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Friday 14 April 2023
South Korea sees larger semiconductor export decline than Taiwan in March
South Korea's March semiconductor exports slipped 34.5% on year amid sluggish market demand, and Taiwan also failed to stay unscathed but with a lower export decline of only 13.4%...
Friday 14 April 2023
IC designers facing uphill battle in demanding foundry quote cuts
With TSMC also reportedly to slow down capacity expansions in Taiwan, IC design houses will find it even more difficult to expect a downturn in their chips foundry costs, according...
Friday 14 April 2023
TSMC still mulling raising foundry quotes in 2H23, sources say
TSMC has revised the company's blueprint for capacity expansion, reducing its scale and slowing down its pace. However, the pure-play foundry is still evaluating the feasibility of...
Thursday 13 April 2023
Winbond obtains NT$20 billion syndicated loan
Winbond Electronics has signed a seven-year syndicated loan agreement for NT$20 billion (US$656.3 million) with 11 local banks in Taiwan, according to the specialty DRAM and flash...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
TSMC's Germany plan remains uncertain, but decision will come in summer, according to sources
Sources familiar with TSMC's plan in Germany indicated to DIGITIMES Asia that TSMC will reach a decision in summer regarding the construction of its German fab.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
TSMC slowing capacity expansion in Taiwan
TSMC is slowing down its pace of capacity expansions in Taiwan, as its first-quarter 2023 sales missed guidance, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Foundry houses invest big in advanced and mature process equipment
Sharp increases in global demand for advanced and mature chip manufacturing processes continued to significantly bolster equipment purchases by TSMC and other Taiwanese foundry peers...
Monday 10 April 2023
Samsung production cut believed to focus on DDR4 chips
Samsung has announced that starting this week it will be lowering memory chips production by a 'meaningful' level, especially that of products with supply secured, and most market...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Chipmakers to boost 300mm fab capacity to all-time high in 2026
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are forecast to increase 300mm fab capacity to an all-time high of 9.6 million wafers per month in 2026, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Automotive PCB maker Dynamic plans capacity expansion in Thailand
Dynamic Electronics is planning capacity expansion at its factory site in Thailand, according to the Taiwan-based automotive PCB specialist.
Monday 27 March 2023
Taiwanese, Korean chipmakers feel the heat of US capacity expansion ban against China
The US has unveiled tight restrictions on chipmakers' capacity expansions in China, increasing the risks for companies that already have sizable operations in the Asian country.
Monday 13 March 2023
Wafer foundries in China expected to continue with capacity expansion plans despite geopolitical tensions, says DIGITIMES Research
China-based semiconductor manufacturers, in the wake of geopolitical risks, are expected to keep up with their capacity expansion strategies going into 2023 with a good number of...
Monday 13 March 2023
Eternal Materials expands capacity in China, Malaysia
Taiwan-based Eternal Materials, dedicated to supplying resins, electronics materials including PCB-use dry film photoresists, and specialty materials, expects its sales to grow steadily...
Monday 13 March 2023
TSMC new US fab to dent profits, hard to transfer costs to customers
TSMC could hardly achieve profitable mass production of 5/4/3nm chips at its new plant under construction in the US, and will find it a tough challenge to transfer part of its huge...
Friday 3 March 2023
Global DRAM revenue falls over 30% in 4Q22, says TrendForce
Revenue of the global DRAM memory market declined 32.5% sequentially to US$12.28 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to TrendForce. The decline compares to a decrease...