Pure-play foundry TSMC will see its fab utilization rates, notably for sub-7nm process manufacturing, rise substantially in the second half of this year, according to sources at fab...
Small- and medium-size panel maker HannStar Display expects its fab utilization rate to average 74% in the second quarter of 2023, up from 66% in the previous quarter.
TSMC will see the baseline 3nm process technology (N3B) dominate 90% of its N3 family capacity in 2023, and nearly 90% of the N3B capacity reportedly has been booked by Apple for...
China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported its gross margin slid to 20.8% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32% in the prior quarter, due to lower wafer...
South Korea's major panel makers LG Display (LGD) and Samsung Display (SDC) have seen their OLED panel capacity utilization rising significantly since February on strong order momentum...
Win Semiconductors has reported that its utilization rates dropped to about 20% in the first quarter of 2023 as a result of inventory correction in the handset supply chain and seasonal...
OSAT ASE Technology (ASE) anticipates a return to 80% plant utilization in the second half of 2023, up from 60% in the first half of the year. After the third quarter, the business...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its wafer shipments and ASPs to both register about flat sequential increases in the first quarter of 2023, with its capacity...
Leading Taiwan-based OSATs including Powertech Technology (PTI) and ASE Group are reducing prices amid ongoing cost pressures, according to industry sources.
TSMC, which saw sales soar to a new high in 2022, has begun to feel the pressure of high inventory and low demand from the beginning of 2023. While the foundry expects to see weakening...
Micron Technology's memory wafer fab capacity utilization is now at a record low level, the company confirmed at its latest earnings call conference. The company didn't release the...
LED automotive lighting module maker Excellence Optoelectronics (EOI) has secured module orders for 11 new car models thus far in the first quarter, with prospects to push its operations...
Silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers is constructing a new 300mm (12-inch) silicon wafer plant in Sherman, Texas, and expects it to be ready for volume production in the first quarter...
The passive component industry may see a significant rebound in the second and third quarters of this year, according to Yageo, which believes that the worst is over.
