The upstream supply chains of handsets and notebooks are expected to witness order cuts starting in the second quarter of 2022 as demand for the related end products continues shrinking,...
NAND flash vendors' cautious attitudes towards capacity expansion and a substantial cutback in output at Kioxia-Western Digital JV fabs in Japan will flip the market into undersupply...
The Russia-Ukraine conflict, geopolitics, and ESG (environment, social, and corporate governance) compliance are accelerating the tendency of the global semiconductor supply chain...
Taiwan-based chipmakers have already developed their flexibility to seek alternative sources and expect the Russia-Ukraine conflict to have a limited impact on their supply chains,...
Micron Technology and Western Digital have raised their NAND flash prices by about 10%, which is about to trigger increases in both spot and contract market prices, according to industry...
United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to set up a new advanced manufacturing facility adjacent to its Fab12i in Singapore. Dubbed Fab12i P3, the facility is designed for...
Bosch has announced that in an additional move to combat the ongoing global chip shortage, the company plans to further extend its fab site in Reutlingen, Germany. More than EUR250...
The global NAND flash industry generated US$18.48 billion in output value in the fourth quarter of 2021, down 2.1% sequentially, when the memory ASPs fell by nearly 5% on quarter,...
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have risen after Russia recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Russia's massive military build-up at the Ukrainian...
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam remains an attractive location for manufacturers that seek relocation from China, and it is gaining advantages with the...
The global DRAM memory industry posted US$25.03 billion in output value in the fourth quarter of 2021, down 5.8% sequentially, when bit shipments and ASPs both declined on quarter,...
The supply of NAND flash device controller ICs remains tight, particularly those demanding 55nm and 12/16nm process manufacturing, according to industry sources.
Although some semiconductor manufacturers expressed worries that chips made with mature node technologies might be available in excess of demand, SMIC chief executive officer Zhao...
