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Thursday 17 October 2024
Shin-Etsu Chemical enters semiconductor manufacturing equipment market with interposer-eliminating technology
Shin-Etsu Chemical announced its entry into the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market with new technology designed to eliminate the need for interposers. This innovation could...
Friday 4 October 2024
Mitsubishi Electric commences delivery of power modules produced from 12-inch wafers
Mitsubishi Electric has announced that silicon power semiconductor chips produced at its Fukuyama factory in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, have begun supplying module assembly lines,...
Thursday 3 October 2024
China's largest NOR Flash manufacturer receives IPO approval
XMC, a leading Chinese semiconductor manufacturer specializing in NOR Flash memory chips, has received approval for its IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, one of the...
Monday 30 September 2024
Behind the scenes of PSMC-SBI's wafer fab in Japan falling through as signs emerged in March
On August 27, Taiwan-based Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) and Japan-based SBI Holdings announced a termination of their collaboration on a 12-inch wafer fab in Miyagi...
Friday 27 September 2024
PSMC and Tata finalize fab cooperation, Modi commits to two key promises to Frank Huang
Powerchip has announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Tata Electronics in New Delhi. Under the agreement, Powerchip will assist Tata Electronics in constructing India's...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Taiwan bolsters domestic chip design innovation with two refurbished 12-inch fabs
As the Taiwan Chip-based Industrial Innovation Program (TCIIP) enters its second year, the government is ramping up efforts to renovate two state-operated 12-inch semiconductor fabs,...
Thursday 12 September 2024
Shin-Etsu Chemical unveils 12-inch QST substrate, advancing GaN power device production
Shin-Etsu Chemical has announced the successful development of a 12-inch quasi-sapphire template (QST) epitaxial substrate, further expanding its range of solutions for gallium nitride...
Friday 6 September 2024
Win-win semiconductor partnership; Kyushu aims to become Japan's Silicon Island
DoIT and SIIQ jointly held the 2024 International Taiwan-Japan Semiconductor Technology Symposium on September 4 in Nangang. DoIT's director general Chyou-Huey Chiou stated that there...
Thursday 5 September 2024
VIS-NXP 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore approved
In June 2024, Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP unveiled plans to collaborate on establishing VSMC in Singapore, where they will build a 12-inch wafer fabrication...
Tuesday 3 September 2024
Speculation grows on HiSilicon's production capacity amid SMIC's evolving revenue trends
Huawei's HiSilicon Full-Connection Conference is scheduled for September 9 in Shenzhen, just one day before Apple's annual iPhone launch event. While the timing's intent remains unclear,...
Friday 30 August 2024
SMIC to launch four new 12-inch fabs after 2025, targeting 28nm and above for local demand
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's leading foundry, is significantly expanding its production capacity with four new 12-inch wafer fabs in Beijing,...
Tuesday 27 August 2024
Hua Hong accelerates 12-inch fab expansion, aims to boost overseas orders by 2025
Hua Hong Group, one of China's two major semiconductor foundries, trails behind Chinese industry leader SMIC in terms of both capacity and market share, holding a global market share...
Wednesday 21 August 2024
How Taiwan attracts foreign students to strengthen its semiconductor leadership
Since 2012, Taiwan's integrated circuit (IC) industry has experienced positive growth for 11 consecutive years. Since 2014, it has officially surpassed the petroleum, coal products,...
Friday 16 August 2024
Xintec optimistic about demand for handsets in 3Q24, increases annual capex
Packaging firm Xintec Technology is optimistic about upcoming demand for 3D sensing components packaging and 12-inch wafer testing in the third quarter, the traditional peak season...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Japanese wafer majors report falling sales amid slow chip recovery
Shin-Etsu Chemical and Sumco, which account for approximately 50% of the global wafer market, have both reported a decline in demand for the April-June 2024 quarter compared to the...