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Friday 26 June 2026

SK Siltron to bring new 300mm wafer capacity online as AI demand lifts shipments

SK Siltron is preparing to bring a new silicon wafer manufacturing facility online in South Korea next month. The expansion comes as AI...

Thursday 25 June 2026

China wafer champion turns to US$1.6B overhaul to stop losses

National Silicon Industry Group, China's leading 12-inch silicon wafer maker, has announced a CNY11.45 billion (US$1.6 billion) capital injection into its core subsidiary Shanghai...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Wafer Works unveils golden triangle expansion to boost AI, optical, and SiC wafer capacity

Wafer Works announced after its June 18, 2026, shareholders meeting that it launched a "golden triangle" expansion plan to deepen silicon wafer product lines and support fast-growing...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

SK Group weighs pausing SK Siltron sale as AI chip demand lifts wafer strategy

SK Group is reportedly placing AI and semiconductors at the center of its next round of business restructuring, prompting a fresh internal review of the strategic value of SK Siltron,...

Saturday 16 May 2026

Taiwan semiconductor materials, April 2026— One sector, two races

Among the 19 Taiwan-listed semiconductor materials companies tracked by Digitimes, 10 (53%) grew month-on-month in April, 12 (63%) posted positive year-on-year growth, and...

Thursday 7 May 2026

SEMI reports stronger wafer shipments with global implications

The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group reported a 13.1% year-over-year rise in global silicon wafer shipment area to 3,275 million square inches in the first quarter of 2026, signaling...

Wednesday 6 May 2026

GlobalWafers outlines 2026 recovery path, highlights tightening 12-inch wafer supply

GlobalWafers expects the current semiconductor cycle to bottom in the first quarter of 2026, with both the speed and breadth of recovery exceeding prior expectations, as artificial...

Wednesday 6 May 2026

GlobalWafers prepares inventory buffer as geopolitical factors push up gallium prices

Semiconductor silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers said during its May 5 earnings call that it is advancing its next-generation compound semiconductor strategy. In response to advanced...

Friday 13 March 2026

GlobalWafers sees 1Q26 silicon wafer prices bottoming as global capacity boosts revenue

GlobalWafers chairman Doris Hsu said rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) is sustaining long-term demand for advanced 12-inch silicon...

Thursday 12 February 2026

SEMI: AI and HBM lift 2025 silicon wafer shipments, revenue still dips

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 5.8% in 2025 to 12,973 million square inches (MSI), while wafer revenue declined 1.2% to US$11.4 billion, according to the year-end analysis...

Thursday 22 January 2026

GlobalWafers' Texas plant holds six-phase expansion potential

GlobalWafers chairwoman Doris Hsu said in a January 21, 2026, media interview that with easing inflation pressures and some central bank policy adjustments, the global economy is experiencing...

Friday 16 January 2026

Top 10 chart: Regenerated wafers and AI-linked packaging lift Taiwan chip materials sector

Taiwan's semiconductor materials sector delivered a mixed performance in December 2025, highlighting a widening gap between advanced and mature segments of the supply chain. Upstream...

Monday 17 November 2025

South Korea's solar exports collapse as China deepens global supply chain control

Despite surging global demand for solar energy, South Korean manufacturers are seeing export volumes contract as China deepens its dominance over upstream silicon wafer and module...

Wednesday 10 September 2025

China's NSIG to absorb loss-making wafer subsidiaries in US$967M restructuring

China's top silicon wafer maker, National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG), has unveiled a major restructuring, taking full control of three loss-making 12-inch wafer subsidiaries. The...

Thursday 21 August 2025

Executive shake-up at China’s top wafer maker

China's National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG), the country's biggest silicon wafer producer, said longtime executive Wang Qingyu, also...

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