Alliance between ASML, Samsung and SK Hynix to combat reliance on China
A new alliance between ASML and South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix is intended to fight against the existing reliance on China in the chip industry. Together they will construct a research lab for advanced chip technologies in South Korea. The cooperation was announced during South Korean President... Read more
Chinese Nexperia set to acquire Dutch chipmaker Nowi, despite controversy
There are no regulatory objections from the Dutch government to the takeover of Delft-based Dutch chip specialist Nowi Energy by China's Nexperia. This was announced by outgoing Minister of Economic Affairs Micky Adriaansens in a parliamentary letter.
The takeover of the startup Nowi Energy by N... Read more
What made NXP so valuable to Chinese hackers?
It emerged on Friday that the Chinese hacker group "Chimera" had been able to spy on NXP for years. Its corporate network's security proved inadequate, resulting in the theft of chip designs. But what in particular made NXP's chips attractive to the Chinese hackers?
Dutch news outlet NRC reveale... Read more
It’s official: Broadcom has acquired VMware
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware is now complete. The company confirmed the move in a press release on November 22nd. Chinese authorities had earlier revealed the conditions under which they would approve the deal worth $61 billion.
Initially, Broadcom hoped to secure the incorporation of VMware... Read more
Export restrictions ASML criticized by European Committee on International Trade
The chairman of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee says there must be a reaction to the export restrictions imposed by America on ASML. He argues that the restrictions violate international law. That is why the president wants to see Europe sit down with America.
Since the ... Read more
US imposes tighter export restrictions on ASML
The United States is tightening export rules for chip technology to China, which also affects ASML. This has no impact on the company's annual sales for now, according to the chip manufacturing giant.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed new export restrictions on the export of processors... Read more
Microsoft leak exposed 60,000 government emails
Chinese government-affiliated hackers Storm-0558 stole 60,000 U.S. government emails in May. They could do this through Exchange.
In their hacking attack, the Chinese state hackers managed to target Microsoft Outlook and gain access to the email accounts of U.S. diplomats in East Asia, the Pacif... Read more
Tim Cook visits NXP: ‘Sufficient competition on wireless payment market’
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, says there is sufficient competition within the European wireless payment market. As far as he is concerned, the EU does not need to impose sanctions on Apple Pay in regard to antitrust regulation. In addition, the Apple top executive indicates that the tech giant will maint... Read more
China can’t mass produce modern chips yet, but it is a matter of time
The United States has been investigating China's Huawei. Huawei recently presented a modern 5G smartphone with an advanced 7nm chip. With that, Huawei seemed to be able to work around the sanctions the US have imposed to keep China from modern chip technology. According to U.S. Commerce Secretary G... Read more
China strengthens domestic chip industry with 37 billion euros
China plans to raise money for its national chip industry through state investment. The intended investment amount should be around 37 billion euros, Reuters writes based on sources.
The so-called tech Big Fund, under the control of state investment vehicle China Integrated Circuit Industry Inve... Read more