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Friday 10 January 2025
China's 12-inch wafer fabs ramp up output, resulting in price war over mature processes
Chinese foundries have stepped up 12-inch fab capacity expansions, which is poised to result in more heated price competition in the mature process market in 2025, according to industry...
Friday 10 January 2025
TSMC sees 5/4nm, 3nm fab capacity fully loaded until year-end
TSMC is expected to maintain full utilization of its 5/4nm and 3nm fabrication capacity through the end of this year, though uncertainties loom regarding policy changes following...
Friday 10 January 2025
Supply chain welcomes Chinese subsidy-driven replacement wave
Major tech companies are gearing up for a surge in replacement demand as government incentives aim to stimulate sales of home appliances and consumer electronics products.
Thursday 9 January 2025
SK Hynix denies reports on plans to expand HBM DRAM production by 70%
Global memory leaders Samsung, SK Hynix, and ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) are ramping up DRAM production this year, fueling market competition. While oversupply is expected...
Thursday 9 January 2025
Collaborative robot maker Techman Robot talks about humanoid robotics
The significance of humanoid robots lies not in their human form, but in their capacity to replicate human behavior, according to Haw Chen, CEO of the world's second-largest collaborative...
Thursday 9 January 2025
SEMI forecasts 18 new semiconductor fabs to be built in 2025
On January 8, 2025, SEMI announced in its latest World Fab Forecast that 18 new semiconductor fabs will begin construction in 2025. These facilities will comprise three 8-inch fabs...
Thursday 9 January 2025
Belgium advances grid strategy amid North Sea wind expansion
Belgium is moving ahead with an innovative energy grid strategy, transitioning from traditional offshore wind infrastructure to an integrated network anchored by an artificial energy...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs to fuel sales growth at Taiwan OSATs in 2025
The launch of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 is expected to drive growth at Taiwan's packaging and testing houses in the supply chain of the latest GPU series in 2025, according to industry...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Panel prices expected to recover amid rising demands in major economies
In the latter half of 2024, China's introduction of a trade-in program has revitalized the panel market, with subsidies expected to extend into 2025. This initiative is prompting...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Phison unveils PCIe Gen5 controller at CES
Phison Electronics has introduced a PCIe Gen5 SSD that includes a Gen5 controller chip on TSMC's advanced 6nm technology. Another cost-effective E31T Gen5 SSD controller chip has...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Micron breaks ground on new HBM advanced packaging facility in Singapore
Micron Technology initiated construction on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) of a new High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) advanced packaging facility adjacent to its existing facilities in Sing...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Chinese chipmaker raises CNY4.02 billion to build 28nm-55nm specialty process platform
Yandong Microelectronics (YDME) announced plans on December 31, 2024, to issue up to 225 million shares at CNY17.86 (US$2.45) per share to Beijing Electronic Holding Co. (BEHC), targeting...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
TSMC's price hikes send Apple A-series wafer costs soaring to US$18,000 per wafer
Apple's A-series chips have evolved significantly, with transistor counts rising from 1 billion in the A7 to 20 billion in the A18 Pro. This advancement has driven a transition from...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
China's 3-pronged subsidy strategy fuels DRAM push
China is sharpening its focus on the memory chip industry, with DRAM leader Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) driving major production expansions and next-generation product development,...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
Memory oversupply may occur in 1H25 due to slowing server demand in China
The memory industry may be ensnared by an oversupply in the first half of 2025, as server demand in China is experiencing a decline, according to industry sources.