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Wednesday 8 March 2023
Global semiconductor sales drop 5% in January
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported that global semiconductor industry sales totaled US$41.3 billion in January 2023, a 5.2% decrease from the December 2022 total...
Monday 6 March 2023
Will Tesla backtrack on plans to sharply cut SiC demand for future EVs?
Tesla's recent announcement that its next-generation EVs will reduce demand for SiC components by 75% has sent shockwaves through the global SiC supply chain, inspiring Taiwan-based...
Monday 6 March 2023
Top 3 memory vendors account for three-fourths of leading-edge wafer capacity
According to Knometa Research, Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix held 76% of the leading-edge capacity at the end of 2022, with the majority of it going toward...
Wednesday 1 March 2023
Semiconductor talent cultivation hits snags in South Korea
Semiconductor-related departments at universities in South Korea, many of them sponsored by Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and other major semiconductor players, have hit snags in...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Global semiconductor market's long-term outlook is strong despite short-term cyclical downturn
According to SEMI's most recent data on worldwide semiconductor sales, the industry experienced significant ups and downs in 2022. While chip sales reached an all-time high in 2022,...
Friday 10 February 2023
Foxsemicon kicks off operations in US
Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (FITI), a Foxconn company specializing in semiconductor equipment, has announced the grand opening of Foxsemicon Technology, its first precision machining...
Friday 10 February 2023
Taiwan semiconductor industry to rebound at full swing in 3Q23, says Topco
Semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific expects Taiwan's semiconductor industry to begin picking up in the second quarter before rebounding at full throttle in the third...
Thursday 9 February 2023
Hua Hong, China IC Fund to set up JV fab
A 12-inch wafer fab will be established as part of a joint venture that Hua Hong Semiconductor has signed with the state-backed China IC Fund II, also known as the Big Fund Phase...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
China SiC semiconductor companies see losses in 2022
Several Chinese firms involved in the domestic silicon carbide (SiC) industry supply chain have warned of net losses in 2022.
Monday 6 February 2023
Taiwan semiconductor industry revenue totaled US$175 bn in 2022
Taiwan-based semiconductor firms had a total revenue of US$175 billion in 2022. With the semiconductor industry accounting for 65% of the added value compared to the total GDP, the...
Friday 3 February 2023
WPG sees customer inventories return to normal by 2Q23
Inventories at downstream system makers are expected to return to healthy levels in the second quarter of 2023, but those at upstream components suppliers will take more time to digest...
Tuesday 31 January 2023
Generations of semiconductor talent give Taiwan an edge as global competition intensifies
The regionalization of semiconductor production has become a clear trend, which may even result in many 'semiconductor powers' rising simultaneously around the world. However, Taiwan...
Tuesday 24 January 2023
Opportunities and challenges for semiconductor industry in automotive applications (2)
The semiconductor industry can learn from its past development history for making changes needed to cope with the trends and phenomena of the automotive industry.
Monday 23 January 2023
Opportunities and challenges for semiconductor industry in automotive applications (1)
Driven by geopolitical influences and pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, the supply chains in the past global trade system are being restructured, and one of the possible...
Friday 20 January 2023
Japan enforcing new industrial policy for semiconductor industry
The new breed of industrial policies formulated to rekindle its semiconductor industry is taking hold in Japan. The Japanese government is offering subsidies to TSMC to build a wafer...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research