Weeroc pledges $4.5 million for Malaysian expansion
July 25, 2024
France's fabless microelectronics company Weeroc has signed a letter of intent with the Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec).
EFC to build $210m manufacturing facility in McGregor, Texas
July 24, 2024
EFC Gases & Advanced Materials has won approval to construct a new plant at McGregor Industrial Park, which will help to 'on-shore essential materials for semiconductor fabs.'
Texas University secures $840m for semiconductor research
July 22, 2024
The US government has selected the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) at The University of Texas to develop next-gen chips for the Department of Defense.
Chip metrology inspection startup raises €135m
July 19, 2024
Nearfield instruments, a Rotterdam-based spin-off of Dutch research institute TNO, has bagged EUR 135 million in Series C funding.
US government approves $400m grant to GlobalWafers
July 17, 2024
The Biden administration will assign USD 400 million to help Globalwafers develop its manufacturing projects in Texas and Missouri.
ViTrox Americas opens demo lab in Texas
July 05, 2024
ViTrox Americas Inc. has opened its new demo lab in Hutto, Texas. The facility is now ready for demonstrations and evaluations, show-casing ViTrox's latest innovations in 3D inspection technology.
TI and Delta to develop next-gen EV power solutions
June 25, 2024
Texas Instruments (TI) has entered into a long-term collaboration with Delta Electronics to create next-generation electric vehicle (EV) onboard charging and power solutions.
Samsung confirms further delay to its Texas fab
June 21, 2024
The fabrication facility at Samsung's $17 billion Taylor campus will now begin operations some time in 2026, rather than next month as originally planned.
MKS Instruments to build 'super factory' in Malaysia
June 14, 2024
The company's new Super Center factory in Penang will produce wafer fabrication equipment, with groundbreaking expected to start in early 2025.
MKS Instruments to build a new factory in Malaysia
June 12, 2024
MKS Instruments is set to build a "Super Center factory" in Penang, Malaysia to support wafer fabrication equipment production in the region and globally. The development plan is to construct the new facility in three phases, with groundbreaking expected to commence early next year.
Texas-based EMS upgrades its machine park with new selective soldering machine
June 12, 2024
Sasinno Americas has installed its new Ant-i2 Selective Soldering machine at Lonestar EMS, LLC dba Circuitronics, a premier electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider based in Texas.
Sourceability has big plans for 2024
June 11, 2024
The global distributor of electronic components is embarking on an expansion plan which includes new office locations, leadership appointments and a target of doubling its customer base in 2024.
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.
X-Fab and Soitec team up to offer SmartSiC at Lubbock plant
May 27, 2024
Pure-play foundry X-Fab and Soitec will begin work to offer Soitec’s SmartSiC wafers for the production of silicon carbide power devices at X-Fab's plant in Lubbock, Texas.
US tariff barriers boosts Utilisation rates at Taiwanese foundries
May 22, 2024
The White House announced new tariffs on Chinese imports on May 14th, including a 50% tariff on semiconductor products manufactured in China, which will take effect by 2025. Something that has led to an increase in orders for Taiwanese foundries.
Ericsson to invest $50 million to boost Texas factory
May 22, 2024
Swedish telecom company Ericsson has announced that it will invest an additional USD 50 million, following the USD 100 million investment from 2020, to its USA 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville, Texas.
Secret semiconductor company places multi-system order with Veeco
May 14, 2024
Veeco Instruments says that a leading-edge semiconductor company has placed an order for multiple laser annealing systems to accelerate the design and manufacturing of 2-nanometer gate-all-around logic semiconductor chips.
US's share of chip manufacturing to grow 203% by 2032
May 10, 2024
A new report by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) says the US will increase its semiconductor manufacturing capacity by more than any region by the start of the next decade.
LEM Holding opens its first manufacturing plant in Penang
April 22, 2024
Switzerland-based electrical measurement company LEM has started production at a new 11,800 square metre facility in Penang Science Park, Malaysia.
Samsung slipped to third place in global top 20
April 18, 2024
According to Omdia's latest report the semiconductor industry experienced a downturn in the market, with 2023 revenues slipping 9% to USD 544 billion compared to 2022. This decline however follows two years of record growth – which only serves to illustrate the cyclical nature of the industry.
Samsung to receive $6.4B Chips Act boost for Texas fab
April 17, 2024
The Biden administration will award Samsung Electronics with up to USD 6.4 billion in direct funding to expand the company's semiconductor production in Texas as part of the CHIPS and Science Act.
Mitsubishi to expand Texas plant for semiconductor chemicals
April 17, 2024
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company has decided to expand the Texas Plant of MGC Pure Chemicals America (MPCA), a subsidiary that manufactures super-pure hydrogen peroxide and super-pure ammonium hydroxide for use during the manufacturing process of semiconductors.
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.
Abracon announces senior management changes
April 08, 2024
Texas-based electronic components specialist Abracon has revealed a new leadership structure to prepare itself for future acquisitions.
Coherent expands capacity in US and Europe
March 27, 2024
Compound semiconductor specialist Coherent Corp. has established the world’s first capability for 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication, at the company’s Sherman, Texas, and Järfälla, Sweden, wafer fabs.
Imperial Star Solar preps silicon wafer plant in Laos
March 22, 2024
Cambodia-based solar manufacturer Imperial Star is building a silicon wafer manufacturing facility in Laos, which should be operational in May.
VDL ETG to build new chip making facility in Vietnam
March 22, 2024
The Netherlands' VDL ETG, the high-tech arm of VDL Groep, will begin construction of a new factory in the northeast of Vietnam with operations due to start in Q1 2025.
Silicon Mountain invests in Universal Instruments Fuzion system
March 21, 2024
EMS provider Silicon Mountain has recently invested in a new Universal Instruments Fuzion system. The move significantly enhances the company’s manufacturing capabilities.
Samsung Electronics lines up new $6bn US subsidy
March 15, 2024
The Biden administration is preparing to extend another huge grant to Samsung Electronics to encourage the Korean firm to invest in the US manufacturing base.
ABB opens refitted US robotics facility
March 14, 2024
ABB has officially opened its refitted US robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
Teledyne to acquire Valeport
March 13, 2024
Teledyne Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire Valeport Holdings Limited and its affiliates.
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