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Tuesday 31 May 2011
First stage annual capacity for second solar cell production facility to be 100MW, says Mosel
Taiwan-based Mosel Vitelik initiated its second solar cell production facility in Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan on May 30. The facility broke ground in September 2010 and is set to include...
Friday 15 April 2011
TI certifies 8-inch wafers from SAS, says paper
Eight-inch epitaxy wafers by Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has been certified by Texas Instruments (TI), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Friday 18 February 2011
VIS looks to power management IC for growth
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects power management chips (PWM IC) to account for 20% of the company's total revenues in 2011, compared to 17%...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
SAS semiconductor wafer subsidiary opens new wafer fab in US
Globitech, a US-based subsidiary of Sino-American Silicon Production (SAS), has announced the inauguration of its second wafer fab on December 21. SAS chairman MK Lu indicated that...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
VIS forecasts drops in 4Q10 shipments, utilization rate
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its fourth-quarter 2010 wafer shipments to decrease 30% from the third quarter. Meanwhile, the average utilization rate will slip...
Thursday 23 September 2010
TSMC expanding China 8-inch fab capacity, says company exec
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is ramping up the monthly capacity at its Songjiang 8-inch fab in Shanghai to 50,000 wafers by the end of 2010 compared to the current...
Monday 19 July 2010
TSMC to boost Shanghai 8-inch fab capacity
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revealed plans to expand production capacity at its Songjiang 8-inch fab in Shanghai (Fab 10) by two-thirds, to cater to strong...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Singapore-based foundry SSMC announces US$30 million expansion project
Singapore-based foundry Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company (SSMC) - a joint venture of NXP Semiconductor and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) - has announced...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Silicon wafer prices could rise 15-30% in 3Q10
Semiconductor silicon wafer prices could see another 15-30% hike in the third quarter, after already rising 5% and 10-20% in the first and second quarters, respectively, according...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
TSMC board approves US$1.65 billion for capacity expansion
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved plans to allocate US$1.65 billion, including US$210 million for construction of a new chip...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Prices of 8- and 12-inch wafers to rise in 2Q10, says paper
Major blank wafer suppliers including Shin-Etsu Handotai (SEH), Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation (Sumco) and MEMC Electronic Materials have all raised their quotes for the...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
SAS sees tight supply of semiconductor wafers
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has seen supply of small- and medium-size semiconductor-use silicon wafers exceed demand by over 30%, according to the company. The silicon wafer...
Friday 26 February 2010
Silicon wafer maker Wafer Works gears up for capacity expansions
Taiwan-based Wafer Works, which makes small- to medium-sized semiconductor-grade wafers, plans to ramp its wafer-producing capacity in 2010 due to increasing orders. The company has...
Monday 1 February 2010
VIS to see growth in 1Q10 shipments and utilization rates, but drop in ASPs
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has estimated wafer shipments and capacity utilization rates for the first quarter to grow from the fourth quarter...
Wednesday 30 December 2009
ITRI sets up 8-inch MEMS Open Lab
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has set up Taiwan's first 8-inch MEMS Open Lab for assisting Taiwan MEMS design houses enter the mass production stage.
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research