The global wafer foundry industry will grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5% from 2024 to 2029, reaching US$270 billion, driven by AI and high-performance computing...

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) anticipates its eleventh consecutive year of net losses and plans to pivot from displays to growth sectors such as semiconductor packaging substrates and...

Recent concerns have emerged about semiconductor technology transfer following Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election, particularly given his previous statements about...

The Japanese government is preparing to provide over JPY10 trillion (approx. US$65 billion) in support for the semiconductor and AI industries by the fiscal year 2030 (April 2030...

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Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc. (ESMT) expected a rebound in the memory market in the second half of 2024, driving an increase in wafer production. However, demand...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his plan to name Howard Lutnick, a prominent China critic, as Secretary of Commerce. Lutnick will oversee the management of US tariffs and...

Japanese photoresist leader JSR is building a production base in South Korea to manufacture metal-oxide resists (MOR), a critical material for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography...

TSMC plans to more than double its CoWoS packaging production capacity to meet the surging AI server demand in 2025. Industry sources indicate that Nvidia will consume up to 60% of...

The U.S. government announced plans to invest up to $300 million in three advanced semiconductor packaging research projects located in Georgia, California, and Arizona. These projects...

Finesse Technology, a subsidiary of Highlight Technology Corp, specializes in semiconductor ozone supply systems, remote plasma sources (RPS), RF power systems, and technical maintenance...

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IQE, a British manufacturer of compound semiconductor wafers and materials solutions, will proceed with its plan to list its Taiwan subsidiary in 2025, despite considering a potential...