Niche memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) has scaled up wafer starts at foundries, and its customers are more ready to negotiate long-term contracts,...
As the material handling in each production process of semiconductor factories is moving toward intelligent transportation, Taiwanese equipment manufacturers have evolved from mature...
Despite little progress on an ambitious wafer fab project, Vedanta's TFT LCD plan in partnership with Taiwan-based Innolux has been advancing, waiting for approval by the Indian go...
Memory chip makers' strict production cuts have managed to shore up the NAND wafer prices, with module houses scrambling to secure supply, according to industry sources.
Nexchip Semiconductor, a Chinese mature-node IC foundry, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive IC sector with the opening of a new fab in Hefei specializing in manufacturing...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) anticipates a 5% sequential decline in wafer shipments in the fourth quarter of 2023, with capacity utilization falling to 60–63%...
The industry's transition from 6-inch to 8-inch silicon carbide (SiC) wafers will face challenges, such as cost, in the short term, according to industry sources.
Vanguard International Manufacturing (VIS), which runs only 8-inch wafer fabs, reportedly plans to set up a 12-inch fab in Singapore for fulfilling mainly automotive related IC ord...
So far, the compound semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) has been dominated by European and US integrated device manufacturers (IDMs). The IDM model is considered the niche to develop...
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$18.8 billion and US$19.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, which is an 11.1% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and...
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) is reportedly negotiating subsidies with the Japanese government with regards to the establishment of a new 12-inch...
As Samsung Electronics and other chipmakers substantially reduce their NAND flash wafer output, industry sources indicate that memory module manufacturers will have to compete on...
Seeing lackluster demand from the consumer electronics market for wafer foundry services, ZDNet Korea reported that SK Hynix System IC, a subsidiary of SK Hynix, is encouraging...
Despite their sales results reflecting a pick-up in customer orders, Taiwan-based IC design houses intend to be cautious when placing orders with their foundry partners, according...
