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Friday 12 April 2024
Gudeng to set up new plant in Japan
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer, plans to open a new facility in Japan. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2024, with...
Friday 12 April 2024
Network equipment makers await market recovery, as high inflation impacts consumer spending
As consumer spending remains low amid high inflation in Europe and the US, network equipment makers have seen expectations for the first quarter of 2024 dashed, as demand from Europe...
Thursday 11 April 2024
Global semiconductor equipment billings slip in 2023, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment edged down 1.3% to US$106.3 billion in 2023, from an all-time high of US$107.6 billion in 2022, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Japanese firms witness highest equipment investment surge in 35 years, fueled by AI semiconductor boom
The average growth of equipment investments by Japanese enterprises is projected to reach 8.5% during fiscal 2024 (April 2024-March 2025), marking the highest surge since 1989, according...
Tuesday 9 April 2024
AI boom sends South Korean power equipment producers' shares surging
Shares of South Korean electrical equipment makers are among the biggest winners in the country's stock market this year, driven by an anticipated surge in power demand from artificial...
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Advanced chips 100% made in US will be possible
According to TSMC's announcement of a third fab for 2nm and more advanced chips, as well as Amkor Technology's intentions to develop an advanced packaging fab in Arizona, advanced...
Saturday 6 April 2024
TSMC 2024 revenue target unchanged as chip equipment resumes operation from earthquake
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's leader in pure-play foundry, basically said the impact of the April 3 earthquake was minimal in a statement on the evening...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
TSMC places additional equipment orders for CoWoS packaging
TSMC has placed more equipment orders to boost its CoWoS packaging manufacturing capability, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Friday 29 March 2024
Chinese lithography equipment imports slow
Amid export restrictions imposed by the US and its allies and a move to indigenization, lithography equipment exports to China slowed in the first two months of 2024.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Japanese equipment firms flocked to SEMICON China 2024
SEMICON China 2024, which was held in Shanghai on March 20-22, attracted many Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers to showcase their front-end and backend mature node process...
Thursday 28 March 2024
Xi slams technological barriers during Dutch Premier's visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping criticized "technological barriers" during Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's visit to Beijing as the US pushes to tighten controls on ASML Holding NV's...
Monday 25 March 2024
China's Big Fund III may top US$40 billion to bolster domestic chips and equipment self-production
China is aggressively raising funds to support sustained double-digit annual growth in domestic chip production capacity and cultivate homegrown equipment development for import substitution,...
Friday 22 March 2024
International equipment makers go low-profile at SEMICON China
International equipment makers are keeping a low profile at SEMICON China 2024.
Thursday 21 March 2024
China unveils policy to boost replacement of industrial equipment and consumer electronics
The China State Council launched a policy to promote industrial upgrades.
Wednesday 20 March 2024
SEMI expects record US$137 billion in 300mm fab equipment spending in 2027
Global 300mm fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is forecast to reach a record US$137 billion in 2027, after topping US$100 billion for the first time in 2025, driven...
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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