Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer makers, mainly GlobalWafers, Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) and Wafer Works, have seen demand for 8-inch and smaller models sharply rebound since...
Pure-play foundries including Globalfoundries, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have raised their 8-inch foundry quotes by 10-15% in the...
GlobalWafers will sustain full capacity utilization for its 12- and 8-inch wafer production lines at least throughout the end of 2020, with its 6-inch wafer capacity over 70% utilized,...
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments contracted 0.5% to 3.135 billion square inches in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter, but registered a 6.9% increase from...
Taiwan-based Phoenix Silicon International (PSI) and Kinik, providers of silicon wafer reclaim services, have both obtained orders from TSMC for 5nm and more advanced process manufacturing,...
Global silicon wafer shipments are set to increase 2.4% on year in 2020 after falling 6.9% in 2019, with growth continuing in 2021 and 2022, according to SEMI.
The development of China's homegrown semiconductor industry is taking shape, according to Charles Kau, who has just resigned as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigr...
Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), which ships silicon wafers to mainly Taiwan- and China-based logic and memory foundries, has reported August revenue fell 7.7% sequentially to a 7-month...
Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers has reported net profits grew 18% sequentially to NT$3.4 billion (US$115.5 million) in the second quarter, with net profit margin hitting a...
With TSMC scaling up its 7nm and 5nm chip output, related silicon wafer materials and equipment suppliers have seen significant orders from the pure-play foundry and are ramping up...
IC materials distributors Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial saw their revenues for second-quarter and first-half 2020 register impressive increases thanks mainly to clients...
Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers saw its revenue increase 16.8% sequentially to a nearly one-year high of NT$5.06 billion (US$171.9 million) in June 2020.
The supply of SiC wafers may become insufficient to satisfy demand for electric vehicles (EV) in the near future, prompting Taiwan-based silicon wafer makers including GlobalWafers,...
