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Friday 7 April 2023
Samsung steps up fan-out wafer-level packaging deployment
Samsung Electronics has stepped up its deployment in the fan-out (FO) wafer-level packaging segment with plans to set up related production lines in Japan, according to industry so...
Friday 7 April 2023
Samsung announces long-awaited production cuts in memory business
Amid a steep fall in the operating income, Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory manufacturer, announced long-awaited production cuts in memory chips.
Friday 7 April 2023
Wise-integration & Powernet team up to deliver digitally controlled, compact, energy-efficient GaN power supply systems
Wise-integration, a French company specialized in digital control of gallium nitride (GaN) power supplies and GaN ICs, and Powernet, a Korean power supply manufacturer, announced...
Friday 7 April 2023
US, Japanese, and Dutch semiconductor equipment export values to China dropped; more substantial strategies demanded by expert
Owing to the US-coordinated chip sanctions on China, the US, Japan, and the Netherlands have seen a significant drop in the total export value of semiconductor equipment to China.
Friday 7 April 2023
How conservative policy and talent scarcity threaten South Korea's future car industry
The United States, the European Union (EU), and China are developing their domestic electric car industries through a series of bold tax incentives and subsidies. In contrast, South...
Friday 7 April 2023
Water and electricity shortages more challenging than rising costs, say Taiwan chipmakers
Water and electricity shortages are more difficult to manage than rising manufacturing costs, according to sources in Taiwan's IC manufacturing sector.
Friday 7 April 2023
Taiwan LED packaging houses see automotive products drive growth
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and LED packaging houses, including Ennostar, Everlight, Brightek and Edison Opto, are expected to generate more revenue from automotive applications in...
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...
Thursday 6 April 2023
US-Japan alliance to do 'great harm' to China's chip ambitions
Japan's decision to join the US and Netherlands in restricting exports of chipmaking gear to China is giving the allies powerful new weapons to deploy in the escalating technology...
Thursday 6 April 2023
Big China orders could be 'poisonous honey' to Taiwan IC supply chain players
While China is moving at full throttle toward the 'domestic substitution' goal for semiconductor equipment and materials, Chinese customers are also frantically placing orders or...
Friday 31 March 2023
Japan tightens chip gear exports as US seeks to contain China
Japan said it will expand restrictions on exports of 23 types of leading-edge chipmaking technology, as the US ratchets up efforts to limit China's access to key semiconductor know...
Friday 31 March 2023
Samsung said to directly develop 8-inch process for GaN, SiC devices
Samsung Electronics reportedly will directly migrate to 8-inch process for third-generation semiconductors SiC and GaN devices now under development by its power...
Friday 31 March 2023
IDMs upbeat about revenue prospects, benefiting Taiwan supply chain partners
Robust demand for Si-IGBT and SiC power modules for automotive and industrial control applications has inspired IDMs such as Infineon to become upbeat about their revenue prospects...
Friday 31 March 2023
TPCA sets carbon reduction roadmaps for PCB makers in Taiwan
Taiwan's PCB industry will carry out its low-carbon transformation based on three axes of independent energy saving, renewable energy, and negative carbon/carbon trading, aiming to...
Friday 31 March 2023
With 3D processing speeds 900 times faster than GPUs, AI semiconductors assist the metaverse
Recently, a South Korean research team successfully developed an AI semiconductor that can be used in mobile devices and can increase speed and energy efficiency. This result is anticipated...