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Friday 23 December 2022
Memory backend firms glad to see chipmakers cut back output
With Micron Technology cutting capex and scaling back output amid a gloomy outlook for its operations, other memory chipmakers are expected to follow suit. Such developments are welcomed...
Thursday 22 December 2022
Unimicron cuts capex outlook for 2022-2023
IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has revised downward its capex for 2022 and 2023, while fellow companies Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology will maintain their...
Thursday 15 December 2022
UMC to spend NT$32.4 billion on capacity deployment
The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$32.417 billion (US$1.06 billion) for capacity deployment, according to the...
Monday 12 December 2022
Samsung to maintain memory output ramp-up despite demand slowdown fears
While Micron Technology and other memory chipmakers plan to scale back output and slow down capacity expansions amid growing demand fears, Samsung Electronics is sticking to its capex...
Wednesday 30 November 2022
UMC orders facility equipment for Singapore site expansion
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased NT$6.49 billion (US$209.4 million) worth of facility equipment from L&K Engineering's branch in Singapore, according...
Friday 25 November 2022
PMIC vendor M3Tek expects inventory levels to return to normal in 1Q23
M3 Technology (M3Tek) is adjusting its inventory levels, which are expected to return to normal in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Taiwan-based power management IC (PMIC)...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Micron cutting further DRAM and NAND wafer starts
Micron Technology is reducing DRAM and NAND wafer starts by approximately 20% versus fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 and is also working toward additional capex cuts. The moves are to...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers to ramp up capex in 2023
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected to continue ramping up their capital expenditures (capex) next year to build additional production capacities for ABF substrates,...
Monday 14 November 2022
SMIC increases capex to secure equipment, talent not affected by US restrictions
China's largest chip foundry, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) expressed pessimism about the possibility of a business turnaround in the near term during its...
Friday 11 November 2022
Nan Ya PCB sees increasing rush orders for BT substrates
Taiwan's IC substrate supplier Nan Ya PCB has witnessed a surge in rush orders for BT substrates needed to process memory and other chip solutions for mobile smart devices and TV...
Friday 11 November 2022
SMIC expects over 10% revenue drop in 4Q22
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 13-15% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2022, with gross margin...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Winbond on track to open new fab in southern Taiwan by end-2022
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics is on track to start operating its new 12-inch plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, by the end of this year but may slow...
Friday 4 November 2022
Memory backend service companies cautious with 2023 capex
Taiwan-based memory backend service companies have become more cautious with their capex for 2023 as memory demand has decelerated since the third quarter of 2022, according to industry...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
First-tier backend houses see falling capacity utilization rates
ASE Technology and other first-tier IC backend houses have seen their fab capacity utilization rates start loosening, as fabless clients have also begun to ask them to defer order...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
VIS expects another revenue drop in 4Q22, cuts capex
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported revenue fell nearly 13% sequentially in the third quarter, and expects to post another sequential revenue...