Tag: Semiconductors

Intel Corp. was slapped with a fresh €376.36 million ($400 million) fine by European Union antitrust regulators after an EU court had wiped out a one-time record €1.06 billion penalty against the chipmaker.

 Broadcom tumbled 6% on Thursday after The Information reported Google executives had discussed dropping the company as a supplier of artificial intelligence chips as early as 2027.

Arm Holdings jumped another 6% on Friday in U.S. pre-market trade, continuing its rally after its Nasdaq debut this week.

Arm, the chip design firm that supplies core technology to companies including Apple  and Nvidia , priced its initial public offering at $51 a share.

Qualcomm  said Monday that it will supply Apple with 5G modems for smartphones through 2026.

 China is set to launch a new state-backed investment fund that aims to raise about $40 billion for its semiconductor sector, two people familiar with the matter said, as the country ramps up efforts to catch up with the U.S. and other rivals.

Chip design firm Arm on Tuesday submitted an updated filing for its upcoming blockbuster initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, setting a price range between $47 and $51.

Broadcom (AVGO.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, on worries bleak enterprise spending and stiff competition in the networking chip space will outweigh benefits from a boom in artificial intelligence-led demand.

Marvell Technology posted earnings results and gave financial guidance slightly above Wall Street expectations. But after the stock’s big rally this year, investors were likely hoping for more upside.

Nvidia issued a fresh warning that further U.S. export curbs on its chips to China would risk a “permanent loss” for American semiconductor firms to lead in one of the world’s largest markets.

Arm, which is owned by SoftBank, filed on Monday to list on the Nasdaq.

A group of Silicon Valley’s biggest private tech companies are dusting off long-delayed plans to list their shares, with the upcoming initial public offering of chip designer Arm set to provide a new gauge for market sentiment.

Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials  on Thursday forecast its fourth-quarter profit would be substantially higher than analyst estimates, as chip demand picks up and governments spend billions on subsidies.

Wolfspeed shares dropped after the chip company said its next loss would be wider than expected. 

Intel on Wednesday terminated its acquisition of Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor, saying it failed to secure the required regulatory approval.

Shares of Coherent Corp. tumbled 17% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the optoelectronics company issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for the quarter and year ahead.

Intel and Synopsys announced on Monday that the two companies have agreed to expand a strategic partnership in which Intel’s foundry customers will be able to license intellectual property from Synopsys.

Foxconn , which makes Apple  iPhones, reported a decline in profits in the second quarter, but still managed to beat expectations.

Apple (AAPL.O) and Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) will invest in SoftBank Group (9984.T)-owned chip designer Arm at its initial public offering (IPO), expected in September, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

AMD
reported a revenue decline of 18% in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, but still topped estimates for sales and profit.