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Monday 14 August 2023
WPG sees profit exceed guidance in 2Q23
IC distributor WPG has reported operating profits increased 27% sequentially to NT$2.47 billion (US$77.2 million) in the second quarter, with net profits jumping over 200% on quarter...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
TSMC unveils plan for JV foundry in Dresden
TSMC has announced that it will invest alongside Robert Bosch, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors in European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in Dresden, Germany...
Tuesday 8 August 2023
Handelsblatt: TSMC to approve German fab investment in August 8 board meeting
German media Handelsblatt reported on August 7 that TSMC is nearly finalizing its plan to build a fab in Dresden to produce chips for automotive applications. The report...
Monday 7 August 2023
Intel 18A process wins US gov't deal, likely to squeeze potential orders for TSMC Arizona fab
Intel has struck a deal with the US Department of Defense to develop and manufacture chips with its 18A (18-angstrom or 1.8nm) process technology under the DoD's Rapid Assured Microelectronics...
Friday 4 August 2023
Infineon to build 200mm SiC fab in Malaysia
The trend toward decarbonization will lead to robust market growth for power semiconductors, particularly those based on materials with wide bandgaps. According to Infineon Technologies,...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Labor unions may hinder TSMC's overseas fab expansions
The expansion of TSMC's fabs abroad may be hampered by strong labor unions in the US and Europe, according to industry sources.
Thursday 3 August 2023
IC testing houses see slight pick-up in fab utilization
IC testing houses Ardentec, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have all seen their fab utilization rates pick up slightly in the third quarter, despite the gloomy...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Win Semi loss narrows in 2Q23
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors saw its loss shrink significantly in the second quarter of 2023, when its fab utilization rates rebounded to around 40%.
Thursday 27 July 2023
Will HMB add new variable to US-China semiconductor rivalry?
With the rapidly rising popularity of generative AI, high bandwidth memory (HBM) and graphics processing units (GPU) have become highly sought-after components. However, as the semiconductor...
Thursday 20 July 2023
MicroBT launches cryptomining machines with 3nm ASIC
MicroBT has released its 3nm ASIC miners, but supply is limited probably due to insufficient yield rates at its IC foundry partner, according to industry sources.
Thursday 20 July 2023
Nexperia to see annual revenue top US$10 billion by 2030
Nexperia, which is owned by Chinese EMS provider Wingtech Technology, expects to see annual revenue top US$10 billion by 2030.
Wednesday 19 July 2023
TSMC will lead 3nm process market, as TechInsights report reveals
TSMC can temporarily exhale a breath of relief as the efficacy of Samsung's 3nm GAA technology has been revealed by a recent TechInsights study, according to sources at fab toolmak...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Fab toolmakers see orders contract
Semiconductor equipment suppliers are experiencing a decline in customer orders, which may limit their growth in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Friday 14 July 2023
FPD equipment market to bottom out in 2023 and recover with 153% rise in 2024
After peaking near US$21 billion of revenue in 2017, the market for capital equipment used to manufacture OLEDs and LCD panels has suffered from continuous annual declines as the...
Friday 14 July 2023
TSMC likely to post over 10% revenue growth in 3Q23
TSMC will likely post an over 10% sequential revenue increase in the third quarter of 2023, when the pure-play foundry's fab utilization rate will return to more than 80%, according...