Quantum technology, initially used in semiconductor R&D, is now making significant strides in optimizing combinatorial processes. Japan's semiconductor player Rohm is beginning...
South Korean wafer inspection equipment manufacturer Nextin is benefiting indirectly from the US restrictions on semiconductor equipment exports to China and is accelerating its entry...
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is set to implement the Taiwan Chip-driven Industrial Innovation Program (TCIIP) in January 2024, a collaborative effort with various...
Taiwan's National Technology and Science Council (NTSC) announced on December 5 that semiconductor processing technology for advanced chips 14nm and below, as well as the specialized...
The global trend of cybersecurity legislation development, with the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) slated for enforcement in 2024, will impact the IoT ecosystem and require...
Japan-based Fuso Chemical, the global leader in semiconductor CMP slurries with a 90% market share, is set to invest JPY 50 billion (US$350 million) in a significant production expansion...
Although the limelight of global media was cast on SMIC for its 7nm chips used in Huawei's Mate 60 Pro smartphone, Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corp (HLMC), the other China foundry...
October witnessed a sequential 3.9% increase in worldwide semiconductor sales, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reports, marking the eighth consecutive month of sequential...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has officially announced the country's industrial development will primarily be focused on the semiconductor industry. He hopes to cultivate...
Intel and Siemens have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on driving the digitalization and sustainability of microelectronics manufacturing. The companies...
Taiwan's economics minister Wang Mei-hua has advised the firms in the local semiconductor industry to heed new export curbs and regulations imposed by the US.
Global semiconductor equipment billings fell 11% year on year to US$25.6 billion in the third quarter of 2023, while quarterly billings slipped 1%, according to SEMI.
Samsung Electronics recently inaugurated the "Next-Generation Process Development Lab" to spearhead the development of "killer-grade" technologies for the semiconductor industry over...
The challenges of geopolitical turmoil made it more difficult to concentrate on climate change issues as the UN COP28 climate talks convened in Dubai. Considering that nearly all...
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) has published its most recent semiconductor market forecast. Semiconductor sales were somewhat higher than expected in the second and...
