The leading third-generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) supplier, US-based Wolfspeed, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. Its major creditors recently reached a restructuring...
China is poised to overtake Taiwan as the world's top semiconductor foundry hub by 2030, according to Yole Group. With 21% of global capacity in 2024 and rapid domestic expansion...
TSMC's US$65 billion Arizona expansion, initially hampered by cost overruns and construction delays, is now showing signs of strategic success as the chipmaker addresses key operational...
The semiconductor industry rarely sees such a stark contrast in leadership philosophy as the one emerging between Intel's current and former CEOs. Pat Gelsinger, who recently stepped...
Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories and semiconductor equipment manufacturer Deuvtek have developed infrared nanosecond laser technology for SiC wafer grinding that cuts...
With Chinese SiC semiconductor manufacturers having resolved supply constraints on the material side in 2023, stable supply has helped to quickly reduce costs. As a result, many uncompetitive...
Global silicon carbide (SiC) wafer shipments hit a record high in 2024, with China driving the surge, according to statistics from Fuji Keizai. Chinese shipments grew 81.9% year-over-year,...
China's Wuxi Photonic Chip Joint Research Center—formally known as the Chip Hub for Integrated Photonics Xplore (CHIPX) and affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University—has...
Samsung Electronics has reportedly accelerated construction at its US$37 billion wafer fab in Taylor, Texas, reaffirming its target to begin production by the end of 2026. After earlier...
Ampoc, a distributor of PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials, announced that in response to the growing global demand for high-end materials in advanced semiconductor...
Following reports that TSMC is considering establishing a semiconductor wafer fab in the Middle East, some observers suggest that Samsung Electronics may also seek opportunities to...
India has laid out a bold US$21 billion blueprint to become a global semiconductor manufacturing hub, securing investment pledges from domestic conglomerates and international gian...
A potential bankruptcy filing by US-based silicon carbide (SiC) wafer maker Wolfspeed is stirring concern across the global semiconductor supply chain and could derail key plans by...
US-based chipmaker GlobalFoundries is preparing a major expansion of its wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany, which is currently the largest such plant in Europe. Citing...
The silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor market—once seen as a pillar of the EV revolution—is now facing mounting challenges. Weaker-than-expected electric vehicle...
