Vishay selects Aixtron SiC multiwafer batch technology
April 23, 2024
Aixtron's G10-SiC epitaxy production platform has been chosen by Vishay Intertechnology, to empower the company’s in-house SiC epitaxy needs for power device manufacturing.
AI demand drives growth in QLC enterprise SSD shipments
April 23, 2024
North American customers are increasing their orders for storage products as energy efficiency becomes a key priority for AI inference servers.
Malaysian government unveils new semiconductor strategy
April 22, 2024
Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) says it will draw up a comprehensive Semiconductor Strategic Plan to make the country an attractive destination for chip makers.
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.
Tesla has a chip supply deal in place with Tata
April 15, 2024
Reports say that Tesla has agreed a 'secret deal' with Tata Electronics to lock down the global supply of semiconductors for its EVs.
Gudeng to build EUV pod factory in Japan
April 15, 2024
Gudeng Precision Industrial Co will launch a new facility in Fukuoka Prefecture’s Kurume to reduce its reliance on Taiwanese and Chinese production.
SK siltron bags another huge US subsidy
April 15, 2024
South Korean semiconductor wafer manufacturer SK siltron has lined up $77m in government funding to support the expansion of its Michigan plant.
Renesas reboots its Kofu plant after nine years
April 15, 2024
Renesas Electronics has resumed operations at its Kofu Factory in Kai City to cope with increased demand for its power semiconductors from EV makers.
Microchip secures 40nm manufacturing capacity at JASM
April 12, 2024
US-based chip design firm Microchip Technology has expanded its partnership with TSMC with a new deal to run specialized 40-nm manufacturing at TSMC's subsidiary in Japan.
Siltronic ends wafer production for "small diameters"
April 11, 2024
Siltronic plans to gradually cease production of polished and epitaxial small diameter wafers at its Burghausen site. The process, which excludes unpolished wafers, is set to be completed in 2025.
Global semiconductor equipment billings slip in 2023
April 11, 2024
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment edged down 1.3% to USD 106.3 billion in 2023 from an all-time record of USD 107.6 billion in 2022, SEMI reports.
Taiwan DRAM manufacturers gradually resume production
April 10, 2024
DRAM manufacturers are gradually resuming production following the earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3, 2024. Despite some damages and the necessity for inspections or disposal of wafers among suppliers, TredForce reports that the impact on the total DRAM output for Q2 is estimated to be less than 1%
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.
Microchip secures 40nm manufacturing capacity at JASM
April 09, 2024
US-based chip design firm Microchip Technology has expanded its partnership with TSMC with a new deal to run specialized 40-nm manufacturing at TSMC's subsidiary in Japan.
Has Samsung secured an advanced packaging deal with Nvidia?
April 09, 2024
Online reports say Samsung has sealed an advanced packaging order for NVIDIA’s AI processors.
Polymatech and Orbray sign MoU on sapphire ingots
April 09, 2024
Chennai-headquartered Polymatech Electronics has agreed a deal with Japanese precision manufacturing firm Orbray to work together on sapphire wafer fabrication.
Earthquake update: Taiwan's tech sector weathers the storm
April 04, 2024
Taiwan's wafer foundries and DRAM production remains unaffected following the earthquake that struck the island on April 3, 2024.
Taiwan earthquake spares DRAM and foundry production
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.
SemiQ expands with a new office in Taiwan
April 03, 2024
SemiQ, a designer, developer and supplier of SiC solutions, has expanded its global footprint with the opening its newest office in Taiwan.
SEALSQ Corp will open an OSAT in the US next year
April 02, 2024
Post-quantum tech firm SEALSQ has revelled plans to create an Open Semiconductors Assembly and Test (OSAT) plant in the US, which will be operational by end of 2025.
Q2 NAND flash contract prices expected to rise by 13–18%
March 28, 2024
TrendForce projects a strong 13–18% increase in Q2 NAND Flash contract prices, with enterprise SSDs expected to rise highest. Despite Kioxia and WDC boosting their production capacity utilization rates from Q1 this year, other suppliers have kept their production strategies conservative.
Pragmatic opens the UK's first 300mm wafer manufacturing fab
March 27, 2024
Pragmatic Semiconductor has officially opened the UK's first 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication line at Pragmatic Park in Durham.
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.
ASU and Deca team up to open research center
March 20, 2024
Arizona State University (ASU) and Deca Technologies (Deca), a provider of advanced wafer- and panel-level packaging technology, are teaming up to create North America’s first fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) research and development center.
TSMC to build CoWoS plants in Taiwan, and maybe Japan
March 18, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has announced plans to construct two new chip-on-wafer-on-substrate plants in Chiayi. But there's also speculation it will expand its capacity in Japan too.
RRP Electronics to invest $600m in new OSAT plant
March 18, 2024
India's RRP Electronics has teamed up with a consortium of unnamed European companies to construct the first OSAT semiconductor facility in the Maharashtra region.
Cerebras Systems launches 'the world’s fastest AI chip'
March 15, 2024
AI specialist Cerebras has unveiled Wafer Scale Engine 3 – a chip featuring 4 trillion transistors and 900,000 AI cores, which is purpose built for training the industry’s largest models.
Global top 10 foundries Q4 revenue up 7.9%
March 12, 2024
The latest TrendForce report reveals a notable 7.9% jump in 4Q23 revenue for the world’s top ten semiconductor foundries, reaching USD 30.49 billion.
Riber receives new order from Asia
March 06, 2024
Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) equipment company Riber has received a multi-million euro order for an MBE 412 system in Asia.
Vishay acquires Nexperia’s Newport Wafer Fab for $177m
March 06, 2024
Vishay Intertechnology has completed the acquisition of Nexperia’s wafer fabrication facility and operations located in Newport, South Wales, UK for approximately USD 177 million.
Top DRAM makers of Q423
March 05, 2024
The global DRAM industry saw a nearly 30% growth in revenues during 4Q23 – mainly due to rising prices and volume, Says TrendForce.
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