1809 news items tagged manufacturing
SK Hynix strikes 5-year deal with ASML for EUV equipment supply
Thursday 25 February 2021SK Hynix has signed a 5-year contract worth KRW4.75 trillion (US4.3 billion) with ASML to procure extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, local media reports in South Korea...
China MOSFET suppliers to raise prices again
Thursday 25 February 2021China-based power MOSFET and other power device suppliers have already raised their quotes by 10-15% recently amid tight foundry capacity, and will make another upward price adjustments,...
Kioxia, Western Digital announce 6th-gen 3D flash memory
Friday 19 February 2021Kioxia and Western Digital jointly announced they have developed their sixth-generation, 162-layer 3D flash memory technology.
Packaging quotes for MCU and other consumer ICs set to rise
Thursday 18 February 2021Packaging specialists, such as Greatek Electronics, plan to raise their quotes for MCU and other consumer IC products in the second quarter to reflect their tight capacities, according...
TSMC could set up fab in Europe
Thursday 18 February 2021TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
PCB maker Apex optimistic about 2021
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2021.
TSMC ecosystem partners set to enjoy strong 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC's ecosystem partners based in Taiwan are expected to post strong sales results for the first quarter of 2021, as well as the entire year, buoyed by brisk demand for chips fabricated...
SSD controller supply stays tight
Friday 5 February 2021The supply of SSD device controller ICs remains tight, which may continue to boost SSD prices despite sufficient NAND chip supplies, according to industry sources.
Eris to see orders transferred from Lite-On Semi start generating revenue in 3Q21
Wednesday 3 February 2021Diode maker Eris Technology is poised to obtain from Lite-On Semiconductor automotive diode production equipment which has been acquired by Eris' largest shareholder Diodes, and will...
VIS raises 2021 capex
Wednesday 3 February 2021Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has budgeted NT$5.1 billion (US$182.33 million) in capex for 2021, up from the NT$3.54 billion allocated last year.
Taiwan MCU firms poised to hike prices
Tuesday 2 February 2021Taiwan-based MCU specialists, including Holtek Semiconductor, are expected to initiate price increases to reflect rising manufacturing costs, according to industry sources.
Fabless chipmakers worry about further supply constraints
Tuesday 2 February 2021With major Taiwan-based foundries expressing their supply commitments to their automotive customers, fabless chipmakers particularly second-tier players have expressed concerns about...
DDR3 prices to rise 40-50% in 2021
Monday 1 February 2021DDR3 prices are expected to rise 40-50% in 2021, according to industry sources who estimated previously a slower 30% increase.
Automotive chip suppliers queuing up for capacity support
Thursday 28 January 2021Automotive chip suppliers are queuing up for capacity support from foundries, particularly 8-inch ones, and may be prompted to accept higher quotes for more capacity, according to...
Taiwan urged to focus on quantum computer hardware initially
Thursday 28 January 2021Felix Gwo, director of the Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, has noted that Taiwan should focus on optimizing the hardware as the initial target in the development of...
Public cloud platforms turn to offer special AI solutions for specific industries, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 27 January 2021Amazon Web Service (AWS) has announced industrial AI solutions designed specifically for the manufacturing industry that provides sensor and image recognition equipment.
Taiwan December manufacturing production hits record
Tuesday 26 January 2021Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 131.52 for December 2020, the highest-ever monthly level with growths of 5.60% sequentially and 10.41% on year,...
Taiwan IC design houses slow new chip development due to foundry capacity shortage
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, continue to encounter tight capacity at their foundry partners and have to decelerate the development of their new chip products...
Nvidia, Qualcomm reportedly seeking TSMC support for next-generation manufacturing processes
Friday 22 January 2021Nvidia and Qualcomm reportedly have already reached agreements with TSMC for capacity support from its next-generation manufacturing processes, and with orders from Intel, Apple and...
Rohm ramping up SiC power device output
Friday 22 January 2021Rohm recently held an opening ceremony announcing the completion of a new building at its Apollo plant in Chikugo, Japan. The facility is to enhance the company's production capacity...
Powerchip runs 12- and 8-inch fabs at nearly full utilization
Friday 22 January 2021Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has run its 12- and 8-inch wafer fabs at nearly full capacity utilization, according to the Taiwan-based foundry.
EUV equipment to boost ASML sales in 2021
Thursday 21 January 2021With TSMC and Samsung Electronics stepping up the development of their sub-5nm process technologies, ASML will continue to see strong extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment...
Semiconductor firms up investments
Tuesday 19 January 2021The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...
Intel expected to fully advance to 10nm in 2021
Friday 15 January 2021Intel is expected to see strong growths in sales and profits in 2021 thanks to the releases of new-generation 10nm CPUs, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
- ON Semiconductor CEO expects auto chip backlog to end by 3Q21 (Feb 23) - CNBC
- Applied Materials forecast beats estimate as demand for chipmaking tools surges (Feb 19) - Reuters
- Biden team pressing Taiwan, allies on auto chip shortfall (Feb 18) - Bloomberg
- Intel's new CEO says troubled chip project is recovering, may still outsource some manufacturing (Jan 21) - CNBC
- Analysis: Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, smartphones and more (Dec 17) - Reuters
- Apple aims to make 30% more iPhones in first half of 2021 - Nikkei (Dec 15) - Reuters
- U.S. manufacturing production beats expectations (Dec 15) - Reuters
- Apple probes supplier after workers at Wistron plant in India rampage (Dec 14) - Reuters
- Foxconn's Wisconsin factory reportedly wins Google server manufacturing contract (Nov 23) - The Verge
- U.S. manufacturing, services activity expanding rapidly in November: IHS Markit (Nov 23) - Reuters