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Thursday 14 November 2024
Chairman of top Chinese OSAT 'JCET' resigns after state-owned company becomes largest shareholder
JCET Group, China's top semiconductor packaging and testing firm, announced on November 13, 2024, that chairman Yonggang Gao, along with directors Peng Jin and Chunsheng Zhang, have...
Thursday 14 November 2024
TSMC responds to discrimination allegations in US facilities
Recent legal documents reveal that twelve current and former employees from TSMC's California and Arizona facilities have accused the company of racial discrimination in recruitment,...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Chip resistor supplier Ta-I maintains 70-80% utilization rate amid stable pricing
Taiwan-based chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology currently maintains a capacity utilization rate of 70-80%, with prices remaining stable thanks to a more balanced supply and demand...
Thursday 14 November 2024
PMIC firm Silergy expects 15% of revenue to come from automotive in 2025
Power management IC (PMIC) specialist Silergy has seen growth in the third quarter of 2024 compared to last year, which chairman Wei Chen attributes to the end of inventory adjustments...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Chinese MCU firms see demand recovery, optimistic about 2024 sales results
Chinese microcontroller unit (MCU) firms have observed a resurgence in demand and expressed optimism about their full-year 2024 sales results. Several Chinese MCU firms have reported...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Bracing for 'Trump 2.0': TSMC delays Arizona plant opening ceremony; Intel and Samsung steel up for challenge
According to industry sources, the inauguration ceremony for TSMC's new advanced fab site in Arizona, US, has been abruptly put on hold. TSMC has notified the invited guests that...
Thursday 14 November 2024
TSMC targets PhD talent in Japan to boost semiconductor research
Following its recent establishment of a wafer fab in Japan, TSMC aims to attract PhD talent in the region to advance its semiconductor research and development.
Thursday 14 November 2024
Automotive chip fab projects face suspension in Europe amid EV slowdown
The global semiconductor shortage that plagued automotive chips from 2020 to 2022 has subsided, as electric vehicle (EV) demand in Europe and the US falls short of projections. While...
Thursday 14 November 2024
India to generate 1 million jobs in semiconductor industry
India's semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem is experiencing rapid growth, with projections indicating the creation of 1 million jobs across various segments. According to a report...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Samsung reportedly completing HBM4 development by 2025 to secure Nvidia orders
Maeil Business Newspaper reports that Samsung Electronics (Samsung) is set to finish the development of its sixth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM4) by 2025 to secure...
Wednesday 13 November 2024
TEL benefits from AI demand; revenue share from China projected to decline
Investment demand for chips used in generative AI is benefiting several Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers, with Tokyo Electron (TEL) raising its full-year profit outlo...
Wednesday 13 November 2024
SoftBank plans supercomputer With Nvidia Blackwell chips
SoftBank Group will be the first to build a supercomputer with chips using Nvidia's new Blackwell design, a demonstration of the Japanese company's ambitions to catch up on AI.
Wednesday 13 November 2024
EPC prevails in GaN patent case, halting Innoscience's US market entry
In the ongoing patent dispute over wide bandgap GaN technology, the US-based EPC announced on November 8 that the International Trade Commission (ITC) confirmed its preliminary ruling,...
Wednesday 13 November 2024
With CoWoS demand booming, fab equipment maker GPTC seeks to keep up with TSMC
Grand Process Technology Company (GPTC), a Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment company involved in the supply chain for TSMC's CoWoS packaging, aims to leverage the rising demand.
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Phison anticipates NAND tight supply in 2H25 as upstream manufacturers reduce production
Phison Electronics faced a 70% profit drop in the third quarter due to declining consumer demand and a substantial one-time loss. The company saw stable enterprise demands and a weak...