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Wednesday 23 October 2019
Winbond invests more in Nuvoton
Winbond Electronics has subscribed to new shares issued by Nuvoton Technology, and raised its stake in the logic IC specialist to 61.6%, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Episil positive about SiC wafer demand
Taiwan-based Episil Holdings expects SiC wafer demand for MOSFET and other power devices to be robust for server and datacenter applications.
Wednesday 18 September 2019
PSI files wafer thinning patent infringement lawsuit against iST
Wafer reclaim and thinning specialist Phoenix Silicon International (PSI) has filed a lawsuit with the Taiwan IP court against Integrated Service Technology (iST) accusing it of infringing...
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Win Semi to expand GaAs wafer production capacity in 2Q20
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors plans to expand production capacity by around 5,000 6-inch wafers monthly in the second quarter of 2020 to meet ever-increasing compound semiconductor...
Tuesday 25 June 2019
Tyntek defers trial production of 6-inch epitaxial wafers at new plant
Tyntek originally planned to start production of 6-inch epitaxial wafers for making Si-based sensor chips at a new factory in second-quarter 2019, but due to delay in construction...
Monday 27 May 2019
Taiwan MOSFET supply chain gaining rush orders from Huawei
Taiwan's 6-inch wafer foundry houses such as Mosel Vitelic have been landing rush orders from China - probably from the Huawei camp - in May for processing MOSFET chips for use in...
Friday 8 March 2019
IDMs revving up production of GaN, SiC devices for 5G applications
High-performance RF components and power devices made of third-generation compound semiconductor materials with wide band-gap, such as GaN and SiC, are expected to be increasingly...
Tuesday 26 February 2019
China firm reportedly recalls faulty 6-inch silicon wafers
A batch of 6-inch silicon wafers has been recalled recently by a China-based company due to concerns about quality, according industry sources.
Friday 1 February 2019
Foundry houses revving up 8-inch capacity expansions
Persisting robust demand for 8-inch wafer foundry services have prompted foundry houses to expand their capacities in this segment in various ways, including the latest move by Vanguard...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
Lite-On Semi obtains orders from China MOSFET firms
Lite-On Semiconductor has obtained contract manufacturing orders from China-based MOSFET suppliers, and is expected to see its 6-inch fab utilization rate climb to 70-80% in 2019...
Wednesday 5 December 2018
Infineon CoolGaN solutions adopted for data center applications
Infineon Technologies has recently released its CoolGaN devices, which have attracted orders from Eltek, a Delta Electronics Group company, for datacenter and server applications,...
Friday 9 November 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers turn cautious despite foundry support
Taiwan-based power MOSFET suppliers, which specialize in mid- and low-voltage chip solutions for consumer electronics devices, have become cautious about demand for the rest of 2018...
Friday 9 November 2018
GlobalWafers posts record October revenues
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, the world's third-largest silicon wafer supplier, has reported consolidated revenues increased 5.5% sequentially to a record high of NT$5.28 billion (US$172.1...
Friday 5 October 2018
Tyntek building 6-inch Si epitaxial wafer plant
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Tyntek has completed a factory of 6-inch epitaxial wafers for making Si-based sensor chips, with manufacturing equipment being installed and trial...
Friday 7 September 2018
Sumco halts production after quake hits Hokkaido
Semiconductor silicon wafer provider Sumco has suspended production at its local plant in Hokkaido, Japan where a magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit on September 6 causing landslides and...