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Wednesday 11 December 2024
Japanese firms race to advance 1 nm semiconductor tech
Japan's leading semiconductor materials manufacturers are making strategic moves to develop crucial components for 1-nanometer chip production, positioning themselves at the forefront...
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Shin-Etsu Chemical consolidates market advantage through development of new interposer-less equipment
Provider of semiconductor materials such as silicon wafers, Shin-Etsu Chemical has many semiconductor material products ranked first or second in the market, but it is still concerned...
Thursday 25 July 2024
Nexchip joins Chinese indigenization drive with photomask production, aiming for full-service foundry status
Nexchip is expanding into photomask production, aiming to achieve mass production by the fourth quarter. This move positions Nexchip as a full-service foundry, similar to TSMC and...
Friday 21 June 2024
Taiwan Mask diversifies into structural steel industry
Taiwan Mask (TMC), a photomask supplier, has diversified into the structural steel industry.
Wednesday 27 March 2024
DNP to supply photomasks to Rapidus for 2nm chips in 2027
Japan-based semiconductor material provider Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will supply Rapidus with the photomasks for 2nm chips after mass production, scheduled for 2027.
Thursday 7 March 2024
VCSEL component maker TrueLight attracts investment from Taiwan Mask
Photomask specialist Taiwan Mask Corporation has announced plans to participate in optical components supplier TrueLight's private placement, with a total investment of around NT$410...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
China's import of South Korean semiconductor materials skyrockets in 2023
To counter the ban imposed by the US to slow down its development of advanced semiconductors while ensuring its dominance in general-purpose semiconductors, China is aggressively...
Monday 10 July 2023
TSMC demand buoys MSScorps 2Q23 revenue
IC analysis and inspection lab Material Science Service (MSScorps) witnessed a double-digit sequential revenue spike in the second quarter, with revenue for the first half of 2023...
Monday 27 March 2023
Development of advanced lithography technology (I): extension of the existing equipment path
Lithography technology is a mainstream means used by the semiconductor industry to define fine patterns. At present, the most advanced technology is EUV (extreme ultraviolet), and...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Nvidia debuts cuLitho to accelerate sub-2nm chip development
At the ongoing GPU Technology Conference (GTC), Nvidia unveiled its breakthrough in computational lithography. The new Nvidia cuLitho software library introduces accelerated computing...
Thursday 16 March 2023
Taiwan Mask expects 30% revenue growth in 2023
Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask expects its revenue to increase 30% on year to exceed NT$10 billion (US$325.2 million) in 2023, boosted by growing sales of its products supporting...
Thursday 19 January 2023
China semiconductor players join FD-SOI process bandwagon
A number of China semiconductor firms are keen to invest in a Chinese startup foundry that is dedicated to developing FD-SOI (fully depleted silicon on insulator) process technology,...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
Samsung said to use high-end EUV pellicles to stabilize 3nm yield
Samsung Electronics reportedly will incorporate the latest EUV mask pellicles with a light transmittance rate of over 90% into its 3nm process for yield improvement, with the pellicles...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Taiwan Mask returns to profitability
Taiwan Mask swung to net profits of NT$599 million (US$18.8 million) in the third quarter of 2022 following two consecutive quarters of losses, buoyed by strong sales of its core...
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Topco Scientific eyeing 3rd-gen semiconductor business
Topco Scientific, which mainly distributes photoresist, silicon wafers and CMP slurry products to foundry houses, is looking to actively develop its third-generation semiconductor...