TSMC and Samsung Electronics (Samsung) are set to begin mass production of 2nm technology starting in 2025. Both industry giants are actively vying for customer orders. The South...
Gudeng Precision, a key player in the semiconductor foundry supply chain, reported an October 2024 consolidated revenue of NT$389 million (approx. US$12.16 million). Cumulative revenue...
SMIC, China's largest pure-play semiconductor foundry, recorded US$2 billion in revenue in a single quarter, with its utilization rate surpassing 90%. However, its relatively limited...
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on November 1 that GlobalFoundries (GF), a US semiconductor foundry, has been fined US$500,000 for...
Samsung Electronics is reportedly slowing down its investments following an aggressive wave of efforts bolstering its semiconductor foundry business, intended to accelerate the adoption...
Boosted by short-term orders in the electronics supply chain and shipments of AI and high-performance computing (HPC) chips, Taiwan's wafer foundry industry posted better-than-expected...
Increasing silicon carbide (SiC) substrate supply from China at lower prices is expected to fuel Taiwan-based foundry houses' diversification into compound semiconductors.
As the global semiconductor foundry market shows signs of recovery, Samsung Electronics continues to trail significantly behind sector leader TSMC in market share. Additionally, it...
The global foundry industry's revenue grew about 9% sequentially and 23% year on year in the second quarter of 2024, according to Counterpoint Research. The sequential growth was...
The semiconductor foundry industry's first-half results and second-half outlook reveal a growing divide between the dominant players and those struggling to keep up. As expected,...
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) proposing its Foundry 2.0 model, some industry experts compare it with Intel's IDM 2.0. However, the challenges Intel faces...
The majority of Taiwan-based IC design firms have said that they prioritize technological competency, geography, and other significant factors over cost when selecting how much to...
Driven by the Artificial Intelligence (AI) fervor, semiconductor foundry utilization rates are recovering worldwide. Industry sources in South Korea say that the average global semiconductor...
Intel has formed alliances with second-tier foundries including UMC and Tower Semiconductor to reduce costs and optimize production utilization, among other reasons, which may enhance...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its 2024 growth predictions for the foundry and semiconductor industries while keeping the company's growth forecast at 21...
