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Friday 6 January 2023
GlobalWafers doubles capex for epi-wafer capacity expansion
GlobalWafers will more than double its capex for 2023 to accelerate its wafer capacity expansions, particularly for SiC and GaN epi-wafers, to meet strong demand from clients, according...
Thursday 5 January 2023
GlobalWafers sees customers request to adjust LTA contracts
Nearly 50% of GlobalWafers' LTA customers have requested slight adjustments to the 8- and 12-inch wafer supply contracts struck previously to ease inventory pressures, according to...
Friday 30 December 2022
Wafer Works subsidiary applies for listing on Shanghai STAR board
A production subsidiary of Taiwan-based silicon wafer company Wafer Works has submitted an application for its stocks to be listed on the science and technology innovation board (STAR)...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
China 12-inch silicon wafer startup raises CNY4 billion
Eswin Silicon Wafer Technology, a 12-inch silicon wafer supplier based in Xian, China has raised nearly CNY4 billion (US$573.6 million) in series C funding from China National Building...
Friday 2 December 2022
Positive growth for semiconductor materials through 2027, says Topco chairman
Amid upstream and downstream semiconductor industry inventory adjustments and global economic uncertainties in 2022, Taiwan-based Topco Scientific (TSC) has emerged as a key supplier...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
VIS moves 0.35-micron 650V GaN process to mass production
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has moved its 0.35-micron 650V GaN-on-QST processing technology to mass production on 200mm wafers after completing customer-end verification...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
GlobalWafers upbeat about long-term silicon wafer demand
Silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers remains upbeat about semiconductor demand in the long term, particularly demand for automotive and industrial device applications.
Monday 31 October 2022
Global semiconductor sales drop in 3Q22, SIA says
Worldwide semiconductor sales fell on both sequential and on-year bases in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) statistics.
Wednesday 26 October 2022
LONGi Green Energy Technology stops quoting G1 mono-Si wafers
China-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker LONGi Green Energy Technology has stopped quoting G1-size mono-Si wafers, implying that it may hike prices for such wafers,...
Thursday 15 September 2022
Topco Scientific to raise silicon wafer prices in 2023
Topco Scientific, which distributes silicon wafers, photoresists, and CMP slurry products to foundry houses, has disclosed that the prices of silicon wafers, particularly 12-inch...
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Taiwan IC equipment and materials makers urge more government support
Taiwan's semiconductor supply chains have been highly appreciated by major economies worldwide, but they need more policy and subsidy support from the government to grow stronger,...
Thursday 25 August 2022
SMIC founder reportedly sets up photomask materials firm in China
Richard Chang, who founded China's pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), has reportedly orchestrated the establishment of a semiconductor photomask materials...
Friday 19 August 2022
TSMC fab toolmakers still on growth track
The second half of 2022 is set to be particularly weak for many high-tech businesses, but Taiwan-based fab toolmakers engaged in TSMC's supply chain remain on track for sales growth...
Wednesday 10 August 2022
Silicon wafer, leadframe demand remains strong
Market demand for silicon wafers, IC packaging leadframes, and other related process materials remains strong, and chipmaking materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
OSATs see little drive from Chips Act for building US operations
Taiwan's OSATs may not move to set up plants in the US though the US Congress has approved the Chips and Science Act 2022, and instead will carry out capacity expansions at their...
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Summary of Tech Supply Chain News!
Taiwan IPC makers pushing integrated services to boost profits and to see revenues grow in 2024, says DIGITIMES Research
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Meet the analyst: Operating system in AI era will be king, says DIGITIMES Research