As more major Taiwan-based pure-play foundries enter the silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturing sector, they may provide international integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) with leverage in meeting growing challenges from China's competitors, according to industry sources

Increasing silicon carbide (SiC) substrate supply from China at lower prices is expected to fuel Taiwan-based foundry houses' diversification into compound semiconductors

India is hosting SEMICON India 2024 from September 11-13. Tata Electronics has announced that its wafer fab project in Gujarat—India's first commercial fab in three decades—has secured partnerships with major global chip suppliers and aims to expand its business further with these collaborators

India is hosting SEMICON India 2024 from September 11-13, with this year's event surpassing the scale of previous editions, driven by growing global interest in the country's expanding semiconductor market. NXP has also announced plans to double its R&D efforts in India, signaling increased investment in the region's innovation ecosystem

India is hosting SEMICON India 2024 from September 11-13. During the event, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed India's commitment to becoming a semiconductor powerhouse by building a robust ecosystem, offering government support, and focusing on workforce readiness and international collaborations. He called for a unified effort to strengthen India's mission in the semiconductor industry, emphasizing the country's readiness for the global market

Kamala Harris slammed her presidential rival Donald Trump for not protecting American interests against China and lambasted his public praise for Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the global pandemic

German carmakers are sinking deeper into a crisis undermining the future of the country's most important industry, with BMW AG warning that profits will get hit by a costly brake problem and Volkswagen AG scrapping job protections that workers have enjoyed for three decades

Delta Electronics has inaugurated its new headquarters and research and development center in Bengaluru, India. The state-of-the-art 61,000-square-meter facility will accommodate up to 3,000 employees and focus on developing smart, energy-saving power management solutions

With the consumer electronics market approaching saturation, panel manufacturers from Taiwan and China are seeking new avenues for growth. Firms like BOE and Innolux are shifting toward advanced packaging technologies to navigate the challenges in their industry

China's answer to Starlink, the G60 satellites, has launched its first 18 satellites into low-Earth orbit, but it faces an uphill battle to meet its 2030 target of deploying a 13,904-satellite network

Elna Printed Circuits, a subsidiary of PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) under Walsin Technology Group, has inaugurated a new PCB facility in Penang, Malaysia

Although the semiconductor industry is in a supercycle due to AI, factories of Samsung Electronics (Samsung) and SK Hynix may not be able to operate as normal due to staff shortages despite their many investments in semiconductor equipment

Semiconductor expert Jin-seok Choi, who was previously accused of leaking Samsung Electronics' 20nm DRAM manufacturing technology data to China and attempting to establish a "cloning factory" in Chengdu, has been detained again by court orders

Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), reportedly a major light guide plate supplier for Apple's notebook keyboards, has disclosed plans to construct production capacity in Thailand after its new plant in Vietnam becomes operational

Following the announcement of a technology transfer agreement with Tata Electronics—set to establish India's first commercial wafer fab in three decades—Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) has approved the provision of support services and technology authorization to Tata Electronics