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Friday 15 September 2023
GaAs makers eyeing aerospace, military and satellite communications opportunities
Taiwanese gallium arsenide (GaAs) manufacturers are looking to capitalize on prospects in aerospace, defense, and satellite communications, according to industry sources.
Friday 25 August 2023
VPEC enters supply chain for AI datacenters
Epitaxy wafer maker Visual Photonic Epitaxy (VPEC) has entered the supply chains for AI datacenters and expects revenue from the sector to increase significantly in 2023.
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Epi-wafer suppliers cautious about demand for handset PAs
InP-based epitaxial wafer suppliers are uncertain whether their operations will bottom out in the fourth quarter of 2022 as weak demand for handset-use power amplifiers (PAs) casts...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Tight supply of MOSFET may ease in mid-2019
The ongoing tight supply of MOSFET chips may last at least until mid 2019 though shortages of some key upstream materials have started to see improvements, according to industry so...
Monday 7 May 2018
Taiwan GaAs foundries expanding capacity on robust VCSEL demand
VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) has emerged as a crucial light source component for 3D sensors increasingly applied to smartphones and other consumer electronics devices,...
Monday 17 November 2014
IntelliEPI set for higher gross margin
Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which supplies epitaxy-based compound semiconductor epi-wafers to the electronics and optoelectronics industries, has reported record...
Friday 23 December 2011
China to begin making MOCVD equipment in early 2012
To promote its LED industry, China will begin to manufacture MOCVD equipment within its own territory in early 2012 - a move which will lower the costs for the production LED epitaxial...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Total sales of LED firms decline in 3Q11
Combined revenues of listed LED companies, including LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers and LED packaging firms, in Taiwan totaled NT$24.92 billion (US$819.74 million) in the third...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Taiwan makers aims to raise yield rates for high-end LED wafers to 70-80% in 2Q11
Taiwan-based makers of LED epitaxial wafers are making efforts to increase yield rates from an average of 60% currently to 70-80% by the end of second-quarter 2011, as Korea-based...
Friday 1 April 2011
LED chipmaker Tekcore to set up epitaxial wafer plant in Nanjing, says paper
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has signed an agreement with the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone to set up an epitaxial wafer plant in Nanjing, China, according...
Thursday 17 March 2011
Powerchip considers using epi wafers if Japan supply squeezes
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Powerchip Technology reportedly is considering adopting epitaxial wafers if supplies of wafers by major producers such as Shin-Etsu Handotai remain disrupted...
Thursday 10 March 2011
Formosa Epitaxy sees flat revenues in February
LED epitaxial wafer maker Formosa Epitaxy saw its revenues stay flat at NT$350 million (US$12.05 million) in February compared to the previous month but up 64.65% from a year earlier...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Lumileds high-power LED capacity to reach 1 billion in 2011
Philips Lumileds expects its high-power LED capacity to reach one billion units in 2011 and aims to reach the level of 200 lumen per US$1 for the cold white LEDs at the end of 2011...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Episil seeing epi-wafer orders pick up, says paper
Taiwan-based Episil Technologies, which makes silicon epitaxial wafers as well as providing foundry services at its 5- and 6-inch wafer fabs, has seen its epi-wafer production utilization...
Thursday 2 December 2010
Episil expects 4Q10 sales down 10-15% on quarter, says report
Taiwan-based Episil Technologies has seen its foundry fabs run at 60-70%, down significantly from third-quarter 2010 due to a slowdown in demand for CMOS processes, according to a...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research