Shin-Etsu and Sumco, both major silicon wafer manufacturers in Japan, stated that customers still hold a significant amount of silicon wafer inventory, indicating it will take some...
In the near future, Chinese players in the silicon carbide (SiC) sector will have the opportunity to break the current shortage of mainstream 6-inch wafers and usher in a new landscape...
Japanese silicon wafer manufacturer Sumco estimated that the trend of sluggish market conditions leading to a downturn in silicon wafer demand will continue until 2024. Sumco's operating...
Japanese silicon wafer manufacturer Sumco stated during its earnings call that the demand for 12-inch wafers is sluggish, and this situation is expected to continue from the second...
In an effort to revitalize its domestic semiconductor supply chain, the Japanese government has subsidized a number of semiconductor-related manufacturers to produce in Japan. A news...
Japan's silicon wafer maker Sumco expects a slight sequential fall in overall shipments of its 12-inch products in the first quarter of 2023, driven by weaker demand for memory and...
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,...
Eyeing promising long-term demand, silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers is on track to carry out its capacity expansion plans, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu.
China's National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG) has newly disclosed plans to expand production capacity for 12-inch silicon wafers at a total investment of CNY6.79 billion (US$1.017...
Silicon wafer suppliers including Sumco and GlobalWafers continue to enjoy strong demand for long-term agreements (LTA) contracts, with order visibility extended to 2024, according...
China's National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG) announced recently that it has raised an additional CNY5 billion (US$787 million) in paid-in capital through private placement, with...
Capacity expansions at silicon wafer suppliers are proceeding at a pace that may not be able to keep up with foundries' aggressive capacity expansion plans, according to market sou...
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers has reported sequential growths in first-quarter shipments for silicon wafers of all sizes, and expects sales momentum to stay strong through 2023.
Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), which ships silicon wafers to mainly Taiwan- and China-based logic and memory foundries, has reported August revenue fell 7.7% sequentially to a 7-month...