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Friday 2 December 2022
ST and Soitec cooperate on SiC substrate manufacturing technology
STMicroelectronics and Soitec have announced the next stage of their cooperation on silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, with the qualification of Soitec's SiC substrate technology by...
Friday 2 December 2022
China startup gearing up for SiC chip production
AscenPower Semiconductors is among China-based chipmaking startups playing a part in the country's push into third-generation semiconductors, and is gearing up for 8- and 6-inch silicon...
Thursday 1 December 2022
WBG semiconductors crucial for achieving net-zero emissions
Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materials GaN and SiC are playing a crucial role in helping achieve net-zero carbon emissions due to their advantage in energy saving, but tight supply...
Wednesday 30 November 2022
Rohm partners with Shenzhen SiC startup amid concerns of growing Chinese competition
Rohm Semiconductor has entered into a strategic partnership with China-based power semiconductor company Shenzhen BASiC Semiconductor, Nikkei reports.
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Rohm to mass produce SiC power semiconductors in December, challenging incumbent leaders
Rohm Semiconductor will be mass-producing SiC power semiconductors starting in December 2022, mainly for inverter application. It makes power consumption more efficient and can add...
Friday 25 November 2022
Sanan Group scores points in SiC business
Hunan Sanan Semiconductor, a wholly owned subsidiary maker of the largest China-based LED chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics, has signed with a China-based new energy car vendor for...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
TAS looks to compound semiconductors for growth
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor (TAS, formerly Opto Tech) expects its entry in the compound semiconductor sector to bear fruit and start contributing to the company's revenue growth at...
Friday 18 November 2022
Infineon signed MoU with Stellantis, seeking 30% of global SiC market share by the end of decade
Infineon Technologies and Stellantis have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as the first step towards a potential multi-year supply cooperation for silicon carbide...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Rohm to team up with Shenzhen chipmaker for SiC power devices
Rohm Semiconductor has struck a strategic cooperation agreement with China's Shenzhen-based BASiC Semiconductor under which the pair will jointly develop SiC power devices for electric...
Monday 14 November 2022
IC distributors expanding deployments in non-consumer, WBG chip segments
IC distributors are aggressively expanding their deployments in non-consumer chips products and third-generation semiconductors like GaN and SiC devices that remain in stable demand...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Jaguar Land Rover partners with Wolfspeed for Silicon Carbide semiconductor technology supply for next-generation electric vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover and Wolfspeed have today announced a strategic partnership to supply Silicon Carbide semiconductors for next generation electric vehicles, delivering increased powertrain...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
ON Semiconductor to sell 200mm wafers to Japanese and US foundries under new strategic focus
Mercuria Holdings, a fund backed by the Development Bank of Japan and Japanese trading house Itochu will buy a 200mm wafer fab from US-based ON Semiconductor, according to Nikkei...
Friday 28 October 2022
STMircrolectronics sticks with capex plan; backlog visibility well above 2023 planned capacity
Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics reported a Q3 net revenues of US$4.32 billion, a sequential increase of 12.6%, and a year-on-year increase of 35.2%. ST also reported its...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Great Wall Motor on track to build its own chips
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) has announced it will set up a fully-owned semiconductor subsidiary to foster its own chip design and manufacturing with a registered capital...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
SiC wafer industry status

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