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Friday 22 October 2021
China Big Fund continues financing homegrown semi equipment suppliers
China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (aka the Big Fund) continues to pour money into China's domestic fab toolmakers, looking to rev up the development of China's...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Silicon wafer shipments to log robust growth through 2024, says SEMI
Global silicon wafer area shipments will register robust growth through 2024, when about 16 billion square inches are forecast to be shipped, according to SEMI.
Thursday 14 October 2021
Power and compound fab capacity to top 10 million wafers monthly in 2023, says SEMI
Fueled by pent-up demand for automotive electronics caused by semiconductor supply chain disruptions, worldwide installed capacity for power and compound semiconductor fabs is projected...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Semiconductor equipment billings drop in August
August billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment decreased 5.4%, bringing an end to an eight-month period of consecutive increases.
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...
Friday 10 September 2021
Foxconn to make SiC components at 6-inch fab for EV, solar apps
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group has disclosed that at its newly-acquired 6-inch wafer fab in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, the company will be making SiC components and IR MEMS sensors...
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Semi equipment billings hit record high in 2Q21, says SEMI
Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 48% on year and 5% sequentially to a record high of US$24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2021, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 7 September 2021
BYD Semiconductor takes major stake in Energen
BYD Semiconductor, a spinoff from China-based carmaker BYD, has acquired a 77.75% stake in Jinan Energen Semiconductor for CNY5 billion (US$774.8 million). Energen makes silicon (Si)...
Thursday 2 September 2021
Win Semi to grow stake in CCL maker Iteq
Taiwan's GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors will participate in Iteq's capital increment project to grow its stake in the CCL maker to 17.08%, seeking to better explore immense business...
Wednesday 1 September 2021
Fab toolmakers optimistic about demand from TSMC
TSMC's equipment suppliers remain optimistic about demand from the foundry, which has been stepping up its pace of advanced technology development and capacity expansion, according...
Friday 30 July 2021
Win Semi expects 7-9% revenue growth in 3Q21
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a revenue increase of 7-9% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, with gross margin ranging from 35% to 36%.
Thursday 29 July 2021
Silicon wafer shipments reach new high in 2Q21, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments climbed to a record high for the second consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2021, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn ups semi investment
Foxconn is stepping up its effort in the semiconductor industry and began installing equipment for packaging high-end...
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Semiconductor equipment billings reach record high for 6th consecutive month
North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted US$3.67 billion in billings worldwide in June 2021 (three-month average basis), a record high for the sixth consecutive...
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Taiwan compound semiconductor output value surges 26% in 1H21
The output value of Taiwan's compound semiconductor industry grew 26.4% on year to NT$36 billion (US$1.28 billion) in the first half of 2021, according to statistics compiled by the...