Global fab equipment spending will rebound in 2020, growing 20% to US$58.4 billion after dropping 19% to US$48.4 billion in 2019, according to SEMI.

Toshiba Memory and Western Digital have finalized a formal agreement to jointly invest in the "K1" manufacturing facility that Toshiba Memory is currently constructing in Kitakami...

Taiwan-based Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), dedicated to wafer reclaim, wafer thinning and MEMS mid-end process services, plans to set up a new plant to fulfill robust orders...

China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue increase of 17-19% sequentially in the second quarter of 2019, with gross...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is on track to move 5nm process technology to volume production in 2020, and reportedly has plans...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) remains cautious about its outlook for the second quarter of 2019, as the specialty IC foundry has seen its customers adjust inventory at...

Despite a ramp-up of orders for 7nm chips, TSMC is still seeing orders for other advanced process nodes remain sluggish which has kept its overall 12-inch fab capacity in oversupply,...

Globalfoundries and ON Semiconductor have entered into a definitive agreement for ON Semi to acquire a 300mm fab located in East Fishkill, New York, according to the companies.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects to post consolidated revenues of between US$7.55 billion and US$7.65 billion in the second quarter of 2019, up 6.4-7.8% sequentially...

Chip demand for more-than-Moore device applications has been picking up, lifting 8-inch fab utilization rates at a rapid pace recently, according to industry sources.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is set to move 7nm EUV process technology to volume production in the second quarter of 2019, according to a recent Chinese-language...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$79.72 billion (US$2.59 billion) for March 2019, up 30.9% on month but down 23.1% from a...

IC foundries have seen their 8-inch fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by a pull-in of orders for IoT and automotive electronics applications, according to sources at...

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS), which designs and manufactures power semiconductors for a broad range of applications, will start production at its new 12-inch wafer plant...

Taiwan-based chipmakers are mostly engaged in the non-memory semiconductor market, where demand is expected to start recovering gradually in the second quarter of 2019, according...

TSMC's new 8-inch wafer fab to be built in Tainan will have its capacity mostly fulfill robust orders for automotive chips from STMicroelectronics and other dedicated chipmakers,...

The availability of new LCD fabs and capacity ramps at existing lines are likely to result in an annual growth of 12% in area output for large-size panels in 2019, according to industry...

Global fab equipment spending is expected to decline 14% to US$53 billion in 2019, but stage a strong recovery of 27% to set a new record in 2020, according to SEMI.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to report an annual decrease in net profits this year, due to an even more saturated smartphone market and a slowdown in...

SK Hynix held recently a "topping out" ceremony to celebrate a major milestone of the construction of its new 8-inch wafer fab in Wuxi, China, according to industry sources. The facility...

Recent rumors circulating in the chipmaking industry have claimed that Globalfoundries is looking to sell another Singapore-based fab, likely a 12-inch one, following the deal it...

Pure-play foundries are gearing up for robust demand for mature and specialty node processes, with many of them planning 8-inch fab capacity expansions.

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to see its revenues rebound to sequential growth in the second quarter of 2019, as the visibility of its...

Robust demand for more content for mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), automotive and industrial applications will drive production of 700,000 200mm wafers from 2019 to 2022, a 14%...

Taiwan led all regions/countries in wafer capacity with 21.8% share, a slight increase from 21.3% in 2017, according to IC Insights. Taiwan first became the global wafer capacity...