1261 news items tagged wafer
China Wafer Level CSP sees huge on-year growth in 1Q20 business
Thursday 30 April 2020China-based CIS (CMOS image sensor) packaging service provider China Wafer Level CSP has posted consolidated revenues of CNY191 million (US$27.4 million) and net profit of CNY62 million...
Win Semi to see single-digit revenue slip for 2Q20
Thursday 30 April 2020GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a slight sequential decrease in second-quarter revenues but sustain gross margin over 40%, after ending the first quarter with...
VIS to see revenue hit another record high in 2Q20
Wednesday 29 April 2020Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue growth of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to robust demand for power management...
Allied Circuit posts record profit in 1Q20
Friday 24 April 2020PCB maker Allied Circuit has reported net profits shot up near 20-folds on year to a record high of NT$145 million (US$4.82 million) in the first quarter of 2020, buoyed by strong...
China pushing for homegrown silicon wafer sector
Friday 24 April 2020China has stepped up the development of its homegrown silicon wafer sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips. The National Silicon Industry Group...
TSMC 3nm process development remains on track
Friday 17 April 2020TSMC has disclosed that its 3nm technology development remains on track, with risk production scheduled for 2021 followed by volume production in the second half of 2022.
Intel reclaims top position in semiconductors
Thursday 16 April 2020Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$419.1 billion in 2019, down 12% from 2018, according to final results by Gartner. Intel regained the top position in the market as the downturn...
Global 2020 silicon wafer market uncertain
Wednesday 15 April 2020Global silicon wafer market sales could dip if uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19 to the semiconductor industry persists, or could climb on the strength of rebounding...
Global semiconductor equipment sales drop 7% in 2019, SEMI says
Wednesday 15 April 2020Semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide logged sales of US$59.8 billion in 2019, a 7% drop from the all-time high of US$64.5 billion in 2018, according to SEMI.
VIS posts record 1Q20 revenues
Friday 10 April 2020Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record revenues of NT$7.84 billion (US$260.9 million) for the first quarter of 2020, up 13.6% on year...
GlobalWafers posts on-year revenue decline in 1Q20
Thursday 9 April 2020Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers has reported consolidated revenues fell 13.3% on year to NT$13.515 billion (US$448.7 million) in the first quarter of 2020.
AboCom strengthening VCSEL, wafer reclaiming businesses
Wednesday 8 April 2020Taiwan-based AboCom System, a wireless network device-turned semiconductor component supplier, expects its offerings of VCSEL chips, and wafer thinning/reclaiming equipment and services...
Global semiconductor materials market slips 1% in 2019, says SEMI
Wednesday 1 April 2020Global semiconductor materials market revenue edged down 1.1% in 2019, according to SEMI.
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Monday 30 March 2020Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
GlobalWafers says production in Malaysia returns to normal
Friday 20 March 2020GlobalWafers' 6-inch silicon wafer plant in Malaysia has returned to normal production, and is now running at full utilization, according to the company. Production at the plant was...
US IC companies maintain global marketshare lead, says IC Insights
Thursday 19 March 2020Regional marketshares of IDMs (companies operating wafer fabs) and fabless companies, and total IC sales were led by US-headquartered companies in 2019, according to IC Insights.
TSMC, university researchers achieve breakthrough in boron nitride synthesis
Thursday 19 March 2020TSMC has the potential to produce Nobel Prize winners among its employees as long as it keeps deepening basic research, given its latest breakthrough in synthesizing boron nitride...
GlobalWafers adjusting global capacity deployments amid pandemic
Wednesday 18 March 2020GlobalWafers has seen part of its overseas silicon wafer production affected by the coronavirus pandemic and will adjust its global capacity deployments to sustain normal shipments...
Samsung foundry forum postponed
Tuesday 17 March 2020Due to growing concerns around the coronavirus, the Samsung Foundry Forum 2020 has been postponed, according to Samsung Electronics. The event was originally scheduled for May 20...
Powerchip chair expects easing of coronavirus outbreak starting June-July
Friday 13 March 2020The coronavirus outbreak is expected to start easing between June and July, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC).
China NOR flash industry output slows
Wednesday 11 March 2020The coronavirus outbreak is set to erode more than 10% of China's overall NOR flash memory output in 2020, according to industry sources.
Eight-inch foundry delivery lead time extended
Tuesday 10 March 2020Eight-inch wafer fabs' delivery times have extended to more than 12 weeks to reflect their tight capacity, according to sources at Taiwan-based analog IC firms. The lead times were...
IC testing houses poised for robust sales in 1Q20
Friday 6 March 2020While the full impacts of the coronavirus outbreak remain uncertain, Taiwan-based wafer probing and IC testing solution providers are set to brace for robust sales in the first quarter...
Taiwan MCU firms ramping up wafer starts at foundries
Wednesday 4 March 2020Taiwan-based MCU specialists have enjoyed an influx of short lead-time orders for healthcare applications, mainly ear thermometers, since February, and are ramping up wafer starts...
Lam Research introduces Sense.i etch platform
Wednesday 4 March 2020Lam Research has announced the launch of Sense.i with core technology evolved from Lam's Kiyo and Flex process module. The Sense.i platform enables the etch capabilities required...

KLA-Tencor 2910 series optical inspection system and eDR-7100 e-beam review tool
Photo: Company, Thursday 18 July 2013