Despite foundry quotes at 8-inch fabs in Taiwan and China to see 20-30% hikes in the third quarter of 2018, IC design houses across the Taiwan Straits are gearing up to vie for foundry...
Rising raw materials costs have prompted Mosel Vitelic and other 6-inch foundries to raise their quotes, according to Rebecca Tang, chairperson for the Taiwan-based foundry specializing...
Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), which specializes in wafer reclaim services, expects steady growth in its wafer thinning business in 2018. The product segment has expanded to...
Phoenix Silicon International (PSI) has been contracted by a number of Europe- and US-based IDMs, such as Infineon, to use wafer thinning for making industrial MOSFET chips, according...
Mosel Vitelic, a pure-play foundry specializing in power semiconductors and analog chips, saw its profits surge in April with EPS exceeding that for the first quarter.
Power semiconductor backend specialist GEM Services is embracing strong orders for packaging all types of MOSFET chips, and is expected to post 30-40% annual growth in revenues contributed...
Quotes for 6-inch foundry capacity will rise 10% in the third quarter as demand for power semiconductor devices has been strong, according to industry sources.
Foundry houses raising quotes for 8-inch capacity amid tight supply are creating pressure on IC designers' profit margins in the short term, but in the long run could be a stabilizing...
The supply of MOSFET chips has become sufficient in the second quarter as international IDMs have moved to scale up their output for entry-level and mid-range devices, according to...
The ongoing shortage of MLCCs is affecting negatively shipments of Taiwan-based IC design houses, with some of the companies likely to revise downward their shipment goals for the...
With USB Type-C connector gaining momentum to become a mainstream interface for smartphones, PCs and notebooks, global market demand for Type-C chips is estimated to see an annual...
IC foundries, and PC and handset manufacturers continue to encounter rising costs of components and materials, and will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in 2018,...
Networking IC supplier Realtek Semiconductor, analog IC firm Anpec Electronics, power management IC specialist Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), and MOSFET makers including Advanced...
Taiwan-based GEM Services, a backend house dedicated to MOSEFET chips and power modules, plans to expand monthly production capacity at its plant in Hefei, China by 30-50% to better...
Taiwan-based Episil Holdings, which makes silicon epitaxial wafers and provides foundry services at its 5- and 6-inch wafer fabs, expects to return to profitability in 2018 thanks...
