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Friday 28 July 2023
Chinese military-affiliated CETC claims breakthrough in SiC crystal growth equipment
China's state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) has claimed breakthrough in the core technologies crucial to the country's quest to independently produce...
Monday 24 July 2023
Japan officially bans 23 types of semiconductor equipment exports to China
On July 23, 2023, two months after its announcement, Japan's 23 measures to tighten controls on exports of semiconductor equipment came into effect. This is the official start of...
Monday 24 July 2023
Semiconductor equipment giants expanding investments in Taiwan to better serve TSMC ecosystem
TSMC's latest development roadmaps show its advanced manufacturing process technology will remain rooted in Taiwan, with not only its 2nm chip plant already under construction in...
Friday 21 July 2023
Tokyo Electron: AI chip equipment demand will boom in 1H24
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron (TEL) pointed out that the trend of generative AI like ChatGPT has already driven the demand for semiconductor equipment. Despite...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
Foxconn expands production in India as it becomes Apple's fifth-largest market
Although smartphone sales are plateauing in most markets, especially after the demands brought by COVID-19 have been ebbing, Apple is expected to benefit from India's huge market...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Fab toolmakers see orders contract
Semiconductor equipment suppliers are experiencing a decline in customer orders, which may limit their growth in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Monday 17 July 2023
Chinese chip gear profits soar after US curbs spur local buying
Two major Chinese chip equipment makers are predicting a doubling in profits after the US clamped on exports of American technology, forcing manufacturers to rely on homegrown alte...
Monday 17 July 2023
Global semiconductor equipment sales poised for strong rebound in 2024
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are expected to rebound to US$87.4 billion in 2024, from a projected 18.6% decline to...
Friday 14 July 2023
FPD equipment market to bottom out in 2023 and recover with 153% rise in 2024
After peaking near US$21 billion of revenue in 2017, the market for capital equipment used to manufacture OLEDs and LCD panels has suffered from continuous annual declines as the...
Friday 14 July 2023
TEL sees robust equipment demand for generative AI and datacenter apps
Semiconductor demand is expected to enter a recovery phase in the second half of 2023 while inventory adjustments will remain the key for progress, Toshiki Kawai, president of Japan's...
Friday 14 July 2023
Backend fab toolmakers see short lead-time orders from TSMC
TSMC has stepped up its pace of orders with backend equipment suppliers, as the foundry commences its chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging capacity expansion plan, according...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Chinese IC equipment maker AMEC wins lawsuit against Lam Research
China's leading semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment (AMEC) recently has announced its winning a final court judgment in Shanghai in a lawsuit involving...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Rohm to expand production capacity for SiC power devices
Rohm recently announced plans to acquire a plant owned by Solar Frontier in Japan for expanding production capacity for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices.
Thursday 13 July 2023
TSMC fab expansion in Taiwan critical for preserving supply chain advantage
The continuous expansion of TSMC's fab in Taiwan, home to the world's largest pure-play foundry, is essential for preserving the country's supply chain advantages, according to industry...
Monday 10 July 2023
Taiwan eyeing self-supply of 8-inch SiC wafer and equipment by 2025
Taiwan now dominates over 50% of global production of compound semiconductors, and the government has supported multiple development projects for the supply chain. In terms of production...