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Wednesday 4 November 2020
GlobalWafers runs 12- and 8-inch wafer production at full capacity
GlobalWafers will sustain full capacity utilization for its 12- and 8-inch wafer production lines at least throughout the end of 2020, with its 6-inch wafer capacity over 70% utilized,...
Monday 2 November 2020
Taiwan GaAs supply chain, IDMs gearing up for Wi-Fi 6 boom
The Wi-Fi 6 penetration rate is likely to advance to 50-60% in 2021 with the latest wireless communication standard increasingly adopted for handsets, routers and notebooks, prompting...
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Macronix to see 48-layer 3D NAND drive revenue growth in 2021
Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and flash memory, expects its in-house developed 48-layer 3D NAND products to start generating revenue in 2021.
Wednesday 14 October 2020
IDMs, III-V players gearing up for GaN-on-SiC RF, PA components
International IDMs are keenly developing GaN-on-SiC RF and PA components to tap immense opportunities from communication applications, and Taiwan's III-V players including foundry...
Monday 21 September 2020
Tainergy has no plans for strategic alliance with III-V IC players
Tainergy Tech has no plans to forge any strategic alliance with players in the third-generation semiconductor sector for the moment, according to the firm's president Kevin Hsieh.
Thursday 17 September 2020
HLJ to start production at 6-inch VCSEL wafer plant in 4Q20
HLJ Technology, a Taiwan-based supplier of VCSEL chips for Apple AirPods, has nearly completed construction of a 6-inch VCSEL wafer plant, with production to kick off in fourth-quarter...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Episil sources GaN, SiC epitaxial wafer materials from GlobalWafers
Episil Holdings has disclosed that subsidiary Episil-Precision is among GlobalWafers' customers looking to expand its gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafer...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Win Semi expects 4-6% revenue growth in 3Q20
Pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a mid single-digit sequential increase in third-quarter revenues, with gross margin staying above 40%.
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Diode maker Eris gaining ground in 5G, display, ESD applications
Taiwan-based diode maker Eris Technology is expected to gain more business opportunities from display, 5G and ESD (electrostatic discharge) applications in the second half of 2020...
Friday 3 July 2020
SiC wafer in robust demand for EV applications
The supply of SiC wafers may become insufficient to satisfy demand for electric vehicles (EV) in the near future, prompting Taiwan-based silicon wafer makers including GlobalWafers,...
Thursday 18 June 2020
Mosel, Actron team up for auto-use ULLD, IGBT components
Six-inch foundry Mosel Vitelic and diode maker Actron Technology are revving up their collaboration on diverse automotive power chips such as low loss diode (LLD), ultra LLD (ULLD)...
Monday 15 June 2020
Huawei moving to build own VSCEL supply
In expanding its semiconductor ecosystem, Huawei reportedly has newly invested in China's VCSEL startup Vertilite through its investment arm Hubble Technology Investment seeking to...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
BYD reorganizes chipmaking arm to focus on EV power devices
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Group has reorganized its wholly-owned subsidiary BYD Microelectronics and renamed it BYD Semiconductor paving the way for its independent...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
GaAs foundries positive about handset PA demand despite Huawei woes
Taiwan's GaAs foundries including Win Semiconductors are still optimistic about mid- and long-term outlook for handset PA (power amplifier) demand though their orders from Huawei...
Monday 4 May 2020
Six-inch foundries see fabs run at full utilization
Taiwan-based six-inch foundries including Mosel Vitelic and Episil Technologies have enjoyed growing demand for power devices such as MOSFET chips for use in notebooks and servers,...
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