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Thursday 23 November 2017
Global Unichip opens new office in Nanjing
Taiwan-based Global Unichip, a fabless ASIC design house, has announced the opening of a new branch office in Nanjing, China where its major foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
ASE to expand WLCSP capacity at Singapore plant, sources say
In the wake of robust demand for wearable devices and automotive electronics applications, packaging and testing company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is set to expand...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
SPIL to build new factory in China
Packaging and testing company Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has gained land use rights for a 147,097-square meter industrial site located at the Fujian (Jinjiang) IC Industrial...
Friday 17 November 2017
SMIC founder to set up new CIDM in China
Richard Chang, founder and former CEO of China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), has orchestrated the establishment of a new foundry house...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Global 3Q17 DRAM revenues climb 16.2%. says DRAMeXchange
Sales in the global DRAM market surged 16.2% sequentially to a record US$19.18 billion in the third quarter of 2017, when contract prices of various DRAM products rose by about 5%...
Thursday 26 October 2017
UMC profits hit 9-quarter high
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported net profits of NT$3.47 billion (US$114.9 million) for the third quarter of 2017, up 65.5% sequentially and hitting a nine-quarter...
Friday 20 October 2017
Taiwan foundries seeing brisk demand from fabless firms
Taiwan-based IC foundries including 8-inch ones have seen orders from their local fabless clients grow, which would indicate a particularly strong fourth quarter for Taiwan's IC industry,...
Friday 13 October 2017
Demand for 12-inch silicon wafers to surge in China
Demand for blank 12-inch silicon wafers is set to increase to 1.1-1.3 million pieces per month in China in 2018, up from the current 500,000 units, according to local media.
Wednesday 11 October 2017
Google reportedly places orders for detachable Pixelbook
Google has recently announced its latest Pixelbook featuring a 360-degree foldable touchscreen display. Sources from the upstream supply chain have disclosed that the device is manufactured...
Wednesday 27 September 2017
Winbond to break ground on new 12-inch fab in mid-2018
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a manufacturer of specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory, expects to break ground on a new 12-inch wafer plant at the Kaohsiung Science Park (KSP),...
Monday 25 September 2017
Beijing, Shanghai IC sectors prospering
The flourishing IC industries in Beijing and Shanghai has been pushing forward China's overall IC industry development, enabling the rapid rise of China in the global marketplace...
Friday 22 September 2017
Globalfoundries Chengdu fab nears completion
Global foundries will hold a "topping out" ceremony to celebrate a major milestone of the construction of its new 12-inch wafer plant in Chengdu, China at the end of October, according...
Friday 22 September 2017
Supply of 12-inch silicon wafers to stay tight through 2019
The global supply of 12-inch silicon wafers will further tighten over the next two years, when new fabs in China are set to come online, according to industry sources.
Thursday 21 September 2017
DRAM bit growth to reach 19.6% in 2018, says DRAMeXchange
Global DRAM bit production will grow just 19.6% in 2018, as major suppliers intend to slow down the pace of their capacity expansions and technology migrations for chip price stability,...
Monday 18 September 2017
Talent counts most in China IC development, says former SMIC CEO
The most critical key to achieving a breakthrough in the development of China's semiconductor industry rests with talent, instead of funds, markets or government policy support, according...
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research