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Thursday 18 January 2024
Retiring and incoming ASML CEOs visit TSMC
According to industry sources, ASML's retiring CEO Peter Wennink and his designated successor Christophe Fouquet have met with TSMC chairman Mark Liu and CEO CC Wei in Taiwan this...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Foxconn subsidiary Foxsemicon hit by cyberattack
Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, a Foxconn company specializing in semiconductor equipment, has come under cyberattack. The hackers demand a ransom, threatening to disclose Foxsemicon's...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
China's import replacement boosts AMEC 2023 net profit by half
Shanghai-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Company (AMEC) reported a net profit range between CNY1.7 billion to CNY1.85 billion, representing...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japan toolmaker Disco reports record R&D expenses, focuses on HBM, SiC wafer-cutting equipment
Japan's Disco Corp, with its 70-80% share of the global wafer cutting and grinding equipment market, experienced a remarkable threefold increase in market value within a year in 20...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Encore! SK Hynix boasts reusable CMP breakthrough
SK Hynix has successfully developed a "grinding pad reuse technology" for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) processes. It is expected to be introduced to the production line...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Incoming ASML CEO to visit TSMC, likely to seek orders for High-NA EUV tools
Christophe Fouquet, who has been named ASML's next CEO, will fly to Taiwan to meet with TSMC CEO CC Wei later this week before heading to Samsung Electronics' headquarters in South...
Friday 5 January 2024
Used chip equipment suppliers have become a rising force in China amid fab capacity expansion
While international media closely examine Chinese semiconductor fabs' equipment acquisition from Dutch and Japanese suppliers in 2023, they may also need to consider the explosive...
Friday 5 January 2024
Major China-based semiconductor equipment providers form strategic investment venture
According to corporate data China, four major China-based semiconductor equipment makers formed a joint venture to conduct strategic investments in components used in chipmaking to...
Friday 5 January 2024
Vacuum pump maker Forward expects double-digit revenue growth in 2024
Forward Science, a Taiwan-based supplier of vacuum pumps, expects to post a double-digit revenue surge in 2024 with profits also rising.
Thursday 4 January 2024
DSCC: Display equipment investment will surge 82% in 2024
According to the latest forecast of a market research company, the global investment in display equipment will increase by 82% annually in 2024, of which the proportion of OLED display...
Thursday 4 January 2024
Taiwan's semiconductor academies boosted by government and corporate funding for advanced equipment amid challenges
The enrollment and educational research efforts of the six semiconductor academies, funded jointly by the National Development Fund (NDF) under the Executive Yuan and sponsoring enterprises,...
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Chinese chip firms' valuations outperform local market in 2023; equipment shines
China's semiconductor firms in the IC packaging & testing, equipment, foundry, and IC design industries performed much better than their IDM, materials, optoelectronics, and memory...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Dutch chip equipment supplier BE Semiconductor Industries sees soaring 2023 valuation driven by advanced packaging
Marking the beginning of 2024, DIGITIMES Asia compiled the list of the top 100 semiconductor companies based on their market values in dollar terms at the end of 2023. The median...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Hanmi Semiconductor in exclusive talks with Samsung for HBM process equipment supply
With the emergence of AI, the demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) has surged, casting a spotlight on its intricate supply chain.
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Weekly news roundup: Three major chip equipment makers set up R&D centers in Taiwan and other top stories
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories during the last week of 2023 (Dec 25-Dec 29):
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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