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Tuesday 7 June 2022
Taiwan seeks to lower dependence on China rare earth minerals
Several research teams in Taiwan are studying ways to improve material properties to help the country lower its dependence on rare earth minerals imported from China.
Tuesday 7 June 2022
Foxconn-Yageo JV makes strategic investment in MOSFET maker
XSemi, a joint venture between Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) and Yageo, has acquired a nearly 30% stake in Advanced Power Electronics (APEC), becoming the largest shareholder...
Wednesday 1 June 2022
Foxconn IC fab capacity to come online in 2023
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) expects its IC fabs dedicated to producing automotive chips and third-generation semiconductors to come online in 2023.
Thursday 19 May 2022
Six-inch fab capacity to stay full utilized through 3Q22
Six-inch IC foundries, such as Mosel Vitelic and Nuvoton Technology, continue to run their fabs at full capacity utilization despite a recent slowdown in orders for LCD driver chips...
Wednesday 11 May 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers deliver samples for Wi-Fi 7 RF FEM
Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries and epi-wafer suppliers have started delivering epi-wafer samples, which are used in power amplifiers (PA) for Wi-Fi 7 radio-frequency...
Tuesday 10 May 2022
Unikorn eyeing monthly profits by end-2022
III-V compound semiconductor wafer foundry service provider Unikorn Semiconductor may return to monthly profits by the end of 2022, according to company chairman Wayne Shih.
Wednesday 4 May 2022
GCS eyeing gains from investment in Unikorn Semiconductor
Pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS) expects to start generating gains from its investment in Unikorn Semiconductor, a compound...
Wednesday 4 May 2022
GlobalWafers strikes long-term deals for supply through 2025
GlobalWafers continues to strike long-term deals with customers demanding 8- and 12-inch silicon wafers, and compound wafers through 2025, according to company chairperson Doris Hs...
Thursday 14 April 2022
Foxconn to tackle SiC, GaN production bottlenecks with AI technology
Foxconn Technology will move to incorporate AI-based smart manufacturing solutions to tackle bottlenecks encountered in manufacturing third-generation semiconductors including SiC...
Thursday 7 April 2022
III-V IC makers see slowdown as mobile phones lag in 2Q22
Smartphone demand in the second quarter of 2022 continues to be bleak. Inventory pressure and shrinking consumer spending in China's domestic market mean China-based mobile phone...
Thursday 31 March 2022
FitTech steps into compound semiconductor testing equipment manufacturing
FitTech has extended product development and production from LED probing/testing and sorting equipment to compound semiconductor wafer testing equipment and has developed 6-inch GaN...
Thursday 31 March 2022
MOSFET packager GEM guardedly optimistic about 2022
Taiwan-based GEM Services, dedicated to packaging MOSFET and other semiconductor power devices, is guardedly optimistic about its business prospects for 2022 as its new plant in China's...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Key requirements for software-defined vehicles
Taiwan's "five shortages" have been thrust back into the spotlight recently due to power outages and climate change. The "five shortages" refer to shortage of water, electricity,...
Monday 14 March 2022
China government plays crucial role in transforming Sanan into IDM
Government policy and financial support are the largest driving force behind the move of Sanan Optoelectronics Group to transform into an RF IDM through its compound semiconductor...
Monday 14 March 2022
SAIC aggressively aiming to operate as RF IDM
China-based Sanan Integrated Circuit (SAIC), a compound semiconductor specialist under Sanan Optoelectronics Group, is actively developing itself into an RF IDM to support the country's...