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Wednesday 7 October 2020
China semi industry development taking shape, says former Tsinghua Unigroup executive
The development of China's homegrown semiconductor industry is taking shape, according to Charles Kau, who has just resigned as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigr...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
China memory chipmakers could be next US trade ban target
With Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) at risk of being blacklisted by the US government, concerns are growing about whether China-based memory chipmakers ChangXin...
Monday 28 September 2020
TSMC EUV litho equipment purchases to top 50 sets
TSMC is expected to cumulatively purchase about 55 sets of EUV lithography equipment by the end of 2021, as the foundry is stepping up its EUV process manufacturing development, according...
Monday 24 August 2020
TSMC makes 1 billionth defect-free 7nm chip
TSMC has marked the manufacture of the one-billionth good die on the foundry's 7nm technology, which means one billion functional, defect-free 7nm chips.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Huawei reportedly looking to build 45nm chip fabrication lines without US tech
China's Huawei reportedly is looking to build its own 45nm chip fabrication lines without US technology this year, which industry sources believe is "mission impossible."
Wednesday 22 July 2020
KLA intros electron-beam defect inspection system
KLA has announced the eSL10 e-beam patterned-wafer defect inspection system, which is designed to accelerate time-to-market for high-performance logic and memory chips, including...
Monday 20 July 2020
SMIC faces hurdles catching up with TSMC
China's state-backed SMIC has stepped up the development of its FinFET process technology, disclosing plans to roll out its FinFET N+1 and N+2 processes without implementing EUV li...
Thursday 16 July 2020
ASML expects growth in 2020
ASML has reiterated its outlook given previously that 2020 would be another growth year for the lithography equipment vendor.
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Jumping on the EUV bandwagon: Q&A with Gudeng chairman Bill Chiu
Gudeng Precision Industrial, a member of TSMC Grand Alliance and Taiwan's first semiconductor equipment maker allowed to join SEMI in setting next-generation equipment standards after...
Wednesday 1 July 2020
ASML, TSMC, Intel tout EUV, advanced packaging at CSTIC 2020
Whenever Moore's Law has seemingly reached its physical limits, there have been always new tech innovations emerging to break the limits, with EUV process and advanced packaging technology...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Trusval functional water supply systems adopted for EUV lithography
Trusval Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of chemical engineering equipment, solution and system integration services, has disclosed its functional water supply systems have been...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Samsung to spend big on EUV fab tools in 2020
Samsung Electronics is gearing up for mass production of 5nm chips later this year to further enhance its FinFET process offerings that leverage extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technolog...
Friday 17 April 2020
ASML 1Q20 results meet revised guidance
ASML saw its first-quarter revenue and gross margin results come within the guidance adjusted previously.
Monday 6 April 2020
China revving up IC backend equipment development
China is expanding its semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency, with homegrown makers stepping up development of wet process and high-end back-end packaging equipment to serve domestic...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Samsung foundry forum postponed
Due to growing concerns around the coronavirus, the Samsung Foundry Forum 2020 has been postponed, according to Samsung Electronics. The event was originally scheduled for May 20...