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Wednesday 27 December 2023
A paradigm shift in semiconductor materials development (1)
There are three ways to grow the economic scale in the modern-day semiconductor industry: continuous miniaturization of processes, advanced packaging, and the application of new ma...
Friday 22 December 2023
Taiwan compound semiconductor firms unfazed by Luxshare buyout of Qorvo backend fabs in China
Luxshare Precision Industry's impending acquisition of Qorvo's backend fabs in China is unlikely to have a significant impact on Taiwan-based compound semiconductor firms, according...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
New Taiwan rule on crucial chipmaking tech presents more opportunities than concerns, says Skytech
Taiwan has issued a list of 22 critical chipmaking technologies not to be revealed to foreign companies; violators will face legal consequences under Taiwan's "National Security Law."...
Friday 1 December 2023
FitTech steps up laser processing and compound semi testing deployment
FitTech, a provider of LED probing, testing, and sorting equipment, has expanded its footprint in new industries such as compound semiconductor and laser diode testing, where it anticipates...
Wednesday 15 November 2023
Supply Chain Summit: Ajai Chowdhry points to compound semiconductors as key focus for India
At the opening ceremony of the Supply Chain Summit co-organized by DIGITIMES and the India-Taipei Association (ITA) on November 14, Ajai Chowdhry, founder of HCL and chairman of EPIC...
Thursday 9 November 2023
Sensing components maker TASC turns cautious for 4Q23
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor (TASC), reportedly a sensing components supplier for the Apple Watch, has turned conservative about its sales prospects for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Monday 30 October 2023
AI fuels optical communication to become potential market for compound semiconductors
While the 2023 smartphone market is one filled with harsh challenges, it is coming to an end. Regarding the smartphone market after 2024, most prominent market research firms still...
Friday 27 October 2023
SiC, GaN to be GlobalWafers' next acquisition targets
GlobalWafers, which has grown its business through a series of acquisitions since 2008, is looking to acquire silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor...
Monday 23 October 2023
6-inch SiC wafer shortage set to reverse in 2024; no longer exclusive to Western IDMs
So far, the compound semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) has been dominated by European and US integrated device manufacturers (IDMs). The IDM model is considered the niche to develop...
Monday 23 October 2023
IQE CEO Americo Lemos: Taiwan to serve as key base for compound semiconductors in Asia
UK compound semiconductor firm CEO Americo Lemos said that IQE is aiming to establish Taiwan as an important development base for compound semiconductors in Asia to overcome the changing...
Monday 23 October 2023
More than half of the world's SiC wafers might come from China in 2024
In 2023, China's compound semiconductor industry achieved a historic breakthrough. In the field of silicon carbide (SiC) crystal growth, the country especially received recognition...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
United Renewable Energy to finalize its new Group 3 compound semiconductor business plan by end of the year
Sam Hong, Chairman of United Renewable Energy (URE), announced on October 16 that the firm is looking to expand into new business areas and the first field under consideration is...
Friday 6 October 2023
Taiwan III-V IC firms eyeing military drone PA opportunities
Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor companies are actively extending their niche-market product offerings, such as drone power amplifiers (PA), looking to capitalize on the...
Thursday 5 October 2023
China advances compound semiconductors more rapidly than Taiwan, says PIDA
Taiwan is lagging behind China in the development of compound semiconductors, but may catch up fast with sufficient government support, according to Taiwan's Photonic Industry and...
Wednesday 4 October 2023
SiC demand for EVs to boom
Infineon Technologies has secured sufficient long-term silicon carbide (SiC) supplies for electric vehicles (EV), anticipating that within five years the consumption of SiC compound...