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Friday 8 March 2024
Fab overexpansion poses challenges for underperforming Chinese foundries
Industry sources pointed out that Chinese foundries' profits are being undermined due to fab overexpansion.
Friday 26 January 2024
Several new wafer fabs in Japan to come online in 2024
In 2024, numerous Japanese and foreign semiconductor manufacturers will commence mass production at newly constructed wafer fabrication facilities in Japan. Industry sources claim...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Firm likely to announce donation of 12-inch fab equipment to Taiwan government next month
A much-anticipated donation of 12-inch chipmaking tools to Taiwan's national labs by a certain company will be publicly announced soon after the Lunar New Year, according to a top...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
GalaxyCore kicks off production at new 12-inch plant
GalaxyCore has started production at its new 12-inch wafer plant in Lingang, Shanghai. It is yet another Chinese CMOS image sensor (CIS) maker to set up its wafer fab and shift toward...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
TSMC to inaugurate Kumamoto fab in February, say sources
TSMC's new Kumamoto fabrication facility in Japan is currently under construction but making good progress, with an opening ceremony for the first phase of the fab set for February...
Tuesday 19 December 2023
SMIC soon to operate new 12-inch fab in Shanghai
Chinese pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to open its largest-ever 12-inch (300mm) wafer manufacturing base in Lingang, Shanghai as early...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Chinese foundry gearing up for automotive IC boom
Nexchip Semiconductor, a Chinese mature-node IC foundry, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive IC sector with the opening of a new fab in Hefei specializing in manufacturing...
Monday 30 October 2023
Winbond upbeat about 2024 prospects
Winbond Electronics, a specialty DRAM and flash memory maker, has expressed optimism about its business and market prospects for next year, noting the resolution of the majority of...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Specialty IC foundry VIS reportedly to set up 12-inch fab in Singapore
Vanguard International Manufacturing (VIS), which runs only 8-inch wafer fabs, reportedly plans to set up a 12-inch fab in Singapore for fulfilling mainly automotive related IC ord...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
TSMC should be able to keep its new overseas JV fabs profitable
Market observers view TSMC's overseas expansion strategy with skepticism, which also presents some opportunities for the pure-play foundry. Despite the fact that its wholly owned...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
TSMC unveils plan for JV foundry in Dresden
TSMC has announced that it will invest alongside Robert Bosch, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors in European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in Dresden, Germany...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Labor unions may hinder TSMC's overseas fab expansions
The expansion of TSMC's fabs abroad may be hampered by strong labor unions in the US and Europe, according to industry sources.
Thursday 20 July 2023
Nexperia to see annual revenue top US$10 billion by 2030
Nexperia, which is owned by Chinese EMS provider Wingtech Technology, expects to see annual revenue top US$10 billion by 2030.
Monday 26 June 2023
TSMC to build new CoWoS capacity in central Taiwan
TSMC has readied plans to build new CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) capacity at its manufacturing complex in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to meet a rapid surge in demand...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Trade unions pose challenge to TSMC, Intel fabs in Germany
Trade unions are expected to pose a challenge to TSMC and Intel as they look to build and operate local fabs in Germany, according to market sources.
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