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Friday 12 January 2024
CIS price hikes reflect Samsung's new strategy
Looking back to 2023, the DS division of Samsung's semiconductor business suffered an overall poor performance in the memory industry, and eventually implemented production cuts to...
Friday 12 January 2024
Chinese pure-play foundry market to increase 9% in 2024
China's pure-play IC foundry industry is expected to resume growth in 2024, with utilization rates of 90% for 8-inch foundries and 78% for 12-inch foundries, according to ICWise,...
Friday 12 January 2024
Taiwan factory construction supply chain eyes bigger presence in global semiconductor industry
As TSMC expands its fabs internationally, others in Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain are also working together to extend their presence to other countries, seeking to support the...
Friday 12 January 2024
TSMC accelerates digital management to address fab expansion challenges
TSMC's goal towards comprehensive digital management for its facilities (fac) and fabs is gathering pace, helping the company better address challenges in overseas expansions, according...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Chinese compound semiconductor companies to fulfill domestic needs, aim overseas
Chinese companies China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro), United Nova Technology (UNT), and SICC have been scaling their compound semiconductor business by strengthening cooperation...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japan toolmaker Disco reports record R&D expenses, focuses on HBM, SiC wafer-cutting equipment
Japan's Disco Corp, with its 70-80% share of the global wafer cutting and grinding equipment market, experienced a remarkable threefold increase in market value within a year in 20...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Huawei cuts back on D.C. lobbying as China push for decoupling from US
According to a Bloomberg report and US federal filing data, Huawei Technologies may have slowed its costly lobbying efforts in Washington, as the company is spearheading...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japanese suppliers expand capacity as demand for compound semiconductors rises
High-efficiency electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy generation are driving growth in the power semiconductor market.
Thursday 11 January 2024
China's Company Law shakeup spooks S. Korean businesses
China's sweeping December 29, 2023, amendments to its Company Law have seen foreign compliance teams scrambling to figure out the new rules and have South Korean businesses feeling...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Global semiconductor industry to grow in 2024, says GlobalWafers
The semiconductor environment in 2024 remains complex, beginning slowly and subsequently gaining momentum, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson for silicon wafer company GlobalWafer...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Tata close to building an ATMP facility in Gujarat
Tata Group confirmed its intention to build a semiconductor fabrication unit in the western state of Gujarat, as the company is scouring locations for its semiconductor foray amid...
Thursday 11 January 2024
PTI to boost capital spending in 2024
Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) expects to increase its 2024 capex to more than NT$10 billion (US$321 million), up from NT$7-8 billion in 2023, as it eyes growth opportunities...
Thursday 11 January 2024
TSMC sees 2023 revenue beat forecast
Pure-play foundry TSMC has announced revenue decreased 4.5% year on year to NT$2.16 trillion (US$69.5 billion) in 2023, compared to its previous prediction of a 10% decline in US...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Encore! SK Hynix boasts reusable CMP breakthrough
SK Hynix has successfully developed a "grinding pad reuse technology" for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) processes. It is expected to be introduced to the production line...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
The role of the US in global trade orders
The "globalization era" should be counted from the 1960s, when Japan and the Four Asian Tigers created a rare economic miracle by developing their industries one after another, as...
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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