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Friday 13 January 2023
Japan-made chipmaking equipment sales may see 1st drop in 4 years
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor equipment are forecast to drop about 5% to JPY3.5 billion (US$27.1 billion) in fiscal 2023 - the first annual drop in four years, according to the...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam shortlisted for Taiwan PCB manufacturing relocation
Taiwan-based PCB and CCL suppliers, of which many have built their production sites in Kunshan, China, are considering relocating manufacturing to Southeast Asia, with Malaysia, Thailand...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
AWS opens its second region in India, plans to invest US$4.4 billion by 2030
AWS announced the launch of second infrastructure region in India and planned to invest US$4.4 billion in the country as part of its global expansion plan.
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Digital transformation in the 'post-pandemic' era: ZNT's global layout, transformation and upgrading of localized services in the Asia-Pacific region
Nowadays, information technology and manufacturing are intimately linked to one another. It is inevitable for businesses to upgrade and digitalize in order to remain competitive in...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Cleanroom equipment maker Acter upbeat about sales prospects in 4Q22
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter continued to enjoy strong demand from Taiwan's and China's chipmaking sectors in the third quarter, when revenue and net profit climbed...
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Digitalization as key for transformation to smart manufacturing: ZNT's detailed market approach to further support valued customers in Asia-Pacific region
With the deep integration of the new generation of information technology and manufacturing industry, and the digital transformation and upgrading, digitalization is currently intensively...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
QuantumScape sets up solid-state battery R&D center in Japan
QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles (EV) has expanded into the Asia-Pacific region with an office in Kyoto, Japan. The new...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Global semiconductor materials market surges 16% in 2021, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to US$64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, surpassing the previous market high of US$55.5 billion set in 2020, according to SEMI.
Thursday 10 March 2022
Global foundry market to surge 20% in 2022, says IC Insights
After dropping 2% in 2019, the global foundry market logged a strong 21% rebound in 2020, driven by sales of application processors and other components for 5G smartphones, according...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
TSMC stops exporting chips to Russia
TSMC has suspended all chip supplies to Russia, mainly those for defense and military applications, to comply with new export control rules announced by Taiwan's government.
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Freyr, Aleees team up for LFP cathode manufacturing
Norway-based Freyr Battery, a startup specializing in lithium-ion battery cells, and Taiwan-based Aleees, a producer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials for batteries,...
Thursday 30 December 2021
Micron warns of Xi'an lockdown impact on chip manufacturing
The latest COVID-induced lockdown in the Chinese city of Xi'an could disrupt operations at Micron Technology's manufacturing site locally in Xi'an, according to the US memory chip...
Thursday 9 December 2021
Entegris steps up investment in Taiwan
Entegris, a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, has announced that the company is expanding its total...
Friday 15 October 2021
Will foundry expansions lead to capacity glut?
Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Global fab equipment spending to hit another record high in 2022, says SEMI
Powered by digital transformation and other secular technology trends, global semiconductor equipment investments for front end fabs in 2022 are expected to reach nearly US$100 billion...