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Tuesday 23 January 2024
Infineon and GF extend long-term agreement with focus on automotive microcontrollers
Infineon Technologies AG and GlobalFoundries (GF) announced a new multi-year agreement on the supply of Infineon's AURIX™ TC3x 40 nanometer automotive microcontrollers as well...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Rapidus to focus on specialized AI chips and not compete with TSMC
Rapidus, a Japanese company building a semiconductor factory in Chitose City, Hokkaido, Japan, said the construction progress is going smoothly despite the tight schedule. The company...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Japan-based semiconductor equipment suppliers thrive with increased demand in China and generative AI
Major Japan-based semiconductor equipment saw their market capitalization more than double in 2023, with other suppliers reporting nearly doubling of their market valuations, highlighting...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Samsung hopes 2nd-gen 3nm process help narrow gap with TSMC
Although Samsung Electronics was the first to mass produce 3nm chips, they are not as profitable as TSMC since they have not secured big customers yet. Samsung Electronics is trying...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Firm likely to announce donation of 12-inch fab equipment to Taiwan government next month
A much-anticipated donation of 12-inch chipmaking tools to Taiwan's national labs by a certain company will be publicly announced soon after the Lunar New Year, according to a top...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
TSMC, ASEH gearing up to expand advanced packaging capacity
With TSMC and ASE Holdings (ASEH) gearing up to build additional fab capacities for advanced packaging, relevant supply chain participants are optimistic about growth driven by their...
Monday 22 January 2024
China buys near-record $40 Billion of chip gear to beat US curbs
China's imports of chipmaking machines jumped last year as firms ramped up investment in an attempt to get around US-led efforts to hobble the nation's semiconductor industry.
Monday 22 January 2024
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to enter glass substrate market
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has announced plans to develop semiconductor packaging glass substrates.
Monday 22 January 2024
Amkor, GF launch strategic cooperation in Portugal
Amkor Technology and GlobalFoundries (GF) will officially kick off their strategic partnership in Europe with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held recently at Amkor's plant in Porto, Por...
Monday 22 January 2024
Japan chip gear sales to grow 25% in FY 2024, says SEAJ
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor and flat-panel display (FPD) equipment are expected to reach JPY 4.39 trillion (US$29.7 billion) in fiscal year 2024, growing 25.4% year-on-year,...
Monday 22 January 2024
Kyushu IC production value hits JPY1 trillion for first time in 16 years
The semiconductor industry in Kyushu, Japan, is gradually recovering, with IC production value exceeding JPY1 trillion (US$68 billion) from January to November 2023.
Monday 22 January 2024
TSMC and Samsung accelerate UCIe commercialization, entering chiplet mass production race in 1H24
TSMC and Samsung Electronics are gearing up for a chiplet mass production race. Both industry giants are set to materialize the commercialization of UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect...
Monday 22 January 2024
Taiwan unruffled by automotive market slowdown, SiC one to watch
Facing the anticipated slowdown in the automotive market growth in 2024, Taiwan's supply chain is confident that the impact will not be significant.
Monday 22 January 2024
Rockwell focuses market strategy in Taiwan on semiconductors, fine chemicals, and biotech-medical
Century-old US automation giant Rockwell recently gave its opinion on three key trends for industrial transformation in 2024: risk management, sustainable development, and digital...
Monday 22 January 2024
China-based semiconductor equipment suppliers expected to continue surging growth in 2024
Amid the semiconductor cycle that is nearing or has reached its bottom, the rising demands for AI and EVs, and indigenization in packaging and testing, semiconductor equipment suppliers...
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