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Friday 21 February 2025
Forcera enters global semiconductor supply chain with advanced equipment consumables
Forcera Materials is set to be listed on the stock exchange in late March. As one of the few Taiwanese companies with fully integrated capabilities in advanced ceramic material R&D,...
Thursday 16 January 2025
AMEC 2024: revenue soars 44%, R&D investment jumps 94%, new fab production expected by 2027
On January 14, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) projected 2024 revenue of CNY9.065 billion (US$1.237 billion), reflecting a 44.73% increase compared to the previous year...
Monday 13 January 2025
LG Display may convert iPad OLED lines to iPhone panel production amid weak tablet demand
LG Display is reportedly planning to adjust its production line configuration by converting its iPad OLED panel production lines to manufacture iPhone OLED panels. This decision comes...
Tuesday 29 October 2024
Japanese companies develop 3D analog IC for ADAS, overcoming cost and technical challenges
Oki Electric Industry and Nisshinbo Micro Devices have announced the development of an analog IC for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in vehicles, reports Nikkei.
Friday 30 August 2024
Giantplus pushing more applications for in-house developed OTFT backplane
Taiwanese panel manufacturer Giantplus Technology is actively developing applications using its organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) backplanes, such as smart wearables and medical...
Thursday 8 August 2024
China rushing into chiplet and HBM fab tool development
China-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers have expedited their domestic development efforts, foraying into the chiplet and HBM memory sectors, according to industry sources...
Monday 29 July 2024
OSATs expect sales growth in 2H24
Semiconductor backend services providers generally believe sales will improve in the second half of 2024, but the strength of the growth momentum remains to be seen.
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Giantplus starts production of flexible OTFTs, marking a breakthrough in the field
The world's first consumer electronic product using organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) technology, the Ledger STAX, has begun shipping.
Monday 18 December 2023
Viking Tech to form cooperation with French tier-1 supplier for auto components
Taiwan-based passive component maker Viking Tech has seen over 53% of its revenues generated by automotive-related products in recent years and is currently in talks with a France-based...
Friday 25 August 2023
Japan's export controls on lithography and thin film deposition more likely to be enforced, says DIGITIMES Research
As Japan's ban on semiconductor equipment exports to China officially went into effect on July 23, many are left wondering about its implications to Chinese semiconductor industry...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Photolithography and thin film deposition equipment export to China likely to be Japan prime control focus, says DIGITIMES Research
Following the publication of the revised Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act in March 2023, the Japanese government on May 23 announced to impose export restrictions on 23 items...
Friday 2 June 2023
Fujifilm set to expand production of advanced semiconductor materials in Taiwan
Japan's Fujifilm Holdings has disclosed plans to invest NT$3.38 billion (US$110 million) to bolster production of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurry and lithography-related...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Wafer-level backend house VisEra puts focus on automotive
VisEra Technologies, a provider of wafer-level backend services for optical thin films, has shifted its focus to automotive applications in an effort to offset a decline in handset...
Thursday 27 April 2023
Japanese makers actively automating production in China as labor shortage worsens
Japanese electronics components manufacturers with plants in China's coastal provinces are gradually changing their investment strategies there, actively incorporating production automation...
Wednesday 15 March 2023
Passive component industry may rebound substantially in 2Q-3Q, says Yageo
The passive component industry may see a significant rebound in the second and third quarters of this year, according to Yageo, which believes that the worst is over.