137 news items tagged 6-inch
Highlights of the day: 6-inch fab capacity tight
Friday 5 March 2021The foundry sector has seen tight supply across all segments, with 6-inch fab capacity almost fully booked for third-quarter...
Qualcomm gearing up to cement capacity support from Taiwan partners
Monday 22 February 2021Qualcomm has been gearing up to seek multiple supply sources for both silicon-based and III-V semiconductors amid increasingly tight capacity at the global IC value chain, and reportedly...
NXP to highlight 5G PA modules, Wi-Fi 6E SoCs in 2021
Friday 22 January 2021Dutch chipmaker NXP will step up promotion for its multi-chip power amplifier (PA) modules for 5G small cells and Wi-Fi 6E SoCs in 2021, apart from automotive chips and modules.
GaAs foundry AWSC raises quotes
Thursday 21 January 2021GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has notified its clients about an around 10% hike in its 6-inch foundry quotes, according to industry sources.
Power diode and MOSFET makers see lead times extend
Thursday 21 January 2021Taiwan-based power diode and MOSFET makers including Panjt International and Taiwan Semiconductor have seen delivery lead times extended to as long as six months due mainly to tight...
GlobalWafers to raise spot quotes for silicon wafers
Tuesday 29 December 2020GlobalWafers has run all its production lines for 12-, 8- and 6-inch silicon wafers at full capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu. The silicon wafer supplier plans...
Tyntek to start 6-inch wafer production
Tuesday 22 December 2020Vertically-integrated LED maker Tyntek has completed 6-inch epitaxial wafer production capacity for producing customized Si-based sensor chips mainly, and expects to gradually obtain...
Six-inch silicon wafer demand ramping up
Friday 11 December 2020Taiwan-based silicon wafer manufacturers including GlobalWafers and Wafer Works have seen orders for 6-inch wafers ramp up and fill their factory capacities, according to industry...
Taiwan III-V supply chain gearing up for GaN power, RF modules
Thursday 26 November 2020Taiwan's III-V semiconductor supply chain players are gearing up to deepen deployments in the segment of GaN-based power components and RF modules increasingly applied to 5G handsets...
HLJ installs 6-inch VCSEL wafer/chip production capacity
Friday 20 November 2020HLJ Technology has disclosed it has installed production capacity for 6-inch VCSEL epitaxial wafers and chips, increasing monthly capacity by 250 million VCSEL chips.
Diode maker Eris Tech expects profit surge in 2021
Thursday 19 November 2020Diode maker Eris Technology expects its profits to surge in 2021-2022 with gross margin likely to top 40% thanks to continuous production cost reductions enabled by new manufacturing...
GlobalWafers runs 12- and 8-inch wafer production at full capacity
Wednesday 4 November 2020GlobalWafers will sustain full capacity utilization for its 12- and 8-inch wafer production lines at least throughout the end of 2020, with its 6-inch wafer capacity over 70% utilized,...
Taiwan GaAs supply chain, IDMs gearing up for Wi-Fi 6 boom
Monday 2 November 2020The Wi-Fi 6 penetration rate is likely to advance to 50-60% in 2021 with the latest wireless communication standard increasingly adopted for handsets, routers and notebooks, prompting...
Macronix to see 48-layer 3D NAND drive revenue growth in 2021
Tuesday 27 October 2020Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and flash memory, expects its in-house developed 48-layer 3D NAND products to start generating revenue in 2021.
IDMs, III-V players gearing up for GaN-on-SiC RF, PA components
Wednesday 14 October 2020International IDMs are keenly developing GaN-on-SiC RF and PA components to tap immense opportunities from communication applications, and Taiwan's III-V players including foundry...
Tainergy has no plans for strategic alliance with III-V IC players
Monday 21 September 2020Tainergy Tech has no plans to forge any strategic alliance with players in the third-generation semiconductor sector for the moment, according to the firm's president Kevin Hsieh.
HLJ to start production at 6-inch VCSEL wafer plant in 4Q20
Thursday 17 September 2020HLJ Technology, a Taiwan-based supplier of VCSEL chips for Apple AirPods, has nearly completed construction of a 6-inch VCSEL wafer plant, with production to kick off in fourth-quarter...
Episil sources GaN, SiC epitaxial wafer materials from GlobalWafers
Thursday 20 August 2020Episil Holdings has disclosed that subsidiary Episil-Precision is among GlobalWafers' customers looking to expand its gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafer...
Win Semi expects 4-6% revenue growth in 3Q20
Wednesday 29 July 2020Pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a mid single-digit sequential increase in third-quarter revenues, with gross margin staying above 40%.
Diode maker Eris gaining ground in 5G, display, ESD applications
Tuesday 7 July 2020Taiwan-based diode maker Eris Technology is expected to gain more business opportunities from display, 5G and ESD (electrostatic discharge) applications in the second half of 2020...
SiC wafer in robust demand for EV applications
Friday 3 July 2020The supply of SiC wafers may become insufficient to satisfy demand for electric vehicles (EV) in the near future, prompting Taiwan-based silicon wafer makers including GlobalWafers,...
Mosel, Actron team up for auto-use ULLD, IGBT components
Thursday 18 June 2020Six-inch foundry Mosel Vitelic and diode maker Actron Technology are revving up their collaboration on diverse automotive power chips such as low loss diode (LLD), ultra LLD (ULLD)...
Huawei moving to build own VSCEL supply
Monday 15 June 2020In expanding its semiconductor ecosystem, Huawei reportedly has newly invested in China's VCSEL startup Vertilite through its investment arm Hubble Technology Investment seeking to...
BYD reorganizes chipmaking arm to focus on EV power devices
Tuesday 26 May 2020Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Group has reorganized its wholly-owned subsidiary BYD Microelectronics and renamed it BYD Semiconductor paving the way for its independent...
GaAs foundries positive about handset PA demand despite Huawei woes
Wednesday 20 May 2020Taiwan's GaAs foundries including Win Semiconductors are still optimistic about mid- and long-term outlook for handset PA (power amplifier) demand though their orders from Huawei...