Eight-inch fab capacity remains tight, whereas there is an excess of 12-inch fab capacity, according to SC Chien, co-president for pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC).

Wafer thinning technology is expected to play an increasingly crucial role in Taiwan's power discrete device supply chain, as the technology can work well to lower resistance and...

Eight-inch IC foundries have seen order visibility become unclear for the fourth quarter of 2018, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.

X-Fab has announced plans to double their 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) process capacity at its fab in Lubbock, Texas in response to increased customer demand for high-efficiency power...

Along with the development of data centers, automotive electronics and industrial automation, power consumption has become an issue as crucial as gasoline consumption, prompting power...

GlobalWafers has seen customers pay in advance to secure enough silicon wafers beyond 2021, while fellow company Wafer Works has landed orders demanding its supply through 2023, according...

Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers has reported net profits surged 282.5% from a year earlier to NT$6.28 billion (US$205.5 million) in the first half of 2018. EPS for the six-month...

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation will display its new testing capabilities for PCIe Gen4 solid-state drives (SSDs) using its MPT3000 testers and...

Silicon Motion Technology saw its pipeline of SSD controller projects with NAND flash makers increased over 50% sequentially in the second quarter. The company expects sales of its...

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments reached their highest levels for the second consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2018, according to SEMI.

Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post revenue growth of 25% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018 thanks to growing...

Global tech supply chains have seen overwhelming price hikes in 2018, ranging from DRAM, silicon wafer, and passive components to discrete devices MOSFET, diode, as MCU, as well as...

The China government on June 1 announced plans to control PV installation, leading to drastic reduction in PV demand in the China market and consequently bringing large negative impact...

LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Opto Tech and Tyntek expect silicon sensor chips to be the main source of business growth in the future and therefore have expanded production...

Strong MOSFET demand boosted revenues at Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), which provides wafer thinning services, in June.

Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.01 billion (US$164.9 million) for June 2018, increasing 4.7% sequentially and hitting a record high....

Robust demand for chips to support automotive and IoT applications has led to shortfalls in the supply of silicon wafers and other raw materials, which will likely persist through...

Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has enjoyed robust diode demand for industrial control and server applications which will buoy the company's sales...

Sales in the global semiconductor-grade silicon wafer market are forecast to rise over 20% in 2018, after surging 20.8% in 2017, thanks to a continued rally in silicon wafer prices,...

Wafer Works has recently commenced production at its new plant in Zhengzhou, China dedicated to producing 8-inch wafers, according to company chairman Pat Chiao.

GlobalWafers has enjoyed robust 12- and 8-inch silicon wafer demand, while having its supply of 6-inch wafers fall far short of demand, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu.

Global supply of silicon wafers will remain tight and their prices are expected to spiral upward probably through 2025 due to ever-expanding demand and slow capacity expansions at...

Micron Technology has announced volume production on its 8Gb GDDR6 memory, which is optimized for a variety of applications that require high performance memory including artificial...

GlobalWafers has reached a MoU with the government of South Korea for the silicon wafer company to expand production capacity at its local plant in South Korea, according to company...

As the world's No. 3 supplier of CMOS image sensors for security and surveillance purposes, Silicon Optronics (SOI) will be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) in July 2018...