526 news items tagged capacity expansion
TSMC to kick off 3nm process manufacturing in 2022
Friday 6 December 2019TSMC is firmly on track to move 5nm process technology to commercial production in the first half of 2020 and will kick off production of chips built using a newer 3nm process node...
BOE, CSOT to stop investing in LCD panel segment
Wednesday 4 December 2019BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) have both disclosed plans to stop their investments in LCD display technology development and capacity expansion.
DRAM, NAND flash supply may see double-digit shortfalls in 2H20
Monday 2 December 2019The memory sector is expected to resume growth momentum in 2020 thanks to steady increase in demand for 5G and server applications, with DRAM and NAND flash to see supply shortfalls...
Chinese makers to see 2019 earnings double on strong HLC PCB demand
Friday 29 November 2019China's leading PCB makers Shennan Circuits and Wus Printed Circuit are expected to see their net earnings for 2019 double from 2018 on robust demand for high-layer-count (HLC) PCBs...
AWSC expanding 6-inch GaAs foundry capacity for 5G devices
Thursday 28 November 2019GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) is gearing up for capacity expansion to satisfy ever-expanding demand for 5G RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier), WiFi 6...
CWTC to provide leadframes for EV power devices
Wednesday 27 November 2019Leadframe specialist Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) plans to expand its offerings to include those for power devices in 2020 and is also set to kick off a NT$3 billion (US$98.38 million)...
Samsung NAND flash bit supply growth to drop below 30% in 2020
Friday 22 November 2019Samsung Electronics' NAND flash bit supply growth is expected to drop below 30% and even 25% in 2020, down from 35-40% this year, according to industry sources.
Memory module makers, backend houses see demand pick up
Tuesday 19 November 2019Memory module manufacturers and backend service providers have seen end-market demand pick up recently, and are gearing up to meet 5G-driven demand with their sufficient supplies...
Unimicron to invest more for ABF substrate capacity expansion in China
Tuesday 19 November 2019Taiwan-based PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has disclosed plans to invest a total of about US$74.9 million for capacity expansions at its plants in China in 202...
ShunSin to ramp up capex in 2020 for SiP capacity expansion
Friday 15 November 2019ShunSin Technology, Foxconn Technology Group's IC backend service affiliate, will be ramping up its capex next year to better meet growing demand for packaging high-speed fiber-optic...
HDI boards to enter new wave of growth in 5G, IoT era
Friday 15 November 2019Supply of HDI (high-density interconnect) boards has fallen short of demand in the second half of 2019, with Taiwan makers having to reschedule shipments to fulfill mounting orders...
Nan Ya set to expand ABF substrate capacity in 2020
Wednesday 13 November 2019Nan Ya PCB has disclosed plans to invest an additional US$48 million in its factory in Kunshan, China, where the Taiwan-based company will expand ABF substrate production capacity...
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT ramping 19nm process output
Wednesday 13 November 2019China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT, formerly Innotron) has managed to improve its 19nm process manufacturing yield rates to satisfactory levels, and is...
HDI PCB makers to expand output in 2021
Tuesday 12 November 2019High-density interconnection (HDI) PCB specialists including Compeq Manufacturing and Tripod Technology are both scheduled to have their new production capacities come online in 2021...
WinWay IC sockets well adopted by first-tier chipmakers in US, China
Monday 11 November 2019Taiwan-based IC testing interface supplier WinWay Technology has entered the supply chains of major chipmakers in the US and China with high-end customized IC sockets and will venture...
Taiwan backend firms expanding testing capacities for 5G chipsets
Wednesday 6 November 2019Taiwan's backend specialists ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are all moving to ready additional capacities to...
Taiwan white-box server shipments to rebound in 2020
Wednesday 6 November 2019Taiwan's white-box server shipments are expected to rebound in 2020 after public cloud datacenter players finish adjusting their inventory levels in 2019, according to sources from...
GaAs foundries, backend firms see capacity utilization rates climb
Tuesday 5 November 2019GaAs IC foundries including Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have both seen their 6-inch fab capacity utilization rates ramp up, driven by robust demand...
CCL maker EMC posts record 3Q19 profit
Friday 1 November 2019CCL maker Elite Material (EMC) has reported its net profits climbed 47.3% from a year earlier to hit a record high of NT$960 million (US$31.5 million) in the third quarter of 2019...
Samsung reportedly to step up capacity expansion pace
Friday 1 November 2019Samsung Electronics is reportedly looking to place new equipment orders for its memory fabs in Pyeongtaek (South Korea) and Xian (China), gearing up to resume its aggressive capacity...
PCB maker Dynamic returns to profitability in 3Q19
Thursday 31 October 2019Taiwan-based PCB maker Dynamic Electronics returned to profitability in the third quarter of 2019, with its net earnings skyrocketing 48.37 folds on year to NT$121 million (US$3.97...
Foxconn affiliate Ingrasys to expand server capacity in Taiwan
Tuesday 29 October 2019Ingrasys Technology, a high-end server and cloud computing storage equipment manufacturing affiliate of Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced its new...
ABF substrate supply may fall short of 5G-driven demand in 2020
Tuesday 29 October 2019ABF substrate demand will stay robust throughout 2020 and beyond thanks to a diversity of applications arising with the advent of the 5G era, according to Jiang Xugao, a PCB expert...
Backend house PTI stepping up capacity expansion
Wednesday 23 October 2019Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) has disclosed it is building new production capacity to meet strong customer demand coming in the first quarter of 2020.
UMC allowed to buy remaining stake in Mie Fujitsu
Thursday 26 September 2019United Microelectronics (UMC) has satisfied all closing conditions, including final approval from all relevant government agencies, for the full acquisition of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor...
- Sony sets JPY300 billion share sale price 3% below close (Jul 13) - Bloomberg
- SEMI: LED fab equipment spending to decline 18% in 2012 (January 4) - SEMI
- China scales up solar power capacity plan by 50 pct -report (December 15) - Reuters Africa
- LDK Solar halting capacity expansions to focus on cost reduction to strengthen balance sheet (November 22) - PV-Tech
- Geosolar ramps up production capacity (July 7) - PV Magazine
- Hemlock Semi may expand Tennessee plant (May 17)
- Infineon invests 198 million Euro in Austria in production, R&D, and creates 400 jobs (May 6) - Company release
- On Semi to expand Oregon fab (Feb 24) - EE Times
- Hynix says to invest US$568 million to expand plant (Feb 23) - Reuters
- LG Display to spend $2.1 bln to boost LCD output (Jan 21) - Reuters