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Friday 17 May 2024
ASML's secret sauce for semiconductor success amid challenges in the Angstrom Era
Moore's Law is not advancing as fast as it used to be under 2nm and even into the Angstrom level, and competitors are trying to catch up. Can ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment...
Friday 17 May 2024
Inventories likely fall soon in global semiconductor industry
Recent data indicates an uptick in semiconductor industry inventories, particularly among top chip companies capitalizing on the AI trend. While China has witnessed a rise in listed...
Friday 17 May 2024
Nanoimprint lithography, Canon's entry ticket into advanced semiconductor market?
Canon's semiconductor equipment business, despite representing only 7.5% of its revenue in the fiscal year 2023 (January 2023 to December 2023), achieved a profit margin of 18.6%,...
Thursday 16 May 2024
Semiconductor firms' ranking as 'most-desired employers' rising fast in Japan
Several media reports that young American engineers complained about working at TSMC. How about Japanese engineers? Would they be holding grudges too?
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Polar Semiconductor to expand 8-inch fab capacity in US with govt incentives
Polar Semiconductor, the only US-based manufacturer specializing in sensor, power, and high-voltage semiconductors, disclosed plans to expand its Bloomington, Minnesota manufacturing...
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Semiconductor materials orders driven by advanced processes, packaging demand
Semiconductor materials distributors are optimistic about operations in the second quarter of 2024, driven by rising semiconductor capacity and long-term demand for AI and High-Performance...
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Huawei chip development receives all-out support from Chinese semiconductor firms
Huawei has recently launched its Pura 70 series smartphones featuring its in-house developed Kirin 9010 application processors made using SMIC's 7nm N+2 manufacturing process.
Tuesday 14 May 2024
CPO promises to have presence in semiconductor advanced packaging
The AI boom is driving chipmaking advancements, with Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) promising to stake a claim as a favored semiconductor packaging technology along with CoWoS.
Friday 10 May 2024
US to triple semiconductor manufacturing capacity by 2032, says SIA
The US will triple its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity from 2022—when the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS) was enacted—to 2032. The projected 203% growth is...
Friday 10 May 2024
TASC board undergoes major transformation as equipment depreciation impacts short-term profitability
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation (TASC), in its transition from optoelectronic sensing, reported a post-tax loss of NT$38 million in the first quarter of 2024.
Thursday 9 May 2024
Tata reportedly progressing rapidly in semiconductor manufacturing
Tata Electronics reportedly shipped packaged chip samples to potential customers in several countries. It is in the final stages of tape-out for chips in 28-65nm, indicating the progress...
Wednesday 8 May 2024
Taiwan semiconductor prowess formidable, to be further bolstered by mega innovation program, says PSMC chair
Taiwan's prowess in semiconductors cannot be underestimated, exceeding even that of Intel, and the 10-year NT$300 billion Taiwan Chip-driven Industrial Innovation Program (TCIIP)...
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Penang to collaborate with Malaysian federal gov't to attract semiconductor investments
Penang state boasts Malaysia's most comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem, and the state government remains committed to collaborating with the federal government to attract investments...
Monday 6 May 2024
Japan sees surge of semiconductor equipment investment amid AI boom
Many forecasts indicate that 2024 will mark the beginning of a new growth period for the semiconductor industry.
Monday 6 May 2024
Weekly news roundup: How long can China subsidize its semiconductor industry?
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of April 29 – May 3.