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Friday 10 January 2025
China's 12-inch wafer fabs ramp up output, resulting in price war over mature processes
Chinese foundries have stepped up 12-inch fab capacity expansions, which is poised to result in more heated price competition in the mature process market in 2025, according to industry...
Thursday 9 January 2025
India's display fab dream: big potential, bigger challenges
As global demand for display technologies continues to soar, India is vying to establish itself as a competitive player in the display fabrication (fab) industry.
Tuesday 7 January 2025
TSMC's Kumamoto fab faces early headwinds as regional ecosystem expands
JASM, TSMC's majority-owned subsidiary, began production at its first wafer fab in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, in December 2024. The fab produces 12/16nm and 22/28nm mature-node...
Thursday 2 January 2025
TSMC global update: Japan producing, US growing, Europe building
TSMC has confirmed mass production at its Japanese wafer fab, marking a significant milestone in its overseas expansion strategy amid geopolitical uncertainties. While its Japan project...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Kyushu boosts economic forecast from semiconductor investments
Kyushu has raised its assessment of the economic benefits stemming from semiconductor investments spearheaded by TSMC. This adjustment comes as Taiwanese semiconductor suppliers increasingly...
Tuesday 31 December 2024
2024 review: India's growing electronics and semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem
As 2024 draws to a close, India's electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries have shown steady growth throughout the year, driven by global supply chain realignments,...
Friday 27 December 2024
TSMC begins mass production at Kumamoto fab amid uncertainty over 3rd fab expansion
TSMC's first wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), has officially begun mass production, marking a significant...
Tuesday 24 December 2024
Lam introduces collaborative robot to boost fab efficiency
Lam Research has introduced Dextro, which the company claims is the semiconductor industry's first collaborative robot (cobot) designed to optimize critical maintenance tasks on wafer...
Monday 23 December 2024
TSMC capacity expansion powers supply chain for 2025 boom
TSMC is leveraging strong demand for sub-7nm advanced processes and its exclusive CoWoS packaging services, emerging as the leading beneficiary of the AI boom in 2024. Despite a slow...
Monday 16 December 2024
TSMC Kumamoto fab chips on deck for 2024
At SEMICON Japan 2024, JASM president Yuichi Horita announced that TSMC's first wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, is on track to begin mass production within 2024, reports Nikkei...
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Hua Hong's Wuxi expansion boosts China's chip market amid STM partnership and local production surge
The second phase of Hua Hong Semiconductor's 12-inch wafer fab expansion in Wuxi held a production ceremony on December 10. This event garnered significant attention following the...
Monday 9 December 2024
European IDMs continue Chinese expansion despite geopolitical risks
NXP Semiconductors leads European expansion into China's semiconductor market, with executive vice president Andy Micallef outlining the company's plans to develop a supply chain...
Monday 9 December 2024
Japanese logistics companies prepare specialized transport solutions for Rapidus semiconductor plant
Rapidus is underway with the construction of a wafer fab in Chitose City, Hokkaido. The company aims to commence trial production of 2nm chips by April 2025 and anticipates scaling...
Friday 6 December 2024
Innolux delays FOPLP production, sees no progress in India LCD fab project
Innolux has seen delays in mass production for FOPLP and no progress in its new LCD panel fab project in India, but company chairman Jim Hung stressed that the firm will not be deterred...
Thursday 5 December 2024
VSMC breaks ground on Singapore 12-inch fab, mulling second facility
VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), a joint venture between Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP Semiconductors formed in September 2024, celebrated...