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Thursday 17 October 2024
8-inch SiC substrate prices tumbling amid 6-inch collapse
The price collapse of 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates is taking its toll on the 8-inch segment, where volume production has yet to begin but prices are already tumbling, according...
Thursday 17 October 2024
Speculation arises around Nvidia CEO's January travel to Taiwan
According to industry speculation, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will return to Taiwan on or around January 17, 2025, if no unexpected events occur. Aside from attending Nvidia's annual...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Samsung struggles with unions on both domestic and international fronts amid profit slump
Samsung Electronics reported an operating profit of less than KRW10 trillion (approx. US$7.42 billion) for the third quarter of 2024. In addition to its poor financial performance,...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Samsung Galaxy S25 faces AP choice dilemma, with early November as final deadline
Samsung Electronics is currently grappling with the choice of application processors (AP) for its Galaxy S25 series, but time is running out to make the final decision.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
India's L&T Semicon targets automotive, industrial, and energy sectors
L&T Semiconductor Technologies aims to roll out its products by 2024, targeting the automotive, industrial, and energy sectors.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
China's semiconductor powerhouses unite as Beijing unleashes massive stimulus push
Over the weekend of September 21, 2024, more than 300 industry leaders from renowned companies such as STMicroelectronics (STM), AMD, Huawei, SMIC, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Yangtze...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Wolfspeed secures US$750 million funding for US SiC production expansion
Wolfspeed, a US-based silicon carbide (SiC) chipmaker, has secured up to US$750 million in federal funding to construct a new wafer plant in North Carolina and expand its New York...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
AUO dismisses speculation about FOPLP deployments
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has dismissed speculation that it is planning to establish a foothold in semiconductor packaging by developing FOPLP.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Unigroup Guoxin faces challenges as leadership reorganization aims to tackle constraints
Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics (Guoxin Micro) announced on October 15 that its former chairman, Daojie Ma, has resigned and will now serve as vice chairman. Jie Chen, who is a board...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
TCB packaging crucial in AI and HPC applications, says ASMPT
Semiconductor and electronics manufacturing equipment supplier ASMPT sees sustained strong demand for thermocompression bonding (TCB) machines used in advanced packaging, as the trend...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
ASML confirms shipping third High NA EUV, remains optimistic about long-term growth despite weak 2025 outlook
ASML has announced the shipment of its third High NA lithography system to a new customer after unexpectedly releasing its financial results ahead of schedule. The company acknowledged...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
ASML's order plunge suggests Intel and Samsung pullback, potentially benefiting TSMC
ASML's latest financial results revealed that some chipmakers have slowed their investments. Analysts speculate that Intel and Samsung may be the ones cutting back, potentially easing...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
TSMC raises CoWoS output goal again, say sources
TSMC has been urging its factory engineering and equipment suppliers to expedite shipment pull-ins, enabling the contract chipmaker to raise its monthly output target for CoWoS packaging,...
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Wolfspeed to strengthen U.S. silicon carbide manufacturing with $750 million CHIPS Act investment
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a preliminary agreement with Wolfspeed, Inc. to bolster U.S. leadership in silicon carbide manufacturing through a proposed US$750 million...
Tuesday 15 October 2024
US weighs capping exports of AI chips from Nvidia and AMD to some countries
Biden administration officials have discussed capping sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia Corp. and other American companies on a country-specific basis, people familiar with the...