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Tuesday 23 January 2024
Firm likely to announce donation of 12-inch fab equipment to Taiwan government next month
A much-anticipated donation of 12-inch chipmaking tools to Taiwan's national labs by a certain company will be publicly announced soon after the Lunar New Year, according to a top...
Monday 22 January 2024
China buys near-record $40 Billion of chip gear to beat US curbs
China's imports of chipmaking machines jumped last year as firms ramped up investment in an attempt to get around US-led efforts to hobble the nation's semiconductor industry.
Monday 22 January 2024
Japan chip gear sales to grow 25% in FY 2024, says SEAJ
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor and flat-panel display (FPD) equipment are expected to reach JPY 4.39 trillion (US$29.7 billion) in fiscal year 2024, growing 25.4% year-on-year,...
Monday 22 January 2024
Kyushu IC production value hits JPY1 trillion for first time in 16 years
The semiconductor industry in Kyushu, Japan, is gradually recovering, with IC production value exceeding JPY1 trillion (US$68 billion) from January to November 2023.
Monday 22 January 2024
China-based semiconductor equipment suppliers expected to continue surging growth in 2024
Amid the semiconductor cycle that is nearing or has reached its bottom, the rising demands for AI and EVs, and indigenization in packaging and testing, semiconductor equipment suppliers...
Monday 22 January 2024
Weekly news roundup: US congress urges tariffs amid concerns over China's chip dominance
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of January 15-19:
Friday 19 January 2024
TSMC to see revenue increase 21-25% in 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its revenue in US dollars to increase 21-25% this year, exceeding the foundry market average of 20%.
Thursday 18 January 2024
Retiring and incoming ASML CEOs visit TSMC
According to industry sources, ASML's retiring CEO Peter Wennink and his designated successor Christophe Fouquet have met with TSMC chairman Mark Liu and CEO CC Wei in Taiwan this...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Foxconn subsidiary Foxsemicon hit by cyberattack
Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, a Foxconn company specializing in semiconductor equipment, has come under cyberattack. The hackers demand a ransom, threatening to disclose Foxsemicon's...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
China's import replacement boosts AMEC 2023 net profit by half
Shanghai-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Company (AMEC) reported a net profit range between CNY1.7 billion to CNY1.85 billion, representing...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japan toolmaker Disco reports record R&D expenses, focuses on HBM, SiC wafer-cutting equipment
Japan's Disco Corp, with its 70-80% share of the global wafer cutting and grinding equipment market, experienced a remarkable threefold increase in market value within a year in 20...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Encore! SK Hynix boasts reusable CMP breakthrough
SK Hynix has successfully developed a "grinding pad reuse technology" for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) processes. It is expected to be introduced to the production line...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Incoming ASML CEO to visit TSMC, likely to seek orders for High-NA EUV tools
Christophe Fouquet, who has been named ASML's next CEO, will fly to Taiwan to meet with TSMC CEO CC Wei later this week before heading to Samsung Electronics' headquarters in South...
Friday 5 January 2024
Used chip equipment suppliers have become a rising force in China amid fab capacity expansion
While international media closely examine Chinese semiconductor fabs' equipment acquisition from Dutch and Japanese suppliers in 2023, they may also need to consider the explosive...
Friday 5 January 2024
Major China-based semiconductor equipment providers form strategic investment venture
According to corporate data China, four major China-based semiconductor equipment makers formed a joint venture to conduct strategic investments in components used in chipmaking to...