With the Japan government stepping up their support for the local IC manufacturing sector, several new wafer fabs, including a joint venture (JV) between TSMC and Sony, will be constructed...

December billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment slipped from the record high set in November.

Taiwan's compound semiconductor output value grew about 26% on year to NT$83.5 billion (US$3 billion) in 2021, according to statistics compiled by the Photonics Industry & Technology...

Taiwan will be accelerating its push for semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency, because of robust demand from its local chipmaking sector, according to president Tsai Ing-wen.

Semiconductor content in electronic systems reached 33.2% last year, surpassing the previous record high set in 2018, according to IC Insights.

Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to rise 10% on year to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth,...

SEMICON Taiwan 2021 has kicked off in Taipei running from December 28-30, with this year's theme focusing on heterogeneous integration, compound semiconductors and other chipmaking...

GEM Services and Lingsen Precision Industries, which specialize in power component and module backend services, and RF component and module packagers Tong Hsing Electronic Industries...

The wide bandgap (WBG) features of third-generation semiconductors make them particularly suitable for recharging and radio frequency (RF) applications, as silicon carbide (SiC) has...

While compound semiconductor materials have been around for some time, they are generating significant interest from the industry lately for its potential to replace silicon as the...

Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach a new high of US$103 billion in 2021, surging 44.7% from the previous...

Worldwide semiconductor capex is on track to surge 34% in 2021, its strongest percentage gain since a 41% increase in 2017, according to IC Insights.

Worldwide semiconductor equipment billings increased 8% sequentially and a robust 38% on year to US$26.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021, according to SEMI. The quarter also...

Win Semiconductors expects to post a 4-6% sequential revenue increase in the fourth quarter of 2021, when the GaAs foundry continues to utilize 95% of production capacity. Gross margin...

September billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment increased by a slight 1.7% sequentially to US$3.72 billion, according to SEMI.