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Thursday 15 February 2024
2024: opportunities and obstacles in the PCB industry
PCB manufacturers worldwide are grappling with a common question: can the resurgence...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Murata plans a new MLCC factory in Japan under diversification strategy
Murata, a Japanese electronic components manufacturer, announced the construction of a new Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) factory in Japan. The completion is scheduled for March...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers post decreased January revenue
Nan Ya PCB, Kinsus Interconnect Technology, and Zhen Ding Technology reported sequential revenue decreases in January of 4.3%, 5.6%, and 13.9%, respectively. Unimicron Technology...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Wait for it... US teases major Chip Act funding announcement
The US Department of Commerce is preparing to allocate funds from its semiconductor manufacturing revitalization plan.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Global semiconductor sales drop 8% in 2023, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors amounted to US$526.8 billion in 2023, reflecting an 8.2% decline from the industry's all-time high of US$574.1 billion in 2022, according to the...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Japan's semiconductor renaissance (2): advanced packaging and materials
The Japanese government's efforts to attract foreign semiconductor investment have been very effective, with almost every major international semiconductor manufacturer responding...
Monday 5 February 2024
Japan's wafer-cleaner Screen mops up market share with new plant
Japanese semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment leader Screen has completed construction of a new factory at its existing facility in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and officially began...
Monday 5 February 2024
WT Group gets US$1.9 billion syndicated loan for acquisition
WT Group, the fourth-largest semiconductor component distributor in the world, has signed a contract with banks to obtain half of the capital needed to acquire its Canadian counterpart,...
Thursday 1 February 2024
Samsung upgrades SSD to give NAND a lift in price recovery
Samsung Electronics recently launched a new high-performance solid state disk (SSD) in a bid to stabilize the NAND Flash market.
Thursday 1 February 2024
India-based EMS company Kaynes expands prototyping manufacturing capability, to make waveguide components for AR devices
India-based electronics manufacturer Kaynes Technology acquired US-based Digicom Electronics. Kaynes Semicon also formed a partnership with DigLens for AR product manufacturing.
Thursday 1 February 2024
LandMark Optoelectronics eyes silicon photonics, AI wearable fueled growth in 1Q24
Taiwan's LandMark Optoelectronics Corporation (LMOC), a key player in manufacturing GaAs and InP-based epiwafers, is poised to sustain its growth momentum into the first quarter of...
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Japan lists MLCC as critical to economic security
The Japanese government has announced that advanced electronic components such as multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) will be included in a list of categories deemed critical for...
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Mobile phone CIS shipments to pick up in 2Q24
Inventory adjustments for mobile phone CMOS image sensors (CIS) have commenced due to disappointing demand since December 2023. Still, overall shipment pull-ins are expected to accelerate...
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Automotive CIS demand promising in China
Automotive applications will be the key growth driver for CMOS image sensors (CIS) in 2024, with promising demand from China, according to supply chain sources.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Ibiden forecasts generative AI to triple IC substrate sales in fiscal year 2024
Ibiden, a Japan-based IC substrate manufacturer, has highlighted a slower-than-anticipated rebound in the global demand for IC substrates. Despite this, there's a glimmer of hope...