Navitas partners with Powerchip for 200mm GaN production in Taiwan July 02, 2025 Navitas Semiconductor has announced plans to start 200mm GaN-on-silicon production in collaboration with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), marking a new phase in the company's supply chain and technology strategy.
Fab delays and cancellations start to pile up January 30, 2025 The semiconductor industry is grappling with uncertainty as several high-profile semiconductor fab projects are struggling with delays, suspensions, or outright cancellations.
India to launch first semiconductor chip in 2025 January 27, 2025 Davos announcement confirms that India is set to take the plunge into new market this year
Tata Electronics, PSMC complete tech transfer pact for fab September 27, 2024 The Taiwanese tech giant will provide design and construction support to build India’s first AI-enabled greenfield fab in Gujarat.
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.
Canon talking to Indian firms about installing litho tech June 07, 2024 Japanese electronics giant Canon is believed to be in discussions with Indian companies about deals for its proprietary nanoimprint lithography equipment.
PSMC officially opens Tongluo Fab in Taiwan May 03, 2024 Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) has held a grand opening ceremony for its new facility at the Miaoli Tongluo Science Park.
Sharp considering $5bn investment in new Indian display fab April 29, 2024 Japanese electronics giant Sharp is set to create a 1000 acre facility in India to manufacture its latest-generation displays.
China to become the largest source of IC wafer capacity by 2026 April 10, 2024 According to the Global Wafer Capacity 2024 report from Knometa Research, wafer capacity for IC production is projected to grow on average 7.1% each year through 2026.
PSMC aims to mass-produce MRAM chips from 2029 February 07, 2024 Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) is preparing to manufacture next-gen MRAM memory products before the end of the decade, say reports.
Poro and PSMC form strategic partnership on MicroLEDs January 25, 2024 UK-based Poro Technologies and Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp will team up to mass produce the MicroLEDs on 200mm GaN-on-silicon for display applications.
SBI and Aramco sign MoU to explore semiconductor investments December 15, 2023 Japanese investment group SBI Holdings has formed an alliance with Saudi Arabian energy company Aramco. The partners will seek out opportunities in the semiconductor space.
TSMC considering third fab in Japan, running 3nm tech November 28, 2023 The world's biggest semiconductor manufacturer is reportedly mulling a third fab in Japan, and according to people with insight the fab would make 3nm chips.
Powerchip chooses northern Japan for new fab October 31, 2023 As previously reported by Evertiq, Taiwanese wafer foundry service provider Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) has been looking at five different sites in Japan for a proposed USD 5.4 billion facility, and now the company has found its location.
Powerchip's looking at 5 sites in Japan for $5.4B factory October 18, 2023 Taiwanese wafer foundry service provider Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) is reportedly mulling five different sites in Japan for a proposed USD 5.4 billion facility.
Powerchip targets Japanese JV to boost chip production July 24, 2023 Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing says it wants to set up a new JV in Japan, which it will list in 'five to seven years'.
Are Micron and the Taiwanese semi suppliers the canaries in the coal mine? August 02, 2022 Early warning signs of a turning point in the semiconductor industry cycle becoming more evident.
IC Industry at heart of possible China takeover of Taiwan October 14, 2021 Combined, China and Taiwan would hold about 37% of global IC capacity, almost 3 times that of North America. IC Insights discusses the current high tension environment between China and Taiwan and what it could mean for the IC industry.
Price and lead time trends for 2Q 2021 April 15, 2021 Since the turn of the year 2021, the market has changed dramatically and ongoing strong demand continues to outstrip supply, perpetuating very long lead times and continual review of pricing by manufacturers.
Powerchip Semiconductor breaks ground on new Taiwan fab March 29, 2021 Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a NTD 278 billion (EUR 8.26 billion) 12-inch fab in the Tongluo Science Park.
TSMC ranks in Top10 in three wafer size categories February 25, 2021 As of December 2020, only TSMC—the world’s largest foundry—was listed among the wafer capacity leaders in each of the three wafer size categories. It had the most 200mm wafer capacity last year and ranked second, trailing only Samsung, in 300mm wafer capacity.
Top 5 wafer capacity leaders raise their global share to 54% February 10, 2021 Each of the top-five wafer capacity leaders had capacity of at least 1.5 million wafer starts per month. The combined capacity of the top five companies represented 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, up one point from 53% in 2019.
Rising shipments and falling prices limit DRAM revenue growth in 3Q20 November 23, 2020 DRAM suppliers’ bit shipments exceeded expectations due to the demand surge from prior to the September 15 deadline of U.S. sanctions prohibiting the shipment of tech products to Huawei, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
China falls far short of its "Made-in-China 2025" goal May 27, 2020 IC production in China represented 15.7% of its $125 billion IC market in 2019, up only slightly from 15.1% five years earlier in 2014. IC Insights forecasts that this share will increase by 5.0 percentage points to 20.7% in 2024 (one percentage point per year on average).
As DRAM market enters period of price hikes, revenue drops May 13, 2020 The DRAM market has changed from falling prices and rising shipment to rising prices and falling shipment, says DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce.
5 semiconductor companies hold 53% of global wafer capacity February 18, 2020 The world’s top-five wafer capacity leaders each had capacity of more than 1,000,000 wafer starts per month, says IC Insights.
Global DRAM revenue holds steady in 4Q19 February 18, 2020 The DRAM inventory finally returned to a relatively normal level for most OEMs in 4Q19 after nearly three consecutive quarters of adjustments, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce.
Demand for preemptive 3Q19 DRAM shipment rises November 21, 2019 According to DRAMeXchange, demand-side inventory in 2H19 has returned to relatively healthy levels. Furthermore, some vendors pulled their quarterly product shipment forward in an effort to avoid potential negative impacts from Trump’s impending tariffs.
2Q DRAM revenue Falls by 9.1% QoQ - 3Q quotes still set to fall August 14, 2019 According to investigations by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, quote trends for various products, including commodity DRAM, server DRAM and consumer DRAM, fell by nearly 30%, with the exception of discrete mobile DRAM/ eMCP products, whose declines fell within the 10-20% range.
Trendforce ranks the global top 10 IC foundries for 2019 March 18, 2019 Development momentum of advanced production processes has been dropping due to weakening demand in most end markets, including smartphones, says Trendforce.
DRAM revenue took a turn for the worse in 4Q18 February 26, 2019 DRAM quotes have taken a turn for the worse in 4Q18, causing the total revenue in the DRAM industry to fall. Due to high inventory levels on the demand end, purchases have become few and little, in turn causing a sales bit decline QoQ for most DRAM vendors, according to Investigations by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
DRAM industry: Manufacturers’ profitability may approach peak November 21, 2018 The total revenue of the global DRAM industry grew by 9% QoQ, and again hit a new record high in 3Q18, reports DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.