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Wednesday 8 October 2025
China and Taiwan chart diverging paths in the 12-Inch SiC market
In the high-stakes arena of silicon carbide (SiC) innovation, a quiet transformation is underway. While much attention has focused on non-Chinese supply chains entering advanced packaging...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
China's SiC industry finds high-value exit in Meta's AR supply chain

As the global semiconductor industry eyes the rise of 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) wafers as potential game-changers in advanced packaging,...

Monday 6 October 2025
Mitsubishi Electric opens SiC plant amid cooling EV market
Mitsubishi Electric held a completion ceremony on October 1, 2025, for its new power semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The facility will produce silicon carbide...
Thursday 2 October 2025
CoWoS creates turning point for 12-inch SiC
Third-generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) has recently shifted industry focus from the mainstream 6-inch and 8-inch wafers to the more futuristic 12-inch SiC substrates,...
Thursday 2 October 2025
InPsytech hires Arm veteran David Hsu as COO
Egis Technology Group's silicon intellectual property (IP) vendor InPsytech announced on October 1 that it has appointed industry veteran David Hsu—Arm's former FAE director—as...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
China's 12-inch SiC leap: SICC, Jingsheng in spotlight
The global race in third-generation semiconductors is intensifying, with larger silicon carbide (SiC) wafers seen as critical to cutting costs and enhancing power device performance...
Saturday 27 September 2025
Infineon, Rohm sign MOU to support flexible SiC power device shipments
Infineon Technologies announced on September 25, 2025, that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rohm Semiconductor to collaborate...
Friday 26 September 2025
Microsoft microfluidics cooling claims meet cold shower from industry veterans
Microsoft has introduced microfluidics cooling, a chip-level technique that etches microchannels into silicon, allowing coolant to flow directly across the chip surface. The company...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Onsemi to acquire Aura Semiconductor's Vcore power technologies
Onsemi has announced an agreement to acquire rights to Aura Semiconductor's Vcore power technologies, including related intellectual property licenses. The acquisition, expected to...
Tuesday 23 September 2025
12-inch SiC substrates poised for two-phase entry onto CoWoS packaging
After two years of falling prices and sluggish commercialization in the 8-inch silicon carbide (SiC) wafer market, the industry is pinning new hopes on advanced packaging for AI chips...
Tuesday 23 September 2025
Episil bets on SiC and GaN for Q4 rebound as compound semiconductor market bottoms out

Episil and its epitaxy-focused subsidiary Episil Precision, spanning both silicon (Si) and wide-bandgap semiconductors such as silicon...

Sunday 21 September 2025
Huawei patents SiC cooling tech to power next-gen AI chips
Huawei has disclosed two new patents in China targeting advanced cooling solutions for AI chips, highlighting the rising urgency around thermal management as chip power consumption...
Sunday 21 September 2025
Non-China market opportunities remain despite no involvement in advanced packaging, say Episil and EPI
The surge of 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) materials entering advanced packaging processes has drawn significant market attention to Episil Technology, which spans first- and third-category...
Saturday 20 September 2025
xMEMS technology aims to cut heat and weight in AI wearables
As tech companies push the boundaries of next-generation edge AI devices like smart glasses, two major hurdles remain: weight and heat. These issues, often overlooked in a device's...
Friday 19 September 2025
Samsung, Wolfspeed escalate silicon carbide race as EV and AI demand climbs
Samsung Electronics is accelerating its research into silicon carbide (SiC), a next-generation power semiconductor material, as competition heats up across the industry.