Due to the continuous expansion of China's mature process capacity and the ongoing requests from downstream customers for price reductions, the industry is very curious about the...
China's rapid expansion in mature-node wafer foundries is reshaping the global semiconductor landscape and intensifying competition for Taiwanese second-tier players. In a market...
China's semiconductor equipment purchases are expected to decline in 2025 after three years of growth, according to Canadian research firm TechInsights. The decline comes amid industry...
TSMC's first board of directors meeting in the US on February 12 did not reveal any new fab expansions or high-level personnel adjustments, as previously speculated. Nevertheless,...
Despite a surge in sales, SMIC is still facing a decline in profit due to increasing competition from other Chinese foundries. Additionally, the company remains committed to supporting...
Japanese silicon wafer manufacturer Sumco has announced plans to cease silicon wafer production at its Miyazaki plant in Japan by the end of 2026, as part of its strategy to improve...
TSMC is reportedly enforcing US chip export restrictions by requiring Chinese IC design houses to use BIS-whitelisted OSAT facilities for back-end processing of sub-16nm chips. The...
Tokyo Electron (TEL) has reaffirmed its positive annual outlook and announced plans to invest JPY104 billion (approx. US$685 million) in a new factory for circuit etching equipment...
The G2 semiconductor rivalry has intensified following President Donald Trump's return to office. While the power semiconductor industry continues to operate under the IDM model,...
Tata Electronics is strengthening its semiconductor ambitions by recruiting key talent from Intel, as the company prepares to establish India's first wafer fab in decades with an...
Recent US Section 301 tariffs targeting China's semiconductor industry have spotlighted the mature process segment. While the definition of mature processes remains somewhat fluid,...
China's wafer foundry industry will generate US$13.22 billion in revenue in 2024, representing a 16% year-on-year growth, slightly exceeding the global growth rate of 14%. The revenue...
Samsung Electronics plans to drastically reduce capital expenditure for its wafer foundry business by more than half in 2025, as the company grapples with a lack of customer orders...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) anticipates wafer shipments will stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2025, with wafer ASPs in US dollars decreasing 4-6%.
At 12:17 a.m. on January 21, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Dapu Township in Chiayi County, Taiwan, with a peak intensity of level 6 (lower). The tremor also reached intensity...
