Malcolm Sheng-Yuan Lin

ADI Launches Intelligent Edge Development SW 'Codefusion Studio' Analog Devices (ADI) has launched 'CodeFusion Studio', a software solution designed to streamline intelligent edge development. Built on Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code, this marks ADI's first fully integrated software and security offering. CodeFusion Studio combines a modern integrated development environment (IDE) with a command line interface and incorporates open source tools to enhance development efficiency on heterogeneous processors. The platform ensures device security through the ADI Assure Trusted Edge Security Architecture, protecting intelligent edge devices. CodeFusion Studio is compatible with select ADI microcontroller (MCU) products and aims to expand its digital solutions in future releases. It includes an IDE, software development kit (SDK), configuration tools, and other resources to simplify the development process. Gregory Bryant, president of Global Business Unit at ADI, emphasized the growing complexity of embedded development requiring expertise across hardware, software, and security. ADI seeks to utilize its integration expertise to accelerate innovation. CodeFusion Studio is now available for download from ADI's developer portal. #AI #SouthKorea https://lnkd.in/gJaQAJuK

Reuters: Samsung Electronics not considering spinning off foundry business Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has confirmed that the company will not spin off its chip foundry and logic chip design businesses, despite facing significant annual losses due to decreased demand for outsourced chip manufacturing. As the world's largest memory chip maker, Samsung's challenges are compounded by its struggle to secure large orders to utilize its increased production capacity, despite ambitious plans to surpass TSMC as the top foundry provider by 2030. During a visit to the Philippines, Lee reaffirmed the company's commitment to chip manufacturing and downplayed plans for a spin-off, acknowledging difficulties with a new factory in Tyler, Texas, although he did not provide specific details. Analysts suggest that Samsung's operational strategies may be affected by potential U.S. policy shifts after the upcoming presidential election, leading to investor caution, particularly in the electric vehicle battery sector. Samsung has postponed its Texas factory production plans from the end of 2024 to 2026, highlighting its adaptive approach to changing customer demand. The foundry and system LSI segments reported losses of approximately 3.18 trillion won (about 2.4 billion USD) last year, with an estimated further loss of 2.08 trillion won this year. While some analysts push for a spin-off to boost customer trust, there are concerns regarding the viability of the foundry unit as an independent entity without the financial support of Samsung's memory chip business. #Semiconductors #Taiwan https://lnkd.in/gacbgc8c

SK Siltron Develops Process Technology for '2 Nano'... Wafer Industry Also Responds to 'Ultra-Fine' SK Siltron has developed 2nm-class EPI technology for ultra-fine foundry processes, aiming to compete with major semiconductor companies such as Samsung Electronics and TSMC, which plan to commercialize the 2nm process next year. The company produced a '2nm-level EPI for 300mm logic' in June 2023, responding to requests from leading semiconductor manufacturers. Currently, only Samsung, TSMC, and Intel operate at the 2nm level. EPI technology creates ultra-pure single-crystal silicon layers on polished silicon wafers, resulting in epi wafers with fewer defects, primarily used for logic semiconductor manufacturing. SK Siltron's development is seen as a proactive measure for the advancing ultra-fine process era. Samsung has secured orders for 2nm process-based AI accelerator chips and plans mass production for next year, while TSMC aims to start in 2025. In the second quarter of this year, SK Siltron reported sales of 530 billion won and an operating profit of 70 billion won, reflecting increases from both the previous quarter and the same period last year. #Semiconductors #SouthKorea https://lnkd.in/g-ESF8z9