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Tuesday 25 February 2025
What to know about Apple's US$500 billion investment in US semiconductor supply chain
Apple has unveiled an ambitious plan to invest over US$500 billion in the US over the next four years—a move designed to supercharge American innovation, high-skilled manufacturing,...
Monday 24 February 2025
Faraday's 1Q25 revenue is expected to increase by 150% quarterly, but gross margin may drop to 20%
On February 21, leading ASIC design service and silicon intellectual property (IP) provider Faraday held its earnings call. The company's fourth quarter of 2024 gross margin declined...
Friday 21 February 2025
Forcera enters global semiconductor supply chain with advanced equipment consumables
Forcera Materials is set to be listed on the stock exchange in late March. As one of the few Taiwanese companies with fully integrated capabilities in advanced ceramic material R&D,...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
Global silicon wafer shipments and revenue start to recover in late 2024
In the latter half of 2024, global demand for silicon wafers began to rebound from the industry's downturn experienced in 2023, as reported by the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Infineon ships first 8-inch SiC product to customers
According to Infineon's press release, the company is advancing its 8-inch silicon carbide (SiC) technology, having released its first products in the first quarter of 2025. These...
Monday 17 February 2025
SiC golden era dims as price wars, weak EV demand weigh on market
Leading silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturers, including STMicroelectronics, Onsemi, Infineon Technologies, and Wolfspeed, posted dismal financial results, fueling concerns that the...
Monday 17 February 2025
GlobalWafers sees 6-inch SiC substrate prices steady
GlobalWafers chairperson Doris Hsu reports that prices for mainstream 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates have stabilized, though a market rebound remains uncertain. She noted...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Trump's first-term SiC squeeze catalyze China's industry growth
US President Donald Trump's first-term restrictions on silicon carbide (SiC), intended to limit China's access to the crucial third-generation semiconductor material under national...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Sumco to end silicon wafer production at Miyazaki plant by 2026
Japanese silicon wafer manufacturer Sumco has announced plans to cease silicon wafer production at its Miyazaki plant in Japan by the end of 2026, as part of its strategy to improve...
Thursday 6 February 2025
SiPh progress exceeds TSMC's expectations; optical communication CPO heats up ahead of schedule
Despite TSMC estimating that the mass production of silicon photonic (SiPh) co-packaged optics (CPO) technology will still require more than one to one and a half years, the optical...
Wednesday 29 January 2025
2D FET gaining attention for overcoming challenges in logic chip miniaturization
During the keynote speech at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) held at the end of 2024, 2D Field Effect Transistors (2D FET) and carbon nanotubes were mentioned...
Thursday 16 January 2025
Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils Mi-RAE, eyes all-solid-state batteries and mass production by 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is leveraging its multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) expertise to venture into the energy sector, specifically targeting the development of small all-solid-state...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
China SiC makers hit by quality concerns amid 301 probe
Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturers are facing mounting pressures as quality issues and a looming US trade investigation threaten their market position. Despite...
Thursday 9 January 2025
Taisic Materials navigates SiC oversupply by focusing on larger eight-inch wafers, eyeing growth in US and Japan
In 2024, the silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor industry faces challenges as increased crystal growth production capacity in China results in oversupply and significant price drops,...
Thursday 9 January 2025
India's display fab dream: big potential, bigger challenges
As global demand for display technologies continues to soar, India is vying to establish itself as a competitive player in the display fabrication (fab) industry.