China intends to put its focus on mature-node manufacturing for ICs instead of process miniaturization, aiming to elaborate innovation to boost the country's homegrown chipmaking...
Sharp increases in global demand for advanced and mature chip manufacturing processes continued to significantly bolster equipment purchases by TSMC and other Taiwanese foundry peers...
TSMC's fab utilization in the first quarter of 2023 is being dragged down by a rapid slowdown in 7nm and 6nm chip orders, but the foundry has managed to keep its overall fab utilization...
Chinese OSATs JCET, Tongfu Microelectronics, and HT-Tech are reportedly lowering prices to attract orders for mature ICs while also making progress in advanced packaging technology...
The Netherlands and Japan reportedly have struck a deal with the US to jointly restrict exports of chipmaking tools to China, which will further cripple the development of China's...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has offered 10-15% price discounts to customers willing to ramp up their wafer starts in the second quarter of 2023, according to industry...
China's tech giant Huawei Technologies is aggressively striving to rebuild its semiconductor ecosystem through multiple approaches including teaming up with other US-sanctioned Chinese...
Huawei's top management recently said the company in 2022 already successfully pulled itself out of crisis mode after weathering years of trade sanctions from the US, sparking market...
Zen Semiconductor (Zensemi) recently broke ground for its new 12-inch fabrication line for MEMS sensors, and other specialty sensors and chips, according to industry sources in Chi...
With China stepping up the subsidizing of its IC industry, China-based IC backend houses would be able to initiate effective price cuts to attract orders in 2023, according to industry...
Automotive chips are on track for manufacturing process upgrades, with 40nm technology likely to replace 90nm as the mainstream process node in five years, according to industry so...
Since the latter part of the third quarter, Taiwan-based IC design houses, including first-tier players, have become aggressive in clearing on-hand inventories by slashing orders...
High-profile semiconductor industry leaders in China recently gathered at the just-ended SEMICON China Executive Summit seeking to find ways out for China's future IC development...
Sluggish PC and handset sales are expected to worsen further in the first half of 2023, and most supply chain players are likely to see their shipments and revenues for next year...
