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Global silicon wafer shipments dip 5% in Q1
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments decreased 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to 2,834 million square inches in the first quarter of 2024, a 13.2% drop from the 3,265 million square inches recorded during the same quarter last year, reports SEMI
Siemens opens research hub north of Munich
Siemens has opened the first building complex of the Siemens Technology Center (STC) at Garching Research Campus, north of Munich, Germany.
Topcon to build new manufacturing facility in Germany
Topcon Positioning Systems is planning to build a new manufacturing facility in Geisenheim, Germany, near Frankfurt, for the company’s Topcon Electronics operation.
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Samsung expands partnership with ZEISS to boost memory tech
Samsung Electronics and imaging specialist ZEISS Group have agreed to deepen their collaboration in a move to achieve better yields and performance in next-generation memory chips.
Sharp considering $5bn investment in new Indian display fab
Japanese electronics giant Sharp is set to create a 1000 acre facility in India to manufacture its latest-generation displays.
US asset managers mulling huge investment in Intel Ireland
Apollo Global Management, KKR & Co and Stonepeak are working on a joint venture to raise billions of euros to help fund Intel's semiconductor fabrication facility in Ireland, say reports.
Thin-film electronics can be 'fabbed', say researchers
New research by KU Leuven and imec concludes that the foundry production model can be applied to the field of flexible thin-film electronics.
IBM plans $730m expansion of Canadian chip operation
IBM is preparing to invest heavily in its 800-acre semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Bromont, Quebec.
Malaysian VC to invest in local semiconductor startups
Malaysia's Blue Chip Venture Capital has raised a fund worth $209m and says it will allocate a portion of the cash to outstanding local firms.
New Huawei phones feature SMIC's newest 7nm chips
Huawei’s latest Pura 70 series smartphones comprise an advanced made-in-China processor in defiance of US export curbs.
Samsung starts mass production of next-gen V-NAND
Samsung Electronics has started making 286-layer NAND flash memory chips, which expand bit density by 50% compared with 8th-generation V-NAND tech.
Micron: government grant will kickstart $50bn investment
US memory giant Micron has officially announced its USD 6.1 billion CHIPS and Science Act grant, and says the cash injection will support a huge CAPEX project to 2030.
Vietnam commits $1.08bn to train chip engineers
Vietnam has joined the race to be a destination for the world's leaving chip firms by pledging $1.08 billion for the training of 50,000 semiconductor engineers by 2030.
Vsun Solar starts silicon wafer production in Vietnam
Japanese solar tech specialist Vsun Solar has officially opened its 4-gigawatt silicon wafer plant in Vietnam's northern province of Phu Tho.
Nvidia to buy Israeli startup Run:ai
AI chip giant Nvidia is to acquire its long-time partner Run:ai – a firm that develops software for handling complex AI computing resources.
ATX Semiconductor to invest $200 million in Malaysia plant
China-based ATX Semiconductor Group has revealed an ambitious second-phase roadmap for its manufacturing plant in Melaka.
TSMC: A16 manufacturing will start in 2026
The race is on to manufacture the worlds fastest chips, and TSMC has just made a bold claim to be winning it.
TTM opens its first manufacturing facility in Penang
PCB manufacturer TTM Technologies has officially opened its first manufacturing plant in Penang, Malaysia with an investment of USD 200 million (approximately MYR 958 million).
Mobis starts construction of new EV battery plant in Spain
Auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis is starting the construction of a new plant in Spain. The new electric vehicle battery system plant will serve as a dedicated facility supplying Volkswagen.
Mycronic receives order for a Prexision 80 Evo
Swedish Mycronic has received a replacement order for a Prexision 80 Evo from an unnamed, but existing customer in Asia.
TTM Technologies invests in Inovaxe’s SREX Racks
During the recent 2024 IPC APEX Expo TTM Technologies chose to invest SREX Racks from Inovaxe, directly off the show.
Nokia's OLT cards are rolling off the production line at Sanmina
Nokia's first Buy America-compliant products have rolled off the Sanmina manufacturing line at the EMS providers facility in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
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