Rapidus might have been caught off guard by TSMC's and Samsung's latest announcements of plans to make 2nm chips in the US, which threatens to undermine the Japanese chipmaker's competitiveness...

TSMC and Samsung Electronics stand to gain from subsidies provided by the US government to a lesser extent, according to sources at semiconductor equipment companies.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Samsung Electronics signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) on April 15 to provide up to US$6.4 billion in direct funding...

The average growth of equipment investments by Japanese enterprises is projected to reach 8.5% during fiscal 2024 (April 2024-March 2025), marking the highest surge since 1989, according...

TSMC and Japan's Kumamoto University have announced a collaboration to cultivate semiconductor talent and conduct semiconductor research. Ever since TSMC built a wafer fab in Kumamoto...

According to TSMC's announcement of a third fab for 2nm and more advanced chips, as well as Amkor Technology's intentions to develop an advanced packaging fab in Arizona, advanced...

TSMC today announced that the US Department of Commerce and TSMC Arizona have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to US$6.6 billion in direct funding...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) subsidiary in Kumamoto, Kyushu,...

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has created a "Fab IP" business model to help various countries establish their semiconductor manufacturing sectors, according to the...

Sony inaugurated an expanded facility in central Thailand, which will make automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS), OLED display components for digital cameras, and laser diodes for high-capacity...

SK Hynix is slated to officially break ground in March 2025 for a new advanced memory plant in Yongin, South Korea.

TSMC has revised its new fab project in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, by adding two more phases of expansion for 1.4nm (A14) process manufacturing, according to sources at fab tool...

Vying for government subsidies would be the easiest assignment for Intel when it comes to expanding its foundry business, DIGITIMES Research believes.

After experiencing inventory adjustments and a downturn in demand in the semiconductor market from the second half of 2022 to the end of 2023, Fang Leuh, the Chairman of Vanguard...

Global 300mm fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is forecast to reach a record US$137 billion in 2027, after topping US$100 billion for the first time in 2025, driven...