Micron to invest $2.17 billion in Virginia facility
January 02, 2025
US memory chipmaker Micron Technology will reportedly invest up to USD 2.17 billion to expand its operation in Manassas, Virginia.
The memory market: supply, demand, and geopolitical influences in 2025
December 30, 2024
As we head into 2025, the DRAM memory market is bracing for significant turbulence. With price erosion projected across multiple sectors and a shift in production dynamics, it’s clear that the landscape will look vastly different by the second half of 2025.
Semiconductor market posts strong Q3 says Omdia
December 17, 2024
The semiconductor industry continues to thrive, posting robust growth in the third quarter of 2024.
Marvell partners with Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix on custom HBM
December 12, 2024
Marvell says it has pioneered a new custom HBM compute architecture, enabling XPUs to achieve greater compute and memory density. The company is teaming up with Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix to define and develop custom HBM solutions for next-gen XPUs.
Micron secures $6.1 billion CHIPS incentives for US expansion
December 11, 2024
The US Department of Commerce is awarding Micron Technology up to USD 6.165 billion in CHIPS Act incentives to expand its DRAM production facilities in Idaho and New York.
Enterprise SSD demand soars while consumer orders lag
November 28, 2024
TrendForce’s latest findings have shown that the NAND Flash industry recorded a 2% QoQ decline in bit shipments in 3Q24, but a 7% rise in ASP boosted overall revenue to USD 17.6 billion—making a 4.8% QoQ increase.
Server DRAM and HBM boost 3Q24 DRAM Industry revenue
November 27, 2024
TrendForce’s latest investigations reveal that the global DRAM industry revenue reached US$26.02 billion in 3Q24, marking a 13.6% QoQ increase.
Semiconductor growth slows down in 2025
November 26, 2024
The semiconductor market reached USD 166 billion in 3Q24, a 10.7% growth from 2Q24, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS). This marks the strongest QoQ growth since 3Q16 when growth hit 11.6%. On a YoY basis, the market grew by 23.2% in 3Q24, the highest since 4Q21's 28.3%.
NAND Flash shipments growth slows in 2Q24
September 10, 2024
TrendForce reports that NAND Flash prices continued to rise in 2Q24 as server inventory adjustments neared completion and AI spurred demand for high-capacity storage products. However, high inventory levels among PC and smartphone buyers led to a 1% QoQ decline in NAND Flash bit shipments.
India and Singapore ink deal to cooperate on semiconductors
September 06, 2024
The two countries signed agreements to cultivate talent in chip design and manufacturing and boost Singaporean tech investment in India.
$10 billion chip project in Maharashtra gets government approval
September 06, 2024
The fab project is to be jointly set up by India’s Adani Group and Israel’s Tower Semiconductor. However, it requires the approval of the central government.
CoWos Packaging Driving Growth in Advanced Packaging Equipment
September 05, 2024
Chip-on-wager-on-substrate (CoWos) packaging technology has taken the packaging business by storm, with TrendForce reporting growth in advanced packaging growth of more than 10% in 2024. What is important, this trend could even surpass 20% in 2025.
Indian govt approves Kaynes’ $413 million chip plant in Gujarat
September 04, 2024
The Kaynes OSAT unit will have a capacity of 6 million chips per day, which will be used across sectors including industrial, automotive, EVs, consumer electronics, telecom and mobile phones.
Korean semiconductor firm KoMiCo to open facility in Arizona
August 23, 2024
The Mesa location will be the company's third site in the US after Hillsboro, Oregon, and Austin, Texas.
Altus intalls second Koh Young AOI at Active-PCB Solutions
August 22, 2024
Capital equipment supplier Altus Group has successfully installed a second Koh Young Zenith 3D AOI system at Active-PCB Solutions.
DRAM industry surges 24.8% in 2Q24
August 15, 2024
According to TrendForce's most recent data, the DRAM industry had a significant revenue increase in the second quarter of 2024, reaching USD 22.9 billion – a quarter-over-quarter surge of 24.8%.
Semiconductor industry gains as memory demand surges
August 12, 2024
Recent research from IDC reveals significant trends in the semiconductor industry during the first quarter of 2024.
US mulling new Chinese sanctions on HBM chips
August 02, 2024
The Biden administration could extend its export restrictions to China to cover advanced memory chips including HBM3 and HBM3E.
Micron starts shipping ninth-generation NAND products
August 01, 2024
US memory specialist Micron has made available ninth-generation (G9) TLC NAND in SSDs – and become the first in the industry to achieve this milestone.
SK hynix ready to mass produce GDDR7 chips from Q3
July 31, 2024
The world's second-largest memory chip maker, SK hynix, has unveiled its next-generation graphics memory chip, and says it is ready to go to market in weeks.
Intel appoints new general manager for its foundry business
July 30, 2024
US chip pioneer Intel has appointed Dr Naga Chandrasekaran as its new head of manufacturing. He will replace Keyvan Esfarjani, who has retired after nearly 30 years of service.
Singapore woos wafer fabs with real estate offer
July 22, 2024
A Singaporean government agency has announced an 11% increase in land allocated for wafer manufacturing in an attempt attract more inward investment.
New tool shows progress of CHIPS Act R&D programmes
July 01, 2024
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has launched an online tracker that reports on the work of the US CHIPS Act's various R&D initiatives.
US government pledges $75 million to Entegris
June 28, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration will provide Entegris with up to $75 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to boost the US chip supply chain.
Weak demand leads to declining quarter for semiconductor market
June 27, 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the semiconductor market experienced an approximately 2% decline falling to USD 151.5 billion according to Omdia’s research.
EV Group and Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID expand partnership
June 18, 2024
Wafer bonding and lithography equipment supplier EV Group (EVG) has entered into a strategic partnership with Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID (All Silicon System Integration Dresden), to develop and optimise alternative bonding and debonding technologies for advanced CMOS and heterogeneous integration applications, including quantum computing.
Contract price increases boost DRAM Q1 revenue by 5.1%
June 13, 2024
TrendForce reveals that the DRAM industry experienced a 5.1% revenue increase in 1Q24 compared to the previous quarter.
Air Liquide to build gas production facility in the US
June 07, 2024
French industrial giant Air Liquide will invest $250m in the Idaho-based plant to support large semiconductor manufacturers in the region.
Analyst: US chip industry could be worth $5.5trn
June 07, 2024
The combined market value of the US's top semiconductor firms has surpassed USD 5.5 trillion – making the market the world's third biggest 'economy'.
Record volume of IC wafer capacity coming online in 2025
June 06, 2024
A record volume of IC wafer capacity is set to come online in 2025, according to the latest Global Wafer Capacity 2024 report from Knometa Research. This surge in capacity comes amidst challenging global economic conditions and a recovering semiconductor market, which began showing signs of improvement in late 2023.
NAND flash revenue grew by 28.1% in 1Q24
June 03, 2024
New data from TrendForce has revealed a bumper quarter of growth in the NAND memory sector – and it is projecting another burst of growth in Q2.
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