187 news items tagged government incentive
SEMICON China 2019 to open March 20
Tuesday 19 March 2019SEMICON China 2019 will open March 20 for a three-day run at Shanghai New International Expo Center, with global semiconductor industrial chains to showcase their latest technologies,...
Tsinghua Unigroup to obtain more funds from government
Wednesday 29 March 2017Tsinghua Unigroup on March 28 announced it had signed a deal with the China Development Bank (CDB), under which the bank will provide Tsinghua Unigroup with CNY100 billion (US$14.5...
China IC design industry growing
Thursday 16 March 2017The "Made in China 2025" (MIC 2025) plan, published by the China State Council in May of 2015, has demonstrated the country's ambition to enhance its fabless IC design industry...
China 12-inch fab capacity set to boom
Tuesday 14 March 2017With major China-based chipmakers set to build new 12-inch fabs, the overall 12-inch fab capacity in China is expected to peak over the next two to three years.
China MIC 2025 results for ICs likely to fall short of its goals, says IC Insights
Thursday 2 February 2017China's government has a long-term goal to become self-sufficient with regards to IC devices. Its "Made in China 2025" (MIC 2025) plan was published by the China State Council...
Commentary: Silicon wafer industry headed for consolidation
Tuesday 13 December 2016With 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.
Three major China firms gearing up to enter DRAM market
Monday 14 November 2016Yangtze River Storage Technology (YRST), Fujian Jin Hua Integrated Circuit, and a joint venture set up by GigaDevice Semiconductor and the Hefei city government of China's Anhui province,...
Lattice Semiconductor to be acquired for US$1.3 billion
Friday 4 November 2016Lattice Semiconductor and Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, an affiliate of Canyon Bridge, have signed a definitive agreement under which Canyon Bridge Capital Partners will acquire...
Alchip to set up subsidiary in Hefei
Wednesday 26 October 2016Alchip Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of ASIC/SoC design services, has signed an MoU with the Hefei city government of China's Anhui province to set up a subsidiary locally.
BOE reportedly sets up new R&D team for bio-sensors
Tuesday 20 September 2016China-based BOE has teamed up at least 100 engineers engaged in R&D for bio-sensors, according to industry sources. A business unit has also been set up under BOE to focus on...
XMC announces establishment of Yangtze River Storage Tech
Tuesday 2 August 2016Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC) has announced the establishment of Yangtze River Storage Technology (YRST), which will be formed with goverment subsidies and investments...
Digitimes Research: China looks at 70% IC self-sufficiency in 2025
Friday 28 August 2015China is aiming to improve the self-sufficiency rate for ICs in the nation to 40% in 2020, and boost the rate further to 70% in 2025, according to Digitimes Research.
HLMC, MediaTek reportedly in talks about extending cooperation to FinFET chips
Friday 7 August 2015High-level executives of 12-inch foundry Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC) have recently paid a visit to MediaTek to discuss with the Taiwan-based smartphone chip vendor about...
SMIC to form R&D joint venture with Huawei, Qualcomm and Imec
Wednesday 24 June 2015Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, has announced plans to form a joint venture with Huawei, Qualcomm, and nano-electronics research institute...
China to implement semiconductor investment plans with CNY600 billion in funding
Tuesday 16 June 2015China has begun to implement its investment plans aiming to boost development of the local semiconductor industry, and will inject a total of CNY600 billion (US$96.6 billion) into...
Digitimes Research: Government-led investment funds to drive China IC design growth
Wednesday 25 February 2015China's government policies for supporting the local IC design industry have put less emphasis on intervention measures such as offering tax breaks, providing direct financial support,...
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Friday 24 May 2013The US has rich natural resources and states in the southwest region have sufficient sunshine with an annual average of over 2,200 hours. Western states in the US have been introducing...
Solar demand in major markets in Europe continues to grow steadily as governments lower incentives. In the first quarter of 2013, total new solar installations in Germany, Italy,...
India solar market shines
Friday 26 April 2013Sapphire substrate market in oversupply
Wednesday 24 April 2013The market of sapphire substrates, an upstream material for LEDs, has been in oversupply with prices falling. The prices are lower than the production costs of many firms. This has...
China LED tube, light bulb penetration rate to exceed 15% in 2013
Wednesday 17 April 2013Under the 12th Five-Year Plan, local governments in China continue to promote LED lighting. Due to lack of strong international sales in 2012, China-based LED lighting firms have...
Solar demand in emerging Asian countries to grow by 28% annually through 2017, says Solarbuzz
Tuesday 2 April 2013Solar demand from the emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to Solarbuzz. Compared to 723MW of solar demand in 2012, this...
China LED firms shift investment focus to downstream segments
Monday 1 April 2013China government's subsidy programs for upstream LED firms have been causing oversupply of LED chips, inflicting losses on Taiwan-based LED chipmakers. However, the subsidy programs...
Digitimes Research: Japan 2013 solar installations to reach over 3GW
Monday 25 March 2013The Japan government continues to promote the use of renewable energy and lower the percentage of electricity generated from nuclear power. In July 2012, the government announced...
Taiwan government helps domestic firms enter Australia solar market
Tuesday 19 March 2013Taiwan's Bureau of Energy has invited the Australian Solar Council and representatives from large-size engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms to join an investment...