Nvidia plans to begin mass production in the second quarter of 2024 of an artificial intelligence (AI) chip it designed for China to comply with U.S. export rules, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips
The companies are asking Malaysian chip packaging firms to assemble a type of chip known as graphics processing units (GPUs). Further, the requests only encompass assembly - which does not contravene any US restrictions - and not fabrication of the chip wafers.
How India is trying to build a crucial part of its chip-making project
The new incentive plan -- which is likely to be launched at the start of the next fiscal year -- will have a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore, ET has reported. It will be an updated version of the current Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS).
Chinese chip equipment makers grab market share as US tightens curbs
Chinese domestic equipment manufacturers, such as toolmaker Naura and etching equipment maker AMEC, are winning a much higher proportion of tenders from Chinese foundries than in previous years, as chipmakers race to replace foreign-made equipment with domestically made alternatives, research showed.
Chinese chip equipment makers grab market share as US tightens curbs
Domestic equipment manufacturers, such as toolmaker Naura and etching equipment maker AMEC, are winning a much higher proportion of tenders from Chinese foundries than in previous years, as chipmakers race to replace foreign-made equipment with domestically made alternatives, research showed.
Japan chip equipment supplier Disco to set up center in India: report
Japan's Disco Corp wants to establish a center in India to support its clients and serve as a base for marketing to the country's semiconductor industry, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday, citing a company executive.
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