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Friday 10 September 2021
China silicon wafer maker secures CNY3.3 billion in Series B
Hangzhou Semiconductor Wafer, a silicon wafer subsidiary owned previously by Japan's Ferrotec, has closed CNY3.3 billion (US$510 million) in its Series B funding round and will be...
Wednesday 8 September 2021
OmniVision to cut back wafer starts at Taiwan foundries, say sources
OmniVision plans to cut back substantially its orders placed with Taiwan's IC manufacturing sector, according to market sources.
Monday 6 September 2021
PSMC to raise foundry quotes by about 10% in 4Q21
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) plans to initiate a further price hike of about 10% mainly for its logic IC process manufacturing, with the new pricing...
Monday 6 September 2021
SK Hynix foundry biz posts profit surge in 1H21
Specializing in 8-inch wafer foundry fabrication services for analog and mixed-signal ICs, SK Hynix System IC has disclosed net profits climbed 42.7% on year to KRW76.1 billion (US$65.8...
Friday 3 September 2021
DDR3 contract prices likely to drop in 4Q21
DDR3 contract prices for the fourth quarter will be under downward pressure, as spot prices have been falling recently, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 August 2021
Tong Hsing to open new plant in 2022 for processing car CIS, SiC chips
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has held a beam-raising ceremony for its...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Backend houses enjoy strong influx of orders for automotive CIS
Taiwan-based backend houses, including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), and Xintec, have seen orders from international IDMs continue ramping up for...
Monday 26 July 2021
UMC to raise quotes for 40nm, other processes in 1Q22
United Microelectronics (UMC) plans to raise its foundry quotes for 40nm process technology by 10-15% starting the first quarter of 2022, as well as quotes for other mature process...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Taiwan CIS backend firms to embrace strong 2H21
Backend houses including Xintec, ShunSin Technology and Tong Hsing Electronic Industries are expected to post brisker sales results for the second half of 2021 after posting impressive...
Monday 12 July 2021
TSMC gearing up for advanced process leadership for automotive
TSMC is gearing up for a bigger presence in the automotive IC foundry market segment, with its newly-developed N5A process set to be available in the third quarter of 2022, according...
Monday 21 June 2021
Smartphone components to see orders from Apple rise in 2H21
China's smartphone demand failed to gain as much momentum as expected during the Labor Day holidays, resulting in declines in smartphone component shipments in the second quarter,...
Monday 21 June 2021
China top-3 foundries to see combined revenue hit record high in 2021, says Digitimes Research
China's top-3 pure-play foundries are expected to see their combined revenue grow 16% on year to hit another record high in 2021, buoyed by continued strong demand for power devices,...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Tong Hsing to expand packaging capacity for automotive CIS
Backend house Tong Hsing Electronic Industries plans to expand production capacity in three phases for automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS), while Chinese peers are also enforcing...
Tuesday 15 June 2021
PSMC negotiating orders for 2023
Taiwan-based pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) continue to see orders demanding 8- and 12-inch wafer fabrication services pull in, and is in talks with...
Monday 7 June 2021
Samsung to see non-memory chip sales boom in 2021
Samsung Electronics is expected to see sales of its non-memory business particularly the system LSI segment boom this year, buoyed by strong demand for handset application processors,...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research