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Monday 9 September 2024
India holds groundbreaking ceremony for first SiC module manufacturing facility
India-based RIR Power Electronics is setting up India's silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturing facility in Odisha, as the country is looking to expand incentive schemes beyond logical...
Friday 6 September 2024
Foxconn evaluates European semiconductor packaging plant, continues advanced technology development
Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way revealed on September 4, 2024, that in addition to their existing investments in IC design and applications, the company is currently evaluating the...
Friday 6 September 2024
Win-win semiconductor partnership; Kyushu aims to become Japan's Silicon Island
DoIT and SIIQ jointly held the 2024 International Taiwan-Japan Semiconductor Technology Symposium on September 4 in Nangang. DoIT's director general Chyou-Huey Chiou stated that there...
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Semiconductor power component race: IGBT, GaN, SiC compete for market dominance
The semiconductor power components market is witnessing intense competition among three key players: Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT), and the emerging Silicon Carbide (SiC)...
Monday 2 September 2024
STMicro begins early production at China's 8-inch SiC plant
STMicroelectronics (STM) is set to begin production at its new 8-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrate plant in Chongqing, China, two months ahead of schedule.
Friday 30 August 2024
Taiwan's perovskite solar industry seeks breakthrough in global market
AMOLED is steadily gaining ground over LCD in the display market, a shift that Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corp believes mirrors the early days of perovskite solar cells. Just as AMOLED...
Friday 23 August 2024
Mitsubishi Materials develops world's largest rectangular silicon substrate for AI chips
Mitsubishi Materials has announced the development of the world's largest rectangular silicon substrate, a technology gaining attention due to advancements in advanced packaging....
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Japanese wafer majors report falling sales amid slow chip recovery
Shin-Etsu Chemical and Sumco, which account for approximately 50% of the global wafer market, have both reported a decline in demand for the April-June 2024 quarter compared to the...
Tuesday 13 August 2024
Japanese breakthrough in energy-efficient EUV tech could propel advances in the field
Japanese researchers have developed a groundbreaking new technology that could revolutionize the semiconductor industry.
Friday 9 August 2024
TASC seeking new SiC manufacturing site
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation (TASC) is actively boosting its silicon carbide (SiC) production capacity and is currently in talks to select a location for a new factory. If...
Thursday 8 August 2024
Infineon opens new SiC fab in Malaysia
Infineon Technologies is set to unveil a new silicon carbide (SiC) wafer fab at its plant site in Kulim, Malaysia, which aims to move from 6-inch to 8-inch production in 2025. Malaysia's...
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Silicon wafer shipments increase in 2Q24
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 7.1% quarter-on-quarter to 3.035 billion square inches in the second quarter of 2024, but saw an 8.9% decline from the 3.33 billion square...
Friday 2 August 2024
GaN semiconductors ride AI wave into robotics, data centers
Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors, having made a strong debut with fast chargers for consumer electronics, are now finding fresh opportunities in AI servers, data centers, and...
Wednesday 31 July 2024
Faraday expects 10% revenue growth in 3Q24
Faraday Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of fabless ASIC services and silicon IP, anticipates a sequential increase in revenue of approximately 10% in the third quarter of 2024...
Thursday 25 July 2024
AMD delays Ryzen series launch due to quality issues
AMD has postponed the Ryzen 9000 series launch due to quality issues found in initial production units. The company is replacing affected chips and has confirmed a packaging, not...
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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