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Tuesday 25 April 2023
Tougher conditions for US CHIPS Act may discourage Taiwan, Korea chipmakers from investing
The details of the US CHIPS and Science Act (also known as the CHIPS Act) subsidies, which aims to rebuild the country's local semiconductor supply chain, have been released, but...
Friday 21 April 2023
TSMC cuts revenue outlook for 2023
TSMC has revised its revenue outlook for this year to a low- to mid-single-digit percentage decrease from the previously projected small gain.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
China puts focus on mature node manufacturing for ICs
China intends to put its focus on mature-node manufacturing for ICs instead of process miniaturization, aiming to elaborate innovation to boost the country's homegrown chipmaking...
Monday 10 April 2023
Persuaded by South Korea's "China Benefits" theory, US relaxes "guardrail" restrictions; long-term concerns remain for Samsung, SK Hynix
Recently, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the guardrails included in the Chips and Science Act (CHIPS Act). Analysis pointed out that...
Monday 10 April 2023
ASML applies for 2nm fab tool R&D subsidies in Taiwan, report says
ASML has filed to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs for R&D subsidies to fund the development and production of 2nm wafer optical measurement equipment, a report by Taiwan's...
Thursday 6 April 2023
Ford battery partner eyes expansion in Korea after clarity on Biden's green subsidies
Ecopro Group, a battery materials maker that supplies Ford Motor Co. and Samsung SDI Co., plans to expand its manufacturing presence in South Korea, according to people familiar with...
Wednesday 29 March 2023
MediaTek chair urges government to focus incentives on talent shortages, tech challenges
MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-kai urged the Taiwan government to focus its incentives on overcoming challenges such as talent shortages and severe technological competition in the local...
Monday 20 March 2023
Relying on subsidies is worst strategy for chips; wafer fabs need to walk before they can run
The global chip shortage has resulted in countries elevating semiconductor manufacturing to a "national security issue." Not only are the Chinese and Korean governments continuing...
Friday 17 March 2023
Global EV market grows 55% in 2022 with 59% of EVs sold in China
Worldwide sales of electric vehicles (EV) increased 55% to 10.1 million units in 2022, according to Canalys. China was by far the largest EV market last year, accounting for 59% of...
Friday 10 March 2023
Singapore offers substantial subsidies to entice TSMC to build 12-inch fab locally
TSMC is reportedly slowing down its new fab project in Germany, due to growing doubts about whether the pure-play foundry will receive adequate EU subsidies in light of the region's...
Monday 6 March 2023
With Japanese government subsidizing semiconductors, who benefits?
The Japanese government will again subsidize the production and development of semiconductors in Japan with a supplementary government budget for fiscal year 2022 (April 2022 to March...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Micron, Intel decelerate fab construction in US amid market downturn
As regionalization trend becomes hard to reverse and production regionalization is gaining momentum, US semiconductor heavyweights Micron, GlobalFoundries, Intel, and TI have all...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Samsung, SK Hynix aggressively lobbying for waiver from US chip rules on China
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reportedly have been aggressively lobbying relevant units in Washington to seek a waiver from US chips curbs on China, aiming to prevent their existing...
Friday 3 February 2023
Chinese foundries are quietly making equipment purchases
China-based foundries are buying fab tools in a low-profile manner, according to sources at semiconductor equipment suppliers.
Tuesday 31 January 2023
Auto chips retain importance in global IC market in 2023
In 2023, automotive chips will continue to play an important role in global semiconductor trade, but both mainstream automakers and EV startups are making a strategic turnaround due...