Silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers is constructing a new 300mm (12-inch) silicon wafer plant in Sherman, Texas, and expects it to be ready for volume production in the first quarter...

Gallium nitride (GaN) has been rapidly adopted in mass-market small-voltage chargers and is now making inroads into automotive on-board chargers (OBC), according to Andy Chuang, VP...

China will increase domestic demand in order to speed up the development of the country's homegrown GaN (gallium nitride) industry, according to industry sources in China.

Third-generation compound semiconductor market conditions are expected to change in the wake of Tesla announcing a 75% cut in the use of SiC components for its next-generation EV...

With Tesla's recent announcement to cut the use of silicon carbide (SiC) by 75%, some see it as an opportunity for gallium nitride (GaN) to boost its presence in vehicle power electronics...

Germany-based Infineon Technologies announced on March 2, 2023 its plan to acquire Canada-based GaN Systems. According to a joint press release, the two have signed a definitive agreement...

Liteon Technology has selected Texas Instruments' (TI) gallium nitride (GaN) field effect transistor (FET) plus C2000 real-time microcontrollers (MCU) for its latest high-performance...

Diamond-based power semiconductors are likely to hit the market as early as 2030 thanks to new development achievements in Japan in the past two years, although it is believed that...

Smaller SiC materials suppliers in China will find it harder to purchase related manufacturing equipment in tight supply.

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors is conservative about its operations in the first quarter of 2023, citing ongoing weak demand and the traditional low season.

Several Chinese firms involved in the domestic silicon carbide (SiC) industry supply chain have warned of net losses in 2022.

STMicroelectronics is extending its highly integrated and power-saving ST-ONE family of USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) digital controllers by introducing the ST-ONEMP, which supports...

Taiwan's pure-play foundry Vanguard International Manufacturing (VIS) continues to benefit from geopolitical effects, winning more shifted orders from clients in China and the US...

The semiconductor industry can learn from its past development history for making changes needed to cope with the trends and phenomena of the automotive industry.

Global semiconductor and electronics sectors have been in a downturn since the onset of 2022. Companies in Taiwan's compound semiconductor sector, such as WIN Semiconductors and VPEC,...