DRAM and NOR flash memory prices are expected to rise through the second half of 2021, as growth on the supply side fails to catch up, according to industry sources.

TSMC was the only pure-play foundry manufacturing ICs using both 7nm and 5nm process nodes, which boosted its overall revenue per wafer significantly in 2020, according to IC Insig...

SK Hynix has signed a 5-year contract worth KRW4.75 trillion (US4.3 billion) with ASML to procure extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, local media reports in South Korea...

China became the largest IC market in the world in 2005 and has continued to grow in size since then. In 2020, China's IC market increased to US$143.4 billion, a 9% gain from US$131.3...

As NAND flash stacking technology continues to advance, vendors will be racing for mass production of 3D TLC/QLC (triple/quad-level cell) NAND chips with over 100 layers in 2021 after...

SK Hynix has completed construction of a new DRAM plant, dubbed M16, where extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment is installed, according to the memory chip vendor.

DDR3 prices are expected to rise 40-50% in 2021, according to industry sources who estimated previously a slower 30% increase.

SK Hynix has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dalian Municipal People's Government of China and the Administrative Committee of Jinpu New District, Dalian, under...

SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...

Time of flight (ToF) 3D sensors are emerging rapidly for massive consumer applications, prompting major semiconductor and optoelectronics players to join the supply chain and accelerating...

Samsung Electronics has kicked off volume production of 16Gb LPDDR5 chips using EUV-based 1znm process technology at its Pyeongtaek fab, while SK Hynix plans to install EUV exposure...

The market for NAND flash memory remains oversupplied, but shortages of flash device controllers and passive components have constrained the supply of SSD and other related peripherals,...

China's IC industry will register another growth in output next year, driven by the country's efforts in boosting its IC self-sufficiency, as well as international chipmakers' intention...

Chipmakers including Micron Technology and SK Hynix have introduced the availability of their 176-layer 3D NAND flash chips, and are expected to ramp up the chip output for UFS and...

NAND flash ASPs are forecast to decline 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, when bit output grew 6% on quarter, according to TrendForce.

Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI) is one of the world's top OSATs with major backend orders from non-Korean memory vendors. PTI has just completed a top management shakeup after...

Following spending of US$106.1 billion in 2018 and US$102.5 billion in 2019, worldwide semiconductor capex is expected to grow 6% to US$108.1 billion this year, according to IC Ins...

SK Hynix has developed what the company claims is the industry's most multilayered 176-layer 512Gb triple-level cell (TLC) 4D NAND flash, and started delivering the chip samples to...

Taiwan's PC monitor shipments in the third quarter of 2020 grew 6.9% sequentially and 4.1% on year.

SK Hynix has obtained permission from the local government to resume operation at its plant in Chongqing, China, according to the South Korea-based memory vendor. The plant was shut...

The combined memory output value of South Korean vendors Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to register a sequential decrease of 9.5% in fourth-quarter 2020 after falling...

IC capacity for leading-edge (sub-10nm) processes is expected to grow and become the largest portion of monthly installed capacity across the industry beginning in 2024, according...

SK Hynix has reported operating profits surged over 100% sequentially to KRW1.3 trillion (US$1.14 billion) in the third quarter of 2020, when revenue grew 19% on year to KRW8.13 tr...

NAND flash price falls have been accelerating in the second half of the year along with datacenter operators and server clients entering inventory adjustments, and may persist into...

DRAM ASPs climbed to US$3.70 in June 2020 before tapering off to US$3.51 in July and August, according to IC Insights, which expects modest price erosion through the end of this ye...