114 news items tagged GlobalWafers
5G to fuel semiconductor demand
Wednesday 6 January 2021Unfavorable macro conditions, including the US-China trade war and COVID-19, have been slowing down 5G deployments across the globe, but 5G will still play a crucial role in driving...
Foundries see clearer order visibility for automotive chips
Wednesday 6 January 2021Foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end...
Chip demand for automotive electronics gaining momentum
Wednesday 30 December 2020Chip demand for automotive electronics applications has been ramping up significantly since the fourth quarter of 2020 along with the gradual recovery of global car sales, which is...
GlobalWafers to raise spot quotes for silicon wafers
Tuesday 29 December 2020GlobalWafers has run all its production lines for 12-, 8- and 6-inch silicon wafers at full capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu. The silicon wafer supplier plans...
Siltronic, GlobalWafers agree to merge
Thursday 10 December 2020Siltronic announced December 9 it has entered a business combination agreement (BCA) with GlobalWafers, under which GlobalWafers will make a tender offer to Siltronic shareholders...
GlobalWafers to enhance manufacturing capability with Siltronic acquisition
Tuesday 1 December 2020Acquiring Siltronic will boost GlobalWafers' 12-inch silicon wafer capacity and enhance the Taiwan-based company's manufacturing capability with Siltronic's gallium nitride-on-silicon...
GlobalWafers in talks to acquire Siltronic
Monday 30 November 2020Germany-based Siltronic has disclosed it is in advanced, near to final discussions to enter into a business combination agreement with Taiwan-based GlobalWafers.
Demand for 8-inch and smaller silicon wafers rebounds
Tuesday 24 November 2020Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer makers, mainly GlobalWafers, Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) and Wafer Works, have seen demand for 8-inch and smaller models sharply rebound since...
Eight-inch foundry quotes to rise up to 40% in 2021
Tuesday 24 November 2020Pure-play foundries including Globalfoundries, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have raised their 8-inch foundry quotes by 10-15% in the...
SAS has over 90% of 3Q20 revenues from GlobalWafers
Monday 9 November 2020Solar wafer and cell maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) had 91.07% of its third-quarter 2020 consolidated revenues come from its subsidiary GlobalWafers, a semiconductor wafer...
GlobalWafers runs 12- and 8-inch wafer production at full capacity
Wednesday 4 November 2020GlobalWafers will sustain full capacity utilization for its 12- and 8-inch wafer production lines at least throughout the end of 2020, with its 6-inch wafer capacity over 70% utilized,...
Two major GaN-on-SiC production camps forming in Taiwan
Monday 21 September 2020Taiwan-based solar module maker Tainergy Tech reportedly has sent samples of its newly developed semi-insulating SiC (silicon carbide) substrates for validation by GaAs foundry specialist...
Formosa Sumco revenue falls to 7-month low
Monday 14 September 2020Formosa 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...
Taiwanese IT executives share strategies on business transformation
Wednesday 2 September 2020Foxconn Group's chief investment officer (CIO) James Tu, Globalwafers chairman Doris Hsu, Qisda chairman Peter Chen and Acer co-COO Tiffany Huang shared their thoughts and strategies...
Episil sources GaN, SiC epitaxial wafer materials from GlobalWafers
Thursday 20 August 2020Episil Holdings has disclosed that subsidiary Episil-Precision is among GlobalWafers' customers looking to expand its gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafer...
GlobalWafers posts 18% profit surge in 2Q20
Wednesday 5 August 2020Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers has reported net profits grew 18% sequentially to NT$3.4 billion (US$115.5 million) in the second quarter, with net profit margin hitting a...
Silicon wafer materials and equipment suppliers see orders pull in from TSMC
Monday 3 August 2020With TSMC scaling up its 7nm and 5nm chip output, related silicon wafer materials and equipment suppliers have seen significant orders from the pure-play foundry and are ramping up...
SiC wafer spot market prices fall 20% from 2019
Wednesday 29 July 2020Spot market prices for SiC (silicon carbide) wafers have plunged 20% this year due to supply outstripping demand amid impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and worsening US-China trade...
GlobalWafers sees revenue rebound above NT$5 billion in June
Thursday 9 July 2020Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers saw its revenue increase 16.8% sequentially to a nearly one-year high of NT$5.06 billion (US$171.9 million) in June 2020.
SiC wafer in robust demand for EV applications
Friday 3 July 2020The supply of SiC wafers may become insufficient to satisfy demand for electric vehicles (EV) in the near future, prompting Taiwan-based silicon wafer makers including GlobalWafers,...
No peak season this year for GlobalWafers
Wednesday 24 June 2020GlobalWafers will not see a peak season in 2020, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson for the silicon wafer manufacturer.
Taiwan firms cannot take sides in US-China row, says SAS chair
Monday 22 June 2020Many enterprises around the world are facing increasing pressure to take sides in the wake of the US-China trade tensions, but Taiwanese firms with global operations can hardly do...
GlobalWafers to expand 12-inch silicon wafer capacity in Taiwan
Wednesday 17 June 2020GlobalWafers has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of subsidiary Taisil Electronic Materials, and will use offshore capital to fund the expansion, which is set to complete...
GlobalWafers expects flat shipment growth in 2Q20
Wednesday 6 May 2020Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers expects to post flat sequential growth in second-quarter shipments, and has expressed uncertainty about its outlook this year.
GlobalWafers outlook becomes uncertain
Tuesday 5 May 2020Market observers have expressed uncertainty about silicon wafer company GlobalWafers' business prospects for the third quarter, citing the coronavirus pandemic's impact on end-market...