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Thursday 9 September 2021
Compound semiconductors to play crucial role in emerging applications
Compound semiconductors including third-generation ones GaN and SiC will play a crucial part in the emerging 6G, car-use or mobile LiDAR, and biometrics device applications, according...
Wednesday 1 September 2021
Six-inch foundries see promising demand for power MOSFETs, diodes
Taiwan-based six-inch foundries including Advanced Microelectronic Products (AMPI), Episil Technologies, Mosel Vitelic and Nuvoton Technology have given supply priority to automotive,...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Nuvoton to raise foundry quotes by 15%, report says
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology, which has merged with Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS), has reportedly notified customers about a 15% price hike for its contract manufacturing...
Friday 6 August 2021
Foxconn gears up for automotive power IC boom
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group, through its NT$2.52 billion (US$90.67 million) acquisition of Macronix International's 6-inch wafer fab and equipment, will be able to meet a market...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn buys 6-inch fab from Macronix
Macronix and Foxconn have signed an agreement for the memory maker to sell a 6-inch wafer fab to the EMS giant, enhancing...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Macronix and Foxconn sign pact for 6-inch wafer fab transaction
Macronix International, a vendor of non-volatile memory (NVM), and EMS provier Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) have announced the signing of an agreement for the former to sell...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Nuvoton sees merger with PSCS start paying off
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has seen the synergies from its 2019 acquisition of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS) start paying off, given its sharp revenue and profit...
Thursday 15 July 2021
GaAs IC firms to see strong PA demand for 5G handsets,Wi-Fi 6E devices in 2H21
GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are all poised to log...
Monday 12 July 2021
Huawei reportedly obtains China patent for Si IGBT
Huawei has reportedly obtained a patent for Si IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistors) from China's authorities.
Monday 12 July 2021
Six-inch fabs cut capacity supply for IT-use diodes in 2H21
Taiwan's 6-inch fab operators have cut capacity supply to vendors of IT-use diodes since the start of July as they are prioritizing foundry support for MOSFETs, diodes and power management...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Six-inch fabs become acquisition target
Six-inch wafer fabs have become acquisition targets of automotive power semiconductor companies, as well as Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Tesla, both of which...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Macronix set to sell 6-inch fab
Mask ROM and flash memory maker Macronix is close to striking a deal to sell its 6-inch fab in Taiwan. Tokyo Electron is named as the most likely buyer of the Macronix...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Macronix soon to close sale of 6-inch plant
Macronix International is in the final stage of reaching an agreement with the buyer of its 6-inch wafer plant in northern Taiwan, according to industry sources.
Friday 14 May 2021
Apple reportedly to sharply cut VCSEL die size for 3D sensors
Apple reportedly has decided to scale down the die size by 40-50% for VCSEL chips used in 3D face ID sensors for new iPhone and iPad devices to be rolled out later in 2021, a move...
Tuesday 20 April 2021
Foxconn reportedly eyeing Macronix 6-inch fab
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is interested in acquiring 6-inch or 8-inch semiconductor fabs, according to company chairman Young-Way Liu in response to speculation...
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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