1488 news items tagged 2015
Value of semiconductor industry M&A agreements sets record in 2020, says IC Insights
Thursday 14 January 2021Five big acquisition announcements and more than a dozen smaller deals in 2020 pushed the total value of M&A agreements in the year to an all-time high of US$118 billion, surpassing...
Fabless company share of IC sales to set new record at 32.9% in 2020, says IC Insights
Tuesday 29 December 2020With a 22% jump expected in fabless company IC sales this year, led by a forecast US$2.8 billion sales increase by AMD, as compared to only a 6% IC sales increase forecast for the...
Global NAND flash output value to drop in 4Q20, says TrendForce
Friday 27 November 2020Output value for the global NAND flash memory industry will register a sequential decrease in the fourth quarter of 2020 following a mere 0.3% growth in the prior quarter, according...
Former Nanya president leaves Tsinghua Unigroup
Monday 5 October 2020Charles Kau, formerly president for Taiwan's Nanya Technology, has stepped down as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigroup as his five-year contract with the China-based...
Phison to streamline operations in China
Wednesday 5 August 2020Flash device controller IC specialist Phison Electronics has disclosed plans to streamline its operations in China.
Wafer capacity by feature size shows rapid growth at sub-10nm
Thursday 17 October 2019Leading-edge processes, defined as sub-28nm technologies, accounted for the largest portion in terms of monthly installed capacity available in 2015. By the end of 2019, sub-28nm...
TSMC files complaints for technology infringement against Globalfoundries
Tuesday 1 October 2019TSMC has announced it filed multiple lawsuits on September 30, 2019 against Globalfoundries in the US, Germany and Singapore for its alleged ongoing infringement of 25 TSMC patents...
JCET kicks off 12-inch wafer bumping production in S Korea
Wednesday 31 July 2019Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), the largest China-based IC backend service provider, has announced that volume production is kicking off at its new 12-inch wafer...
Focus on stability: Q&A with Globalfoundries executives
Wednesday 21 November 2018Globalfoundries announced in August 2018 its decision to put 7nm FinFET R&D on hold indefinitely in a move to intensify the company's focus on delivering differentiated 14/12nm...
Globalfoundries sets up wholly-owned subsidiary to deliver custom ASIC solutions
Friday 2 November 2018Globalfoundries has announced the establishment of Avera Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to providing custom silicon solutions for a broad range of applications...
Sinbon opens new plant in Hungary
Friday 21 September 2018Taiwan-based IPC component and solution provider Sinbon Electronics has unveiled its new plant in Tatabanya, Hungary that will be used primarily for the development and manufacturing...
China IC backend output value to exceed US$30 billion in 2018, says Digitimes Research
Friday 1 June 2018The output value of China's IC packaging and testing industry will exceed US$30 billion for the first time in 2018, according to Digitimes Research.
China playing bigger role in global fabless IC market, says IC Insights
Monday 26 March 2018China-based companies have shown the largest fabless IC market share gain since 2010, according to IC Insights. China-based fabless chipmakers collectively captured an only 5% share...
ASE-TDK JV start operations
Monday 5 March 2018ASE Embedded Electronics, a joint venture between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and TDK, has started operations.
SMIC obtains government fund for advanced node technology development
Thursday 1 February 2018China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has obtained financial support from the government to accelerate the development of its 14nm and more...
Seasonality and increased commercial investment keep EMEA PC market positive, says IDC
Wednesday 24 January 2018The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) recorded slight growth in the fourth quarter of 2017, with the market's shipments...
Intel, Micron increase 3D XPoint manufacturing capacity with IM Flash fab expansion
Tuesday 14 November 2017Intel and Micron Technology have announced the completion of an expansion to Building 60 (B60) at the IM Flash facilities in Lehi, Utah. The expanded fab will produce 3D XPoint memory...
Leading-edge paves way for pure-play foundry growth, says IC Insights
Wednesday 20 September 2017In 2017, the 7% increase in the total pure-play foundry market is forecast to be almost entirely due to an 18% jump in sub-40nm feature size device sales, according to IC Insights.
Macronix intros new OctaFlash to power instant-on applications
Tuesday 8 August 2017Macronix International has announced its new Ultra-OctaFlash Memory designed to meet the growing demand for "instant-on" performance and real-time system responsiveness in automotive,...
Top ASE executive indicted for insider trading
Monday 7 August 2017Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) COO Tien Wu and three other company executives have been indicted by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors' Office for alleged insider trading...
Taiwan sees 2015 technology trade deficit of NT$123.9 billion, says MOEA
Wednesday 26 July 2017Taiwan recorded total revenues of NT$36.2 billion (US$1.19 billion) from exporting technologies, including royalty, licensing and consulting fees, and total costs of NT$160.1 billion...
Taiwan IT players to see opportunities from electric vehicle industry
Monday 17 July 2017Taiwan-based notebook component suppliers including chassis makers Catcher Technology, Waffer Technology and Ju Teng; cooling module makers Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry and...
Globalfoundries 22FDX attracts orders from Shanghai Fudan
Monday 10 July 2017Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI process, dubbed 22FDX, has obtained orders from Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics, according to industry sources.
Worldwide semiconductor revenues grow 2.6% in 2016, says Gartner
Tuesday 16 May 2017Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$343.5 billion in 2016, a 2.6% increase from 2015 revenues of US$334.9 billion, according to final results calculated by Gartner.
Semiconductor wafer-level manufacturing equipment revenues up 11% in 2016, says Gartner
Wednesday 3 May 2017Worldwide semiconductor wafer-level manufacturing equipment (WFE) revenues totaled US$37.4 billion in 2016, an 11.3% increase from 2015, according to final results by Gartner. The...