Additional new production capacity for 8-inch silicon wafers is expected to emerge in China, with companies including GlobalWafers and Wafer Works looking to build new plants.
Demand for semiconductor-grade silicon wafers has been robust, according to GlobalWafers, which expects the market to see tight supply through the end of 2018.
Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.145 billion (US$169 million) for March, the company's highest-ever monthly level...
Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer prices on a per-square inch basis, which reached an 11-year low of US$0.67, are set to rise in 2017 thanks to the already low point last year and...
With Siltronic reportedly drawing interest from China's state-backed industry group, the global silicon wafer industry is expected to go through a period of consolidation in 2017.
Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers on August 18 announced that it has signed to acquire a 100% stake in US-based SunEdison Semiconductor for US$12 per share, 44.9%...
Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers on August 4 reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.903 billion (US$122 million), growing 7.02% on quarter, gross margin of 26.87%,...
Silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers is expected to see its revenues grow 5-8% sequentially in the third quarter of 2016, buoyed by strong demand for 6- and 8-inch silicon wafers, according...
Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers has disclosed it will acquire a 100% stake in the wafer business unit of Denmark-based Topsil Semiconductor Materials A/S at Danish...
Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers has set aside a capital expenditure budget of NT$2 billion (US$60.6 million) for expanding annual production capacity for 8-inch...
Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and its subsidiary GlobalWafers, which makes semiconductor-grade wafers, have released their third-quarter 2015 financial reports,...
