China-based ODM Wingtech Technology has seen semiconductor sales significantly bolster its profits since acquiring in late 2019 Nexperia, a Dutch supplier of discrete and MOSFET components...
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see orders for automotive semiconductors ramp up while stepping up their capacity expansion pace, according to industry sources.
In addition to trade restrictions imposed by the US on crucial equipment, the ongoing COVID lockdowns in China's production hubs in Shanghai and other cities are disrupting the country's...
Hangzhou Fullsemi Semiconductor, an IDM foundry specializing in analog chips, has raised an undisclosed sum of investment from China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 30.8% in 2021, when its wafer ASPs rose 13.1% to CNY4,763 (US$749.9) from CNY4,210...
China-based memory foundry ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is poised to start delivering samples of DRAM chips built using its in-house developed 17nm process technology, according...
Silicon wafer companies and other upstream chipmaking material providers continue to see their production capacities fully utilized by the still strong pull-in of orders from foundries,...
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group expects to register in 2022 the strongest first quarter in a decade, as some customer orders deferred from the fourth quarter are being fulfilled...
The supply of power management ICs, particularly those demanding 8-inch wafer fab capacities, will remain constrained over the next several years, despite international IDMs keenly...
Power management integrated circuits (PWM ICs) using mature processes remain in short supply, but suppliers - particularly those mainly engaged in the consumer electronics sector...
Specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics has kicked off its equipment move-in at its new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, and is targeting production...
Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask, which already raised its prices by 10-30% in the first half of 2021, plans to initiate another price hike next year to reflect its tight supply, according...
Pure-play foundries will remain encouraged to raise their quotes in 2022, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC).
