CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED IC MANUFACTURING
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Taiwan gives water and electricity infrastructure cash boost
Taiwan will inject billions to boost key utility investment programs in 2024.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
DB Hitek has its ion implantation equipment for SiC semiconductors
South Korean semiconductor foundry DB Hitek is accelerating the development of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Android phone sales resurgence in China lifts PA suppliers
Apple's latest financial report revealed a 6% year-on-year growth in iPhone revenue in the December quarter of 2023. However, Apple saw a significant 13% sales decline in the Greater...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Taiwan's Science and Technology agency plans major disruptions to biomedicine, agriculture
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has announced research to revolutionize biomedicine and agriculture with AI.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Wait for it... US teases major Chip Act funding announcement
The US Department of Commerce is preparing to allocate funds from its semiconductor manufacturing revitalization plan.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Global semiconductor sales drop 8% in 2023, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors amounted to US$526.8 billion in 2023, reflecting an 8.2% decline from the industry's all-time high of US$574.1 billion in 2022, according to the...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
China SiC capabilities push means global competition: Q&A with SAS chairperson Doris Hsu (II)
With the government's support, Chinese companies have scaled the silicon carbide (SiC) segment and secured partnerships with some international IDMs. In the second part of an interview...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
PSMC reportedly to produce MRAM in Japan
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a Taiwanese pure-play foundry, is reportedly planning to collaborate with a startup company in Japan to manufacture magnetoresistive...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Japan's semiconductor renaissance (2): advanced packaging and materials
The Japanese government's efforts to attract foreign semiconductor investment have been very effective, with almost every major international semiconductor manufacturer responding...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
With increased testing requirements for AI chips, probe card makers eye resurgence
As AI continues to drive attention toward developments in high-performance computing (HPC) chips and advanced packaging technologies, chip manufacturers such as Nvidia can quickly...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
GaAs foundry Win Semi 4Q23 fab utilization rises to 60%
Win Semiconductors, a GaAs foundry, saw its fab utilization rates rise to 60% on average in the fourth quarter of 2023, up from 50% in the previous quarter, thanks to replenishment...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Onsemi expects faster growth than peers, warns of slower SiC demand growth from EV OEMs
On Semiconductor (Onsemi) experienced a full-year decline in sales while seeing a rise in profit in 2023, with the automotive business driving sales growth. The company expects soft...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
TSMC unlikely to adopt High-NA EUV for 2nm, A14 processes
TSMC has not placed orders for high-numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) tools and is unlikely to use the technology in 2nm and 1.4nm (A14) process manufacturing,...
Monday 5 February 2024
Eeny meeny miny SMIC: US removes China's SMIC HK from military companies list
SMIC Hong Kong International Company Limited (SMIC HK) has been removed from the US Department of Defense (DOD) 1260H list of Chinese military companies.
Monday 5 February 2024
Veeco advances quantum tech with GEN20-Q MBE system
Veeco Instruments has announced the shipment of a GEN20-Q molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system to Hermes-Epitek, a semiconductor and optoelectronics client situated in Taiwan's Hsinchu...
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