The Chinese automotive supply chain is facing intense competition, with the industry's profitability continuing to decline. Profit margins have dropped below 5%, prompting Hong Li,...
China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro) plans to hike pricing for power MOSFET and IGBT chips to reflect its fully utilized fab capacity, according to industry sources.
The transformation of smart grids has boosted demand for power semiconductors, nurturing Chinese and Taiwanese suppliers to accelerate R&D of relevant product lines such as thyristors,...
In March, China Resources announced the stunning news of acquiring SMIC's shares of JCET Group, a packaging and testing firm invested by China's National IC Industry Investment Fund...
Chinese state-backed enterprises are expanding their presence in the semiconductor industry, the latest example being China Resources' takeover of backend house Jiangsu Changjiang...
The buyer behind the change of controlling interest in Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Tech (JCET), the world's third-largest IC packaging and testing company and the largest in Mainland...
Mounting external restrictions have brought short-term pain to China's wafer foundries, forcing Chinese semiconductor manufacturers to accelerate localization. Their goal is to build...
Ever-rising demand for electrical vehicles (EVs) is driving fast development of IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) module applications, prompting Chinese semiconductor players...
China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro) has kickstarted the operations of its new 12-inch fab and an advanced backend site in Chongqing, China, according to sources at the Chinese...
The supply of automotive IGBT continues to fall short of demand, and international IDMs have seen clear order visibility throughout 2023, while Chinese semiconductor companies are...
Automakers reportedly are scaling down orders for components which have long been in stable supply or have become more easily available, so as to reduce inventory costs, while some...
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are expected to see their combined 200mm fab capacity increase 20% from 2021 through 2025, adding 13 new 200mm lines as the industry reaches...
While weak demand for consumer chips lingers, structural shortages of automotive chips remains unresolved, prompting China semiconductor players including Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric...
Chinese foundry houses including Hua Hong Semiconductor and CanSemi Technology recently have successfully raised new funds to finance capacity expansions at their 12-inch wafer fabs,...
China-based silicon wafer makers are aggressively proceeding with capacity expansions for 12-inch offerings, which is expected to improve the country's semiconductor self-sufficiency,...
