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Thursday 8 August 2024
China rushing into chiplet and HBM fab tool development
China-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers have expedited their domestic development efforts, foraying into the chiplet and HBM memory sectors, according to industry sources...
Monday 29 July 2024
OSATs expect sales growth in 2H24
Semiconductor backend services providers generally believe sales will improve in the second half of 2024, but the strength of the growth momentum remains to be seen.
Friday 25 August 2023
Japan's export controls on lithography and thin film deposition more likely to be enforced, says DIGITIMES Research
As Japan's ban on semiconductor equipment exports to China officially went into effect on July 23, many are left wondering about its implications to Chinese semiconductor industry...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Photolithography and thin film deposition equipment export to China likely to be Japan prime control focus, says DIGITIMES Research
Following the publication of the revised Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act in March 2023, the Japanese government on May 23 announced to impose export restrictions on 23 items...
Friday 2 June 2023
Fujifilm set to expand production of advanced semiconductor materials in Taiwan
Japan's Fujifilm Holdings has disclosed plans to invest NT$3.38 billion (US$110 million) to bolster production of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurry and lithography-related...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Wafer-level backend house VisEra puts focus on automotive
VisEra Technologies, a provider of wafer-level backend services for optical thin films, has shifted its focus to automotive applications in an effort to offset a decline in handset...
Thursday 27 April 2023
Japanese makers actively automating production in China as labor shortage worsens
Japanese electronics components manufacturers with plants in China's coastal provinces are gradually changing their investment strategies there, actively incorporating production...
Thursday 23 February 2023
VisEra looks to auto CIS, AR micro-optical components for 2023 growth
VisEra Technologies, which specializes in wafer-level optical thin film services, is optimistic about demand for automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) and micro-optical components used...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Wafer-level backend house VisEra slowing down capacity expansion
VisEra Technologies, a TSMC affiliate specializing in wafer-level optical thin film services, has decided to slow down its pace of capacity expansion to respond to falling chip and...
Tuesday 29 September 2020
Providing diverse and complete solutions, TEL continues to break through advanced semiconductor process technology
In addition to process technology which enhances the performance of semiconductor devices by scaling, 3D and heterogeneous integration has led to the development of various new structures...
Thursday 2 July 2020
East Tender sees major players begin testing filters for 6G
Thin-film optical filter maker East Tender Optoelectronics has seen clients in Japan, China and the US begin testing optical filter samples for 6G communication, as optical filers...
Monday 14 September 2015
Profit margins for large-area TFT LCDs forecast to plunge, IHS says
Large-area thin film TFT LCD profit margins reached 10% in the first quarter of 2015, their highest level since the first half of 2010. However high factory utilization rates at leading...
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Touch panel makers see shipments for thin-film touch panels increase
Touch panel makers are seeing shipments for thin-film touch panels used in low-priced handsets increase as the technology continues to drop in price.
Wednesday 29 January 2014
DOE to start investigating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties for Taiwan PV imports
The International Trade Association (ITA), an institute belonging to the US Department of Commerce, has announced it will start investigating anti-dumping and countervailing duties...