TSMC may have to budget a higher capex for 2022 than the record-high US$30 billion allocated last year, as strong 5nm, 7nm and 28nm chip demand encourages it to build additional fab...
Broadcom and MediaTek are set to release their respective Wi-Fi 7 SoC series in the first half of 2022, looking to build a preemptive presence in the next-generation Wi-Fi segment...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is poised to make another price hike starting March 2022, following an about 10% upward adjustment in its foundry quotes in January,...
Delivery lead times for Wi-Fi 6/6E core chips still last six months to one year although such chips are given shipment priority at vendors amid tight foundry capacity, and migrating...
The supply of network switches will remain tight in the first half of 2022, but overbooking at customers may lead to a cutback in orders in the third quarter when shortage of chip...
Micron Technology's recently-unveiled deal with pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is to secure sufficient 28nm fab capacity for its eMMC device controller suppliers,...
TSMC, Kioxia and Micron Technology are reportedly expected to receive government subsidies in Japan to support their new fabs or expansion projects locally in Japan.
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...
China-based foundry house Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has approved the departure of Chiang Shang-Yi, who submitted his resignation as company vice chairman.
TSMC and Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) have jointly announced plans to establish a joint-venture foundry in Kumamoto, Japan to initially provide 22nm and 28nm process manufacturing...
Taiwan-based RichWave Technology, dedicated to offering RF-FEM (front-end modules) for Wi-Fi and other related applications, saw its third-quarter 2021 shipments drop significantly...
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has unveiled more details about its new 12-inch fab project In Shenzhen, such as the fab's initial focus on the manufacture...
With Intel announcing plans to adopt ASML's high-NA EUV machines in its post-nanometer process technology that is expected to be ready for production by 2025, ASML has disclosed it...
Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could...
