Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology held a combined 94% share of the global DRAM market in 2021, with Samsung and SK Hynix collectively taking up 71.3% of the market,...
Xiaomi, Oppo, Bitmain Technologies, and AI processor startup Horizon Robotics are all eyeing close partnerships with TSMC to satisfy their growing demand, particularly that for sub-5nm...
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44% to an all-time record of US$102.6 billion from US$71.2 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.
Hangzhou Fullsemi Semiconductor, an IDM foundry specializing in analog chips, has raised an undisclosed sum of investment from China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 30.8% in 2021, when its wafer ASPs rose 13.1% to CNY4,763 (US$749.9) from CNY4,210...
Samsung has maintained its position atop the semiconductor industry in Omdia's fourth-quarter 2021 analysis of the industry. In a year that saw the industry set a new record of more...
TSMC plans to start operating its first zero-waste manufacturing center in Taichung, central Taiwan in 2023, according to Lora Ho, company SVP of Europe & Asia Sales.
China's National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG) announced recently that it has raised an additional CNY5 billion (US$787 million) in paid-in capital through private placement, with...
Taiwan-based IC design houses including display driver IC (DDI) companies, network IC specialist, and suppliers of sensors, audio chips and MEMS microphones have all put increased...
After dropping 2% in 2019, the global foundry market logged a strong 21% rebound in 2020, driven by sales of application processors and other components for 5G smartphones, according...
TSMC has suspended all chip supplies to Russia, mainly those for defense and military applications, to comply with new export control rules announced by Taiwan's government.
Vietnam's exports hit new high in 2021, growing 12.4% from the previous year. Samsung and Intel are the two main manufacturers in Vietnam, according to Vietnamnet.
Pure-play foundries, particularly second-tier players who have raised their quotes since late 2020, are seeing their fabless clients become increasingly reluctant to accept further...
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) approved recently capital appropriations of about US$20.94 billion for the installation and upgrade of advanced technology...
Globalfoundries has reported revenue climbed 36% on year to US$6.6 billion in 2021, when the pure-play foundry saw sales generated from the automotive sector hike 187% from a year...
