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Monday 29 June 2020
Gudeng sees promising demand from China chipmaking sector
With China-based 8- and 12-inch wafer fabs gearing up for equipment and facility upgrades, Taiwan-based fab tool provider Gudeng Precision Industrial is expected to be among the beneficiaries,...
Monday 1 June 2020
HYC to acquire Xiamen OLT
Suzhou HYC Technology, which manufactures and sells automatic test equipment for semiconductor and other high-tech industries, has announced plans to take over fellow China-based...
Monday 18 May 2020
Samsung, Globalfoundries to see growing threat from TSMC
TSMC has an over 50% of the global pure-play foundry market, and the establishment of its new US fab could pose a further threat to Samsung's foundry operations and Globalfoundries,...
Friday 15 May 2020
Escalating trade war to hit China foundry sector
With the US set to impose new restrictions on exports to China, including exports of some critical semiconductor equipment, the ban that will become effective on June 29 is likely...
Friday 8 May 2020
China imports of IC to drop in 2020
China's imports of ICs are set to drop below US$300 billion in value this year, due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic impacting both supply and demand, according to Wei Shaojun,...
Thursday 7 May 2020
SMIC plans listing on Shanghai STAR board
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's top IC foundry, has disclosed plans to trade its shares on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's...
Monday 4 May 2020
Unisoc gets capital injection from Big Fund
China's second-phase national IC industry investment fund (Big Fund) has committed CNY4.5 billion (US$637.16 million) to Unisoc Communications to support the Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Skyworks sees operations hit by outbreak
Skyworks has suspended manufacturing operations in Mexico due to the coronavirus outbreak, raising speculation about insufficient inventories for the power amplifier vendor's shipments...
Monday 27 April 2020
China analog IC startup applies for listing on Shanghai STAR board
China-based 3PEAK, a fabless chipmaker specializing in analog ICs, has applied to be listed on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai Stock Exchange...
Friday 24 April 2020
China pushing for homegrown silicon wafer sector
China has stepped up the development of its homegrown silicon wafer sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips. The National Silicon Industry Group...
Friday 20 March 2020
AR glasses get new role in fighting pandemic
AR glasses have a significant role to play in cushioning impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on manufacturing operations, as they can be used for remote collaboration between equipment...
Monday 24 February 2020
China-based XMC reportedly scales down output for 1Q20
Twelve-inch foundry Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC) has reportedly scaled down its chip output amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Friday 14 February 2020
ODMs see better-than-expected recovery in China capacity amid outbreak
Taiwan-based ODMs including Compal Electronics, Quanta Computer and Inventec have seen capacities at their plants in China recovering in a pace faster than expected amid the coronavirus...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan ODMs see Kunshan plants in serious labor shortages
Taiwan-based ODMs' plants in Kunshan, China are facing serious labor shortages at the moment with a majority of their workers still unable to return to work, according to sources...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Pegatron hit by low labor return rates
With China locking down Shanghai to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Pegatron's plant in the city only saw a limited number of workers return to their posts on February 10,...