Chinese chipmakers are keen on developing homegrown automotive power semiconductors, particularly IGBT chips and modules long in shortage, looking to replace part of foreign supplies...
Chinese automakers are stepping up efforts developing SiC components that support high-efficiency, small-form-factor and lightweight needs for electric vehicles' (EV) power systems,...
The consumer electronics supply chain is facing mounting inventory levels with many resorting to price reductions trying to maintain market shares. But the supply of power semiconductors...
DB Hitek, one of South Korea's leading foundry chipmakers, will build a next-generation power MOSFET production line at its 8-inch semiconductor fab in the Chungcheongbuk province,...
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor (TAS, formerly Opto Tech) will start sending samples of gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) devices in 2023, according to the company.
Renesas Electronics has announced plans to reopen its Kofu factory located in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture as a 300mm wafer fab capable of manufacturing power semiconductors. The...
International IDMs including Infineon and STMicroelectronics continue stepping up production of automotive, industrial control and networking chips to meet ever-rising demand, outsourcing...
Denso and United Semiconductor Japan (USJC), a subsidiary of Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), have announced they will partner to manufacture automotive power semiconduc...
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see orders for automotive semiconductors ramp up while stepping up their capacity expansion pace, according to industry sources.
IC wafer capacity is forecast to grow 8.7% in 2022 after rising 8.5% in 2021, thanks to the addition of 10 new 300mm fabs that are scheduled to open this year, according to IC Insi...
Chinese automakers including XPeng and Li Auto are expanding their investment in silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors, as chip demand for new energy applications continues to grow.
China-based semiconductor companies, including Innoscience, Sanan Optoelectronics, and Enkris Semiconductor, are stepping up their investment in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors...
Bosch has announced that in an additional move to combat the ongoing global chip shortage, the company plans to further extend its fab site in Reutlingen, Germany. More than EUR250...
Toshiba has provided an update on its reorganization plan disclosed in November 2021, announcing its intention to separate the company into two standalone companies - Toshiba Infrastructure...
With the Japan government stepping up their support for the local IC manufacturing sector, several new wafer fabs, including a joint venture (JV) between TSMC and Sony, will be constructed...
