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Wednesday 15 March 2023
GlobalWafers sees customers' advance payments top US$1 billion
GlobalWafers received an all-time high of NT$39.73 billion (US$1.3 billion) in advance payments made by its customers as of the end of 2022, according to the silicon wafer company,...
Thursday 2 March 2023
More makers in China, Taiwan building presence in SiC sector
China-based carmakers and solar cell suppliers are aggressively foraying into the silicone carbide (SiC) segment in line with the semiconductor self-sufficiency goal set by the government,...
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Sumco sees 12-inch silicon wafers sustain strong demand for auto chips
Japan's silicon wafer maker Sumco expects a slight sequential fall in overall shipments of its 12-inch products in the first quarter of 2023, driven by weaker demand for memory and...
Friday 10 February 2023
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments and revenue set new records in 2022, says SEMI
According to SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry, worldwide silicon wafer shipments in 2022 increased 3.9% to 14,713 million...
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments and revenue set new records in 2022, SEMI says
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 3.9% to 14.71 billion square inches in 2022, with revenue rising 9.5% on year to US$13.83 billion, according to SEMI. Both results hit...
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Semiconductor materials demand still promising
Despite chipmakers' near-term caution about market prospects, semiconductor materials demand remains promising in the longer term, according to market sources.
Friday 6 January 2023
GlobalWafers doubles capex for epi-wafer capacity expansion
GlobalWafers will more than double its capex for 2023 to accelerate its wafer capacity expansions, particularly for SiC and GaN epi-wafers, to meet strong demand from clients, according...
Thursday 5 January 2023
GlobalWafers sees customers request to adjust LTA contracts
Nearly 50% of GlobalWafers' LTA customers have requested slight adjustments to the 8- and 12-inch wafer supply contracts struck previously to ease inventory pressures, according to...
Friday 30 December 2022
Wafer Works subsidiary applies for listing on Shanghai STAR board
A production subsidiary of Taiwan-based silicon wafer company Wafer Works has submitted an application for its stocks to be listed on the science and technology innovation board (STAR)...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
China 12-inch silicon wafer startup raises CNY4 billion
Eswin Silicon Wafer Technology, a 12-inch silicon wafer supplier based in Xian, China has raised nearly CNY4 billion (US$573.6 million) in series C funding from China National Building...
Friday 2 December 2022
Positive growth for semiconductor materials through 2027, says Topco chairman
Amid upstream and downstream semiconductor industry inventory adjustments and global economic uncertainties in 2022, Taiwan-based Topco Scientific (TSC) has emerged as a key supplier...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
VIS moves 0.35-micron 650V GaN process to mass production
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has moved its 0.35-micron 650V GaN-on-QST processing technology to mass production on 200mm wafers after completing customer-end verification...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
GlobalWafers upbeat about long-term silicon wafer demand
Silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers remains upbeat about semiconductor demand in the long term, particularly demand for automotive and industrial device applications.
Monday 31 October 2022
Global semiconductor sales drop in 3Q22, SIA says
Worldwide semiconductor sales fell on both sequential and on-year bases in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) statistics.
Wednesday 26 October 2022
LONGi Green Energy Technology stops quoting G1 mono-Si wafers
China-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker LONGi Green Energy Technology has stopped quoting G1-size mono-Si wafers, implying that it may hike prices for such wafers,...
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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