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Wednesday 14 December 2022
Global wafer foundry industry, 2023 and beyond
Global foundry revenue is set to reach US$137.2 billion in 2022, soaring 25.8%, and the brilliant performance is a result of price hikes, customer long-term agreements (LTA) and capacity...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Vedanta partnering with 30 Japanese companies for semiconductor and display business
According to PR Newswire, Vedanta signed MoUs with 30 Japan-based companies to build its semiconductor and display business without naming the partners.
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Foundries see stable wafer starts demand from Realtek, Megawin
Several IC design houses, such as Realtek Semiconductor and Megawin Technology, continue their pace of wafer starts at foundries which may indicate their relatively brisk business...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
IDMs may ration supply to automotive clients in 2023 on capacity constraint
Automotive IDMs might find it hard to avoid a "rationing system" for their shipments to clients in 2023 due to limited additional capacity support from foundry partners, and they...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Phison expects enterprise storage demand to rebound in 2Q23
Flash device controller specialist Phison Electronics expects demand for enterprise SSDs and other storage devices to start picking up in the second quarter of 2023.
Wednesday 14 December 2022
NXP, Delta team up for next-gen EV solutions
NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan's Delta Electronics, a switching power supply provider, have struck a deal under which the pair will jointly develop next-generation electric vehicle...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Chipmakers brace for weak 1H23
Foundries and IC design houses, particularly tier-2 players, are bracing for a weak first half of 2023 and may face a new wave of reshuffling that will challenge the industry, according...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
ABF substrate suppliers to see continued growth in 2023
The year 2023 will be another growth year for Taiwan-based ABF substrate suppliers Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology, as new-generation server processors...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
Chip shortage empowers China-based IGBT makers; migration to 300mm wafers in sight
According to DIGITIMES Research, the global power semiconductor market will continue to grow, mainly driven by the EV, EV charger, industrial motor, PV and wind power sectors. Among...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
Samsung adjusts semiconductor department for advanced packaging ambition
Samsung Electronics's Device Solutions (DS) division recently adjusted its organization by adding an advanced packaging team under the Test & System Package (TSP) department,...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
IBM and Rapidus form strategic partnership to build advanced semiconductor technology and ecosystem in Japan
Rapidus, a newly-formed advanced Logic foundry, will leverage IBM's semiconductor R&D leadership, including 2-nanometer node technology. IBM and Rapidus today announced a joint...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
IC material distributor Topco expects impressive revenue gains in 2022
Topco Scientific, which distributes mainly silicon wafers, photoresist and other chipmaking materials, is on track to post notable revenue growth in 2022 despite the ongoing inventory...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
MediaTek's Dimensity 8200 mobile phone AP upgrades to 4nm process
After the launch of its flagship mobile phone AP Dimensity 9200, MediaTek quickly followed up with the Dimensity 8200 to compete in the value-flagship and mid-to-high tier market...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
SEMI: global semiconductor industry invests $500 billion to build 84 new fabs by 2024
Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers International (SEMI) released its latest World Fab Forecast report, projecting the worldwide semiconductor industry will invest more than $500...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
Taiwan DDI design houses faced with price competition from China fellow designers
Taiwan-based DDI (display driver IC) design houses have been faced with increasing price-cut competition from China-based fellow design houses, becoming a much larger challenge than...