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Thursday 28 December 2023
TSMC 3nm fab capacity could fall short of demand in 2024
TSMC is on target to increase its 3nm fab capacity to 100,000 wafers per month in 2024 but may fall short of meeting customer demands for the node except for Apple, according to supply...
Monday 25 December 2023
Sony expands CIS capacity to meet Chinese smartphone demand
Japanese electronic giant Sony has just opened a new factory in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, and has purchased land in Kumamoto Prefecture, intending to build another CMOS Image Sensor...
Monday 25 December 2023
Legacy chip capacity expansion in China poses threat to Taiwan-based IC design houses
The US is fortifying itself against a potential dumping of Chinese-made legacy chips, a risk foreseen by Taiwan-based IC design houses amid a decoupling of the global chip market.
Friday 22 December 2023
DRAM capacity expansion to prioritize advanced processes
Future DRAM capacity expansion will prioritize advanced 1-alpha and 1-beta manufacturing processes, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Nippon Steel will acquire US Steel to expand production capacity
Nippon Steel Corporation, one of the world's largest steel makers, said on December 18 that it would buy the United States Steel Corporation for about US$14.9 billion. The purchase...
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Huawei's Nova 12 rumored to include 7nm Kirin 9000S, demonstrating sufficient capacity
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently admitted that Huawei is a formidable competitor. Huang, however, downplayed the significance of Huawei's 7-nanometer chip, stating that there is nothing...
Thursday 14 December 2023
Passive component makers plan capacity expansions in Southeast Asia
Weak demand in the market is not preventing Taiwan-based passive component makers from expanding overseas capacity, with Southeast Asia being a major destination for their new plan...
Thursday 14 December 2023
Foxconn engages in new partnerships to increase global production capacity and branch into emerging industries
As the global factory manufacturing model breaks down under geopolitical concerns, the paradigm has gradually shifted to region-centric production in local facilities. Hon Hai (Foxconn)...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
BYD to expand production capacity for automotive chips
BYD has stepped up its semiconductor business deployment, extending its Chengdu production location to add fab capacity for automotive chips, according to industry sources in China...
Monday 11 December 2023
Weekly news roundup: With 300 immersion lithography DUV machines, can China expand advanced chip capacity and other top stories
These are the most-read tech stories during the week of December 4-8:
Friday 8 December 2023
Chip market to gain momentum in 2H24
Inventory restocking is anticipated to increase capacity utilization within the semiconductor supply chain starting in the latter half of 2024, according to market observers.
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwanese CCL makers show resilience against PCB market headwinds, bolstered by booming AI applications
Despite global inflation, rising interest rates, and challenges in the Chinese economy impacting the PCB industry Taiwan's three major copper-clad laminate (CCL) suppliers –...
Friday 1 December 2023
Samsung ramps up 2.5D packaging capacity, eyeing Nvidia AI GPU orders
Samsung Electronics is not only investing actively in the R&D and capacity expansion of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technology, but also looking to broaden its market reach through...
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Ford moves forward Michigan battery project with over 40% capacity cut
After a two-month pause on its battery project in Michigan, Ford said it has scaled back the plan and is ready to proceed. The battery factory, which will license CATL's technology,...
Monday 20 November 2023
TSMC capacity utilization may rebound to 80% in 1H24 on rising demand for advanced processes
TSMC's capacity utilization rate is estimated to pick up slowly through the end of 2023 and rebound to 80% in the first half of 2024, and its US dollar revenue performance this year...