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Monday 4 November 2024
Toshiba fights back, aiming to double power chip market share to rival global giants in 2030
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage has set an ambitious target to boost its market share in the global power semiconductor market from the current 3.2% to a double-digit percentage...
Thursday 31 October 2024
Chinese solar manufacturers implement price floor amid market oversupply in 4Q24
China's solar energy industry has been grappling with severe oversupply and aggressive price competition in the local market since 2024. In late October, the China Photovoltaic Industry...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Infineon unveils ultra-thin 20-micrometer power semiconductor wafer
Infineon Technologies has disclosed its latest milestone in semiconductor manufacturing technology, following the announcement of the world's first 300-millimeter GaN power wafer...
Friday 25 October 2024
Samsung reveals silicon capacitors and 3.5D packaging roadmap
Jeong Gi-tae, vice president of Samsung Electronics' foundry business unit, recently revealed the development roadmap for the company's wafer foundry technology at an industry-academic...
Thursday 24 October 2024
GCCS opens new plant for SiC crystal growth
GeChi Compound Semiconductor (GCCS), a silicon carbide (SiC) crystal growth company, held an opening ceremony for its new Zhongli plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan on October 23....
Thursday 24 October 2024
SiC substrate price correction may continue in 2025, says GCCS
GeChi Compound Semiconductor (GCCS), a Taiwan-based silicon carbide (SiC) crystal growth firm, forecasts that while oversupply will continue to keep SiC substrate prices at low levels...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
The real picture of SiC substrate oversupply according to Latentek
The silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market appears to be oversupplied, but it takes more than just comparing production capacity and actual demand to understand the real picture,...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Utilization rate drops sharply for Chinese solar wafer leader
TCL Zhonghuan, a leading Chinese manufacturer of solar silicon wafers, has reportedly reduced its factory utilization rates, sharply cutting the working hours for its workers, according...
Friday 18 October 2024
ASML, TSMC earnings reveal 2025 chip demand likely to mirror 2024 patterns
ASML and TSMC recently released their latest financial results, revealing contrasting performances but converging on a shared outlook for the semiconductor sector. TSMC reported strong...
Thursday 17 October 2024
China imposes restrictions on SiC expansion
Thanks to improving yields in producing silicon carbide (SiC), China has achieved an abundant supply of substrates, even resulting in oversupply. The country has reportedly begun...
Thursday 17 October 2024
8-inch SiC substrate prices tumbling amid 6-inch collapse
The price collapse of 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates is taking its toll on the 8-inch segment, where volume production has yet to begin but prices are already tumbling, according...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Wolfspeed secures US$750 million funding for US SiC production expansion
Wolfspeed, a US-based silicon carbide (SiC) chipmaker, has secured up to US$750 million in federal funding to construct a new wafer plant in North Carolina and expand its New York...
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Wolfspeed to strengthen U.S. silicon carbide manufacturing with $750 million CHIPS Act investment
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a preliminary agreement with Wolfspeed, Inc. to bolster U.S. leadership in silicon carbide manufacturing through a proposed US$750 million...
Friday 11 October 2024
China's leap in silicon photonics: A catalyst for AI growth?
Hubei Jiufengshan Laboratory, with CNY8.2 billion (approx. US$1.12 billion) subsidy from the Chinese government, has integrated a laser light source into a silicon chip, marking a...
Friday 4 October 2024
Mitsubishi Electric commences delivery of power modules produced from 12-inch wafers
Mitsubishi Electric has announced that silicon power semiconductor chips produced at its Fukuyama factory in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, have begun supplying module assembly lines,...