CHIPS Investment Expected to Nearly Double U.S. Production Capacity of Sensor and Power Chips at Bloomington, Minnesota Manufacturing Facility

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Qualcomm, opens new tab has in recent days approached Intel, opens new tab to explore a potential acquisition of the troubled chipmaker, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, in what could be a transformational deal in the sector but faces many hurdles.

Singapore, 20 September 2024 – Today, NTS proudly opens its new facility in Singapore, merging assembly and manufacturing operations into a state-of-the-art, future-proof production and office space. With this expansion, NTS is fully equipped to be the first-tier contract manufacturer and partner of choice for its clients. The new site in Singapore is set to become an important hub for global clients in the Asian region.

TrendForce posits that the wafer foundry market is expected to see a recovery in 2025, with an estimated annual growth of 20%—up from 16% in 2024. This positive outlook comes despite the weak end-market demand for consumer products, which has led component manufacturers to adopt a conservative stocking strategy and made the average capacity utilization rate of wafer foundries fall below 80% in 2024. Only advanced processes, such as 5/4/3nm nodes used for HPC products and flagship smartphones, have managed to maintain full capacity, and this situation is expected to persist into 2025. However, the visibility in the consumer end market remains low for 2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) has appointed Rose Castanares, executive vice president of TSMC Arizona, as president of the subsidiary, which is responsible for carrying out massive investments by the Taiwanese tech giant in the US state, the company said in a statement yesterday.

Tata Group, a global enterprise headquartered in India, and Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI), a global semiconductor leader, today announced a strategic alliance to explore potential cooperative manufacturing opportunities.
Tata Electronics, Tata Motors, and Tejas Networks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ADI to enhance strategic and business cooperation, explore opportunities for semiconductor manufacturing in India, and use ADI's products in Tata applications like electric vehicles and network infrastructure. The companies also agree to have strategic roadmap alignment discussions.

TSMC’s first Arizona chips are now in production, and Apple is the first customer in production with A16 Bionic mobile processors made using the foundry’s 5nm process.

Intel to Produce Custom AI Fabric Chip on Intel 18A and Custom Xeon 6 Chip on Intel 3 for AWS

Multi-Year, Multi-Billion-Dollar Collaboration Accelerates Development of Chip Manufacturing in Ohio

Secure Enclave award builds on Intel’s programmatic engagement across strategic U.S. government defense programs, including SHIP and RAMP-C.

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc., a major South Korean chipmaker, will likely outperform U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corp. in terms of sales for the first time in the third quarter, a report showed Wednesday.

SK hynix is expected to post a fresh high of US$12.8 billion in revenue in the July-September period to outstrip Intel to become the third-largest chipmaker in the world, according to market analyst Omdia.