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Monday 9 January 2023
SMT solutions provider TSMT gearing up for capacity expansion
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD surface-mount technology (SMT) solutions provider, has disclosed plans to initiate its capacity expansion projects overseas in 202...
Friday 6 January 2023
GlobalWafers doubles capex for epi-wafer capacity expansion
GlobalWafers will more than double its capex for 2023 to accelerate its wafer capacity expansions, particularly for SiC and GaN epi-wafers, to meet strong demand from clients, according...
Friday 30 December 2022
TSMC gearing up for 3nm capacity expansion, 2nm fab construction
In southern Taiwan, TSMC is constructing phase-8 facilities at Fab 18 for additional 3nm capacity, while in the northern and central regions of the country, 2nm fabs are being prepared...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
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Friday 9 December 2022
Solar cell maker Motech cautious about capacity expansion
Taiwan-based PV module maker Motech Industries remains conservative about capacity expansions, as loose government policies benefit its international peers but constrain its growth...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
IDMs see clear auto IGBT order visibility through 2023
The supply of automotive IGBT continues to fall short of demand, and international IDMs have seen clear order visibility throughout 2023, while Chinese semiconductor companies are...
Friday 25 November 2022
China foundry Hua Hong posts record revenues for 3Q22
China-based pure-play foundry Hua Hong Semiconductor has reported revenue surged 39.5% on year to a record high of US$630 million in the third quarter of 2022, with gross margin climbing...
Friday 25 November 2022
Chin-Poon on track with capacity expansion in Thailand
Automotive PCB supplier Chin-Poon Industrial is on track with its capacity expansion in Thailand and expects the easing of automotive chip shortages to help boost its shipments, according...
Monday 21 November 2022
China memory chipmakers unlikely to meet output goals for 2023
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) are both unlikely to meet their respective output goal for 2023, due to constraints caused by the latest...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers to ramp up capex in 2023
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected to continue ramping up their capital expenditures (capex) next year to build additional production capacities for ABF substrates,...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Wafer-level backend house VisEra slowing down capacity expansion
VisEra Technologies, a TSMC affiliate specializing in wafer-level optical thin film services, has decided to slow down its pace of capacity expansion to respond to falling chip and...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Winbond on track to open new fab in southern Taiwan by end-2022
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics is on track to start operating its new 12-inch plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, by the end of this year but may slow...
Friday 4 November 2022
TSMC capacity expansions facing potential changes with geopolitical influences
Despite TSMC's robust sales in the past few years and estimated strong performance in 2023, geopolitical tensions will continue to influence the foundry's decision in capacity expansion...
Thursday 3 November 2022
TSMC puts capacity expansion focus on 3nm capacity, US fab
TSMC has put its capacity expansion focus on 3nm process manufacturing and the foundry's advanced wafer fab in the US, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Taiwan ABF substrate suppliers to embrace sales growth in 4Q22
Taiwan-based IC substrate specialists Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB, and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are poised to generate sequential revenue increases in the fourth quarter...