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September 02, 2025
Global foundry revenue rose 14.6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter of 2025 to a record USD 41.7 billion, according to TrendForce. The increase was driven by China’s consumer subsidy program and early demand for smartphones, notebooks, PCs, and servers ahead of second-half launches, reports TrendForce.

June 11, 2025
NXP Semiconductors is reportedly planning to shut down four of its 8-inch (200mm) wafer fabrication plants – one in the Netherlands and three in the United States — as part of a strategic transition to 12-inch (300mm) wafer production.

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June 03, 2025
Strategically located within the Tampines Wafer Fab Park, one of Singapore’s four key wafer fabrication hubs, the new facility will bolster Singapore’s position as a global semiconductor powerhouse.

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April 11, 2025
Sulfur batteries tend to corrode quickly and end up expanding and destroying battery packs. theion says it uses crystalline sulfur to tackle these problems.

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December 05, 2024
VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), the joint venture formed between Vanguard International Semiconductor and NXP, has officially broken ground at the site of the JV’s new 300mm wafer manufacturing facility in Tampines, Singapore.

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October 23, 2024
NexChip and Samsung Foundry have emerged as major leaders in the display driver IC (DDIC) industry for 3Q24, according to the most recent insights from Omdia's Display Driver IC industry Tracker.

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September 05, 2024
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP Semiconductors have secured the necessary approvals and injected capital to establish their joint venture VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC). The new company will now proceed with the planned construction its first 300mm wafer manufacturing facility.

June 28, 2024
Singapore-based VisionPower Semiconductor Corporation will purchase a range of technology licenses from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for around $150 million. The tech is needed to support its 300mm wafer fab in Singapore.

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June 06, 2024
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP Semiconductors are partnering up to create a manufacturing joint venture. Under the name VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), the JV will build a new 300mm semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility in Singapore.

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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.

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April 04, 2024
Taiwan's wafer foundries and DRAM production remains unaffected following the earthquake that struck the island on April 3, 2024.

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April 03, 2024
In the wake of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Taiwan at 7:58 AM on April 3rd, TrendForce immediately investigated the damage and operational status of various manufacturers.

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March 25, 2024
Mycronic’s Global Technologies division has signed an agreement to acquire Germany's Vanguard Automation, a developer of technology and automated equipment for 3D microfabrication of optical interconnects.

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December 14, 2023
TrendForce’s latest findings show that as of 2023, Taiwan holds approximately 46% of global semiconductor foundry capacity, followed by China (26%), South Korea (12%), the US (6%), and Japan (2%).

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October 18, 2023
The global ratio of mature (>28nm) to advanced (>16nm) processes is expected to be about 7:3 between 2023 and 2027, according to TrendForce. China's mature process capacity is expected to increase from 29% this year to 33% by 2027.

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May 05, 2023
iNRCORE a designer and manufacturer of magnetic components, announces the acquisition of Sentran Corporation, a manufacturer of instrument transformers and transducers in support of energy conservation, monitoring, and control markets.

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January 19, 2023
TrendForce’s recent analysis of the foundry market reveals that demand continues to slide for all types of mature and advanced nodes.

December 12, 2022
Power solutions provider, Monolithic Power Systems (MPS), has entered into a foundry agreement with specialty IC foundry service provider, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS).

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October 11, 2022
TrendForce is detailing 10 major trends that are expected to take place across various segments in the tech industry.

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August 02, 2022
Early warning signs of a turning point in the semiconductor industry cycle becoming more evident.

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June 28, 2022
According to TrendForce, semiconductor equipment is once again facing the dilemma of extended lead times up to 18-30 months.

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June 23, 2022
TrendForce says that global wafer foundry capacity will increase by approximately 14% annually in 2022.

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June 07, 2022
iNRCORE, a designer and manufacturer of magnetic components, has acquired Vanguard Electronics, a manufacturer of both catalogue and custom high reliability magnetics for demanding applications.

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April 25, 2022
According to TrendForce, Taiwan is crucial to the global semiconductor supply chain, accounting for a 26% market share of semiconductor revenue in 2021, ranking second in the world. Its IC design and packaging & testing industries also account for a 27% and 20% global market share, ranking second and first in the world, respectively. Firmly in the pole position, Taiwan accounts for 64% of the foundry market.

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March 14, 2022
The output value of the world’s top 10 foundries in 4Q21 reached USD 29.55 billion, or 8.3% growth QoQ, according to TrendForce’s research.

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March 02, 2022
2020-2022 is expected to become the first three year period of double-digit capex growth since 1993-1995.

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January 14, 2022
Additive manufacturing system supplier, Optomec, says that one of its existing production customers recently purchased another six Aerosol Jet 3D Electronics Printers, bringing its total count to 20 systems.

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January 04, 2022
An earthquake that was around magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred off the east coast of Taiwan at 5:46PM local time on January 3, 2022.

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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.

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May 14, 2021
The Hsinta Power Plant in Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City was shut down unexpectedly at 2:37 p.m. on May 13 (today local time) due to malfunction. The effect of this incident has been felt across the entire island.

April 30, 2021
Taiwanese contract chipmaker Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. has agreed to purchase an 8-inch semiconductor fab (around 48'400sqm) at Hsinchu Science Park for USD 32.5 million.

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April 15, 2021
As the global economy enters the post-pandemic era, technologies including 5G, WiFi6/6E, and HPC (high-performance computing) have been advancing rapidly, in turn bringing about a fundamental, structural change in the semiconductor industry as well, says TrendForce.

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