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Wednesday 3 November 2021
Specialty IC foundry VIS considering 12-inch fab
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which runs only 8-inch wafer fabs, is considering restarting its 12-inch fab plan that once took shape several years ago, according to...
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Holtek says no plan to raise prices for MCUs
Holtek Semiconductor has no plans to raise its MCU and other consumer IC prices despite foundry costs continuing to rise, as Chinese peers are striving to win more orders for small...
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Taiwan strives to create dominance in third-generation semiconductors
Countries around the world continue to respond to zero-carbon emissions policies. The EU proposed its Fit for 55 package, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55%. In...
Tuesday 5 October 2021
Power management IC prices to rise at slower pace
The supply of power management ICs remains extremely tight, but the chip prices are expected to rise at a slower pace as clients are increasingly reluctant to accept further quote...
Monday 13 September 2021
IDMs, Foxconn, BYD deepening deployments in GaN, SiC devices
International IDMs, Taiwan's EMS leader Foxconn and China's semiconductor and EV vendor BYD Group are all keenly deepening their deployments in third-generation semiconductors GaN...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
IDMs migrate to 8-inch wafer fabrication for 3rd-gen semiconductors
IDMs including Infineon, Rohm and STMicroelectronics are transitioning to 8-inch wafer fabrication for third-generation semiconductors such as GaN and SiC, according to industry so...
Monday 6 September 2021
SK Hynix foundry biz posts profit surge in 1H21
Specializing in 8-inch wafer foundry fabrication services for analog and mixed-signal ICs, SK Hynix System IC has disclosed net profits climbed 42.7% on year to KRW76.1 billion (US$65.8...
Monday 30 August 2021
NAND flash controller prices to rise in 4Q21
NAND flash device controller chip prices are under increasingly upward pressure, as foundries are set to initiate further price hikes for mature process technologies later this year...
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Foxconn installs advanced packaging equipment at China plant
Foxconn Technology (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has started installing equipment including lithography systems for high-end IC packaging at its chip plant in Qingdao, northeast China,...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
MCU prices to rise through year-end
MCU prices are poised to rise through the end of 2021, due to the impact of a nationwide lockdown in Malaysia and a cutback in support from China-based foundries, according to industry...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Foxconn plowing deeper into semiconductor and EV
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group has recently acquired a 5.03% stake or 120 million shares in Malaysia-based Dagang NeXchange (DNeX) for around NT$720 million (US$25.78 million)...
Thursday 17 June 2021
China CE brands promoting GaN fast chargers
China brand vendors such as Xiaomi and Anker have rolled out their GaN-based fast charging devices for consumer technology products, which will be stimulating demand for GaN-on-Si...
Thursday 10 June 2021
Taiwan foundries poised to post record 2Q21 revenues
TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) are poised to see their second-quarter revenues hit...
Monday 10 May 2021
TSMC, UMC and VIS post on-month revenue drops
Pure-play foundries TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential decreases in April revenues of 13.8%, 1.4% and 11.5%,...
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Driver IC backend capacity utilization unstable
Display driver IC (DDI) backend specialists Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have seen unstable capacity utilization for processing small- to medium-size applications...
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Taiwan foundry industry revenues to slip in 1Q24 before rising in 2Q24, says DIGITIMES Research
Research Insight: Intel obtains subsidies but faces challenges
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