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Thursday 13 July 2023
Chinese IC equipment maker AMEC wins lawsuit against Lam Research
China's leading semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment (AMEC) recently has announced its winning a final court judgment in Shanghai in a lawsuit involving...
Thursday 13 July 2023
TSMC fab expansion in Taiwan critical for preserving supply chain advantage
The continuous expansion of TSMC's fab in Taiwan, home to the world's largest pure-play foundry, is essential for preserving the country's supply chain advantages, according to industry...
Friday 7 July 2023
Memory production cut hit Japanese semiconductor equipment sales
The Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), made up of Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers, has released its latest forecast for the fiscal year 2023 (April...
Friday 7 July 2023
Geopolitical tensions rise, chip machine sales to China fall
China's advancement in semiconductor manufacturing will face a slowdown owing to US chip controls, followed by Japan and the Netherlands in imposing tough curbs on chipmaking machine...
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Japanese IC equipment makers see increased China-bound shipments for mature process apps
Japanese suppliers of semiconductor materials and equipment have shown mixed business performances under stricter restrictions on exports of advanced equipment and materials to China,...
Monday 26 June 2023
Applied to set up engineering center in India
Applied Materials has announced its intention to establish a collaborative engineering center in Bangalore, India that will focus on the development and commercialization of semiconductor...
Monday 26 June 2023
TSMC to build new CoWoS capacity in central Taiwan
TSMC has readied plans to build new CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) capacity at its manufacturing complex in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to meet a rapid surge in demand...
Wednesday 14 June 2023
Global 300mm fab equipment spending to resume growth track in 2024
Global 300mm fab equipment spending for front-end facilities next year is expected to begin a growth streak to a US$119 billion record high in 2026, following a decline in 2023, according...
Tuesday 13 June 2023
Global semiconductor equipment market data captures China's growth
As national security and supply chain security have become crucial issues amid the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic, semiconductor manufacturing capacity has also become...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
How will Japan fab tool curbs impact Chinese semiconductor players?
Japan has officially announced that it will tighten controls on exports of 23 types of semiconductor equipment to China starting July 23. How the new trade curbs will impact Chinese...
Friday 26 May 2023
Developing advanced processes at SMIC could become an unrealized dream of co-CEO Liang Mong Song?
China's top foundry SMIC unexpectedly removed 14nm process service from its webstie home page, and its co-CEO Liang Mong Song, the key figure in charge of the company's development...
Monday 22 May 2023
Major customers confident about TSMC 2nm GAA process
Almost all of TSMC's top-10 customers have readied plans to adopt the foundry's 2nm GAA-FET (gate-all-around field-effect transistor) process technology, to be commercialized in 2025...
Monday 22 May 2023
Semiconductor equipment makers face revenue downturn in Q2 2023; market expects to recover in Q3
According to a report by SEMI Japan and TechInsights, seven out of nine major global semiconductor equipment manufacturers experienced falling revenue in the second quarter...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Semiconductor equipment maker EFC expects better 2H23
Semiconductor and optoelectronic equipment maker Easy Field (EFC) expects its performance to improve in the second half of 2023, citing strong demand for semiconductor, optoelectronics,...
Wednesday 3 May 2023
Taiwan 'CHIPS Act' enters countdown for finalization
The approval of Taiwan's government-led incentives, known as Taiwan's "CHIPS Act," for the local chipmaking sector has entered its final stage, according to official sources.