25 news items tagged Formosa Sumco
Formosa Sumco revenue falls to 7-month low
Monday 14 September 2020Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), which ships silicon wafers to mainly Taiwan- and China-based logic and memory foundries, has reported August revenue fell 7.7% sequentially to a 7-month...
Formosa Sumco to run at nearly full capacity in 3Q20, says report
Tuesday 16 June 2020Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), which ships silicon wafers to mainly Taiwan- and China-based logic and memory foundries, is expected to see its production lines run at nearly full...
VIA provides advanced AI technology to Formosa Sumco
Friday 15 November 2019VIA has announced that Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) has adopted its AI technologies to improve process management and production of high quality silicon wafers. By integrating image...
Semiconductor supply chain needs at least 3 months to digest inventory
Tuesday 9 July 2019It will take at least three months for global semiconductor inventories to be digested while semiconductor supply chain players are still plagued by overcapacity and clients' conservative...
Formosa Sumco strives to expand customer base
Friday 14 June 2019Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) will be striving to grow its customer base in China and other non-Taiwan markets, according to the Taiwan-based silicon wafer supplier.
Formosa Sumco warns of silicon wafer market oversupply, says report
Tuesday 28 May 2019Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), a Taiwan-based manufacturer of 8- and 12-inch semiconductor silicon wafers, believes the silicon wafer market will enter into a state of oversupply...
GlobalWafers posts record 1Q19 profit
Wednesday 8 May 2019Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers saw its net profit increase 3.8% sequentially and 39% on year to a record high of NT$3.86 billion (US$124.9 million) in the first quarter of...
Taiwan silicon wafer firms post mixed January results
Thursday 14 February 2019GlobalWafers has disclosed revenues for January 2019 hit the third highest monthly levels in the company's history, while Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) saw its January revenues slip...
TSMC to renegotiate prices with wafer suppliers
Friday 18 January 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has disclosed its intention of renegotiating prices with its silicon wafer suppliers aiming to cut the foundry's manufacturing cos...
Formosa Sumco to continue running at full capacity in 1Q19, report says
Friday 30 November 2018Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), a Taiwan-based manufacturer of 8- and 12-inch semiconductor silicon wafers, is expected to continue running at full capacity in the first quarter of...
Quotes for 6-inch capacity to rise 10%
Wednesday 30 May 2018Quotes for 6-inch foundry capacity will rise 10% in the third quarter as demand for power semiconductor devices has been strong, according to industry sources.
Silicon wafer price uptrend to carry into 2020
Thursday 24 May 2018Silicon wafer prices are estimated to further rise 20% on average in 2018 after posting the same size of hike in 2017 on robust market demand, and the quotes are expected to trend...
Formosa Sumco profit hits 10-year high
Monday 26 March 2018Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), a Taiwan-based manufacturer of 8- and 12-inch semiconductor silicon wafers, saw its net profit hit a 10-year high of NT$2.24 billion (US$76.8 million)...
Tight supply boosting profits for wafer suppliers
Tuesday 13 March 2018Silicon wafers will continue to experience tight supply in 2018, driven by robust demand from IC foundries. Taiwan-based GlobalWafers and Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) are both among...
Silicon wafer suppliers hike contract prices by 10% for 1Q17
Wednesday 28 December 2016Local and international silicon wafer suppliers have settled contract prices for 12-inch wafers for the first quarter of 2017 with Taiwan-based semiconductor firms, with overall prices...
FST, SAS, Wafer Works expected to benefit from closure of Sumco silicon wafer factories
Friday 3 February 2012Japan-based Sumco will reorganize its business operations closing a 12-inch and an 8-inch semiconductor silicon wafer factory in Japan. The closures are expected to benefit Taiwan-based...
Sumco to close plants, cut workforce
Friday 3 February 2012Japan-based Sumco, the world's second-largest supplier of wafers used to produce semiconductors and solar cells, has unveiled measures to realign its manufacturing operations for...
Formosa Sumco to hike 3Q11 wafer quotes by 10-20%
Tuesday 28 June 2011Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), a major producer of 8- and 12-inch silicon wafers in Taiwan, has unveiled plans to raise quotes for the third quarter of 2011 by 10-20%. FST noted...
Formosa Sumco gearing up for capacity expansion
Friday 15 April 2011Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) has revealed plans to expand its capacity for 12-inch silicon wafers to 300,000 units a month from the present 180,000. New capacity is scheduled to...
Korea, Taiwan chipmakers turn to local wafer producers for support
Thursday 14 April 2011Korea- and Taiwan-based foundry houses and memory-IC manufacturers have obtained support from their local producers of blank silicon wafers as failure of supplies from Japan still...
Nanya says no supply fears
Friday 18 March 2011There is growing concern that upstream materials and wafer supplies could be limited in the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan. Nanya Technology, however, does not anticipate any...
Silicon wafer ASPs fall 20% in 1Q09, says paper
Monday 9 February 2009The ASP of 12-inch silicon wafers has slid by 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2009, in line with utilization drops at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and...
Formosa Sumco switching to 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot production
Wednesday 1 October 2008Formosa Sumco Technology has reported success in producing its first 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot, which will significantly raise the company's production efficiency and cut product...
Formosa Sumco taps into solar ingot production
Thursday 26 June 2008Formosa Sumco Technology announced it is extending its business from silicon wafer production to solar ingot production with production and shipments for Taiwan-based solar cell makers...
Formosa Sumco to raise wafer price by 5% in 3Q, says paper
Thursday 29 May 2008Formosa Sumco Technology and fellow wafer makers are said to be preparing for a price increase of about 5% in the third quarter of 2008, according to a Chinese-language Economic...