1785 news items tagged manufacturing
Intel expected to fully advance to 10nm in 2021
Friday 15 January 2021Intel is expected to see strong growths in sales and profits in 2021 thanks to the releases of new-generation 10nm CPUs, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
AI-based AOI, AMRs adopted for smart manufacturing
Friday 15 January 2021Many manufacturers have generally adopted AI-based AOI (automated optical inspection) solutions and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) as initial subsystems on their way to installing...
VIA, Shuttle see growing profitability from non-PC business
Tuesday 12 January 2021VIA Technologies and Shuttle are both expected to see rising profits in the next few years thanks to contribution by their non-PC businesses.
Compeq, Tripod to log robust HDI board shipments for 1Q21
Tuesday 12 January 2021PCB manufacturers Compeq Manufacturing and Tripod Technology have both seen strong HDI PCB shipment pull-ins from clients for handset, notebook and automotive applications, and are...
TSMC equipment and materials suppliers to embrace strong 2021
Friday 8 January 2021Semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers of TSMC are poised to embrace a strong first quarter of 2021, and they are also optimistic about their sales prospects this year, according...
China to fall far short of IC self-sufficiency goal by 2025, says IC Insights
Thursday 7 January 2021IC Insights has forecast that China-produced ICs will represent only 19.4% of the country's IC market in 2025, a fraction of the country's "Made in China 2025" goal of 70%.
HDI PCB makers see strong shipments to Chinese handset vendors
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan's major HDI board makers have seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese handset vendors since fourth-quarter 2020, with the momentum expected to persist through at least the...
Rising upstream costs may dampen device demand growth in 1H21
Thursday 7 January 2021Rising manufacturing and raw material costs may bring variables to end-market demand in the first half of 2021, as device vendors and manufacturers are looking to pass the increased...
SMIC sees US ban hit supply of chemical raw materials and consumables
Thursday 7 January 2021The US trade ban against China-based SMIC has restricted the pure-play foundry's capability of obtaining semiconductor equipment for its process technology advancements. Nevertheless,...
China NAND flash controller supplier raises prices by 50%
Tuesday 5 January 2021China's Yeestor Microelectronics has raised prices for its flash memory controllers for embedded storage applications by as much as 50%, according to market sources.
SMIC reportedly gets US license for mature manufacturing process
Monday 4 January 2021China's SMIC has reportedly received US licenses to import equipment for use in mature-node processes, which may help relieve the global 8-inch foundry capacity shortages, according...
Samsung, SK Hynix gearing up for EUV process manufacturing
Thursday 31 December 2020Samsung 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...
Chip resistor prices rising in China
Thursday 31 December 2020China-based channel distributors have raised their prices for chip resistors though some major manufacturers have stressed they did not start the upward pricing trend.
GlobalWafers to raise spot quotes for silicon wafers
Tuesday 29 December 2020GlobalWafers has run all its production lines for 12-, 8- and 6-inch silicon wafers at full capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu. The silicon wafer supplier plans...
Rising foundry quotes to push up costs of Taiwan IC design houses
Monday 28 December 2020With Taiwan-based foundries set to raise their quotes, Taiwan-based IC design houses have come under growing pressure to raise their chip prices next year, according to industry so...
TSMC sees promising demand from Apple for advanced node manufacturing
Friday 25 December 2020TSMC has seen promising demand from Apple as well as its other major clients for advanced process manufacturing, with the loss of orders from Qualcomm and Nvidia unlikely to constrain...
Taiwan IC testers ask clients to procure own process components
Thursday 24 December 2020Taiwan-based IC testing houses have asked their fabless and IDM clients to shoulder some of the components costs needed to process their orders, a measure tantamount to raising prices,...
Longsys preps for IPO
Thursday 24 December 2020Memory module firm Longsys Electronics has filed an application for its A-shares IPO and expects to trade on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
Fab toolmaker Marketech sees orders swell
Thursday 24 December 2020Fab toolmaker Marketech International has seen its backlog of orders reach a record NT$25.6 billion (US$908.8 million), according to industry sources.
Taiwan November manufacturing production index hits record
Thursday 24 December 2020Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 124.97 for November 2020, hitting the highest monthly level by increasing 1.94% sequentially and 8.19% on year,...
EMC to acquire fellow CCL company for US$28.7 million
Tuesday 22 December 2020Taiwan-based copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Elite Material (EMC) has announced plans to fully acquire fellow US firm EMD Specialty Materials for a total of US$28.73 million.
Entegris expands manufacturing facility in Taiwan
Monday 21 December 2020Entegris, a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing presence...
Orbotech introduces new flex PCB manufacturing solutions
Monday 21 December 2020Orbotech, a KLA company, has announced two new roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing solutions for flexible printed circuit (FPCs), enabling the design and mass production of new generations...
Riot threatens to derail Wistron, Apple and India plans
Monday 21 December 2020The riot at Wistron's plant in India has done disservices not only to the Taiwanese ODM, but also to its client Apple - which has been keen to move some production of its devices...
IC equipment maker GP optimistic about 2021
Friday 18 December 2020Taiwan-based Group Up Industrial (GP), which specializes in PCB dry process and other semiconductor equipment, has seen clear order visibility through the second quarter of 2021 and...
- Analysis: Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, smartphones and more (Dec 17) - Reuters
- Apple aims to make 30% more iPhones in first half of 2021 - Nikkei (Dec 15) - Reuters
- U.S. manufacturing production beats expectations (Dec 15) - Reuters
- Apple probes supplier after workers at Wistron plant in India rampage (Dec 14) - Reuters
- Foxconn's Wisconsin factory reportedly wins Google server manufacturing contract (Nov 23) - The Verge
- U.S. manufacturing, services activity expanding rapidly in November: IHS Markit (Nov 23) - Reuters
- Phoenix okays development deal with TSMC for $12 billion chip factory (Nov 19) - Reuters
- Chip group to warn Trump administration against blacklisting China's SMIC: document (Sep 17) - Reuters
- Israel's Tower Semi halts some operations after cyber attack (Sep 6) - Reuters
- US considers cutting trade with China's biggest semiconductor manufacturer (Sep 6) - Washington Post