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Friday 31 August 2018
X-Fab to double 6-inch SiC foundry capacity
X-Fab has announced plans to double their 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) process capacity at its fab in Lubbock, Texas in response to increased customer demand for high-efficiency power...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Taiwan diode suppliers shift focus to automotive sector
Taiwan-based diode suppliers including Eris Technology, HY Electronic, Lite-On Semiconductor, Panjit International and Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC) have all shifted their focus...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Nuvoton posts record revenues, profits for 2Q18
Taiwan-based MCU supplier Nuvoton Technology has reported net profits of NT$261 million (US$8.53 million) on revenues of NT$2.68 billion for the second quarter of 2018. Both results...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Lite-On Semi enjoys robust diode demand for industrial, servers
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has enjoyed robust diode demand for industrial control and server applications which will buoy the company's sales...
Thursday 28 June 2018
Wafer Works kicks off 8-inch wafer manufacturing at new China plant
Wafer Works has recently commenced production at its new plant in Zhengzhou, China dedicated to producing 8-inch wafers, according to company chairman Pat Chiao.
Tuesday 26 June 2018
GlobalWafers to run at full capacity through 2020
GlobalWafers has enjoyed robust 12- and 8-inch silicon wafer demand, while having its supply of 6-inch wafers fall far short of demand, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu.
Tuesday 26 June 2018
Silicon wafer prices likely to spiral upward through 2025
Global supply of silicon wafers will remain tight and their prices are expected to spiral upward probably through 2025 due to ever-expanding demand and slow capacity expansions at...
Friday 15 June 2018
Macronix dismisses talk of tie-up with Foxconn
Speculation circulated recently that Macronix International had been approached by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) about a potential tie-up in the semiconductor business,...
Friday 15 June 2018
Six-inch foundry quotes rise, says Mosel
Rising raw materials costs have prompted Mosel Vitelic and other 6-inch foundries to raise their quotes, according to Rebecca Tang, chairperson for the Taiwan-based foundry specializing...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Diode maker HYE enters into car vendor supply chain
Taiwan-based HY Electronic (HYE) with its automotive diodes has entered into the supply chain of Mercedes-Benz, according to industry sources. A ramp-up of orders for car electronics...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Lite-On Semi posts revenue growth in May
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has reported consolidated revenues for May 2018 increased 15% on year and 2% sequentially to NT$1.12 billion (US$37.5...
Monday 4 June 2018
Mosel profits surge in April
Mosel Vitelic, a pure-play foundry specializing in power semiconductors and analog chips, saw its profits surge in April with EPS exceeding that for the first quarter.
Friday 1 June 2018
GEM embracing robust orders for packaging diverse MOSFETs
Power semiconductor backend specialist GEM Services is embracing strong orders for packaging all types of MOSFET chips, and is expected to post 30-40% annual growth in revenues contributed...
Wednesday 30 May 2018
Quotes for 6-inch capacity to rise 10%
Quotes for 6-inch foundry capacity will rise 10% in the third quarter as demand for power semiconductor devices has been strong, according to industry sources.
Friday 18 May 2018
HLJ to build 6-inch epi fab to boost VCSEL capacity
Taiwan-based VCSEL application solutions provider HLJ Technology has decided to invest NT$2.7 billion (US$90.08 million) to build a 6-inc epi wafer fab at its plant complex in northern...