"To each, there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing." —Winston...
South Korea's semiconductor stockpiles dwindled at the fastest clip since 2009 last month in a sign of sustained demand for high-performance memory chips used in artificial intelligence...
Japan may have pioneered perovskite solar cell (PSC) technology, but mass production remains elusive. In China, however, at least six startups are racing ahead, building PSC factories...
In his 42 months as CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger recently issued an internal memo announcing layoffs, sharply criticizing Intel's deep-seated issues. He stated that Intel's "costs...
AI PCs are not just a passing trend, according to Acer COO Jerry Kao. He believes that AI will drive PC purchases among consumers who weren't previously considering an upgrade, as...
While Micron Technology and other memory chipmakers plan to scale back output and slow down capacity expansions amid growing demand fears, Samsung Electronics is sticking to its capex...
The top-5 wafer capacity leaders saw their combined installed capacity represent 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, according to IC Insights. In 2009, the top-10...
It was a year when global semiconductor revenue fell by the greatest percentage in at least two decades, when eight of the top-10 chip suppliers suffered revenue declines and when...
Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
Annual semiconductor unit shipments including integrated circuits and optoelectronics, sensors and discrete (O-S-D) devices are forecast to rise 7% in 2020 and surpass one trillion...
The world's top-five wafer capacity leaders each had capacity of more than 1,000,000 wafer starts per month, with their combined capacity representing 53% of the world's total wafer...
Chip sales during the initial six months of 2019 plunged by 13.9% compared to a year earlier, the biggest drop in a half since the first half of 2009, according to IHS Markit.
The world's top-10 semiconductor suppliers all suffered year-over-year sales declines in the first quarter of 2019 as the global chip market posted its worst quarterly performance...
