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Friday 29 March 2024
South Korea's semiconductor output rises by most in 14 years
South Korea's output of semiconductors jumped the most in 14 years in February in an indication of ongoing recovery in the country's most important industrial sector and global tech...
Friday 29 March 2024
STMicroelectronics microcontrollers pave way for safer, cooler smart devices
STMicroelectronics's microcontrollers are a hit among industry players.
Friday 29 March 2024
CXL and HBM become key sections of Samsung's memory solution roadmap
Samsung Electronics recently disclosed its next-generation memory solution technology roadmap on Memory Con 2024.
Friday 29 March 2024
Sony opens new CMOS image sensor fab in Thailand
Sony inaugurated an expanded facility in central Thailand, which will make automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS), OLED display components for digital cameras, and laser diodes for high-capacity...
Friday 29 March 2024
Taiwanese IC designers target satellite market
In the burgeoning Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite market, Taiwanese manufacturers have traditionally found their niche in subcontracting component assembly and antenna integration,...
Friday 29 March 2024
Chinese lithography equipment imports slow
Amid export restrictions imposed by the US and its allies and a move to indigenization, lithography equipment exports to China slowed in the first two months of 2024.
Friday 29 March 2024
SK Hynix sees key DRAM opportunity in HBM customization
SK Hynix is expanding the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) contribution to its DRAM revenues and expects a deepening effect of the customization trend of HBM.
Friday 29 March 2024
MOSFET startup Inergy launches BLDC motor drivers for cloud servers
MOSFET startup Inergy Technology has recently developed new BLDC electric motor drivers for cloud server and data center cooling systems. Trial production with major server customers...
Friday 29 March 2024
PCB makers see high demand for satellite, auto applications
According to industry sources, PCBs for satellite communication and automotive applications are in high demand, prompting Taiwanese PCB makers to scale up their production capacity...
Friday 29 March 2024
Moderate quarterly recovery anticipated for 2nd-tier foundries
While TSMC is likely to make a strong recovery this year, other Taiwanese and second-tier wafer foundries are expected to see their operations gradually improve quarterly.
Friday 29 March 2024
SK Hynix to break ground for state-backed advanced Yongin memory fab in 1Q25
SK Hynix is slated to officially break ground in March 2025 for a new advanced memory plant in Yongin, South Korea.
Friday 29 March 2024
New AI PC definition may boost PC chip sales
Intel and Microsoft collaborated on establishing AI PC principles, which were introduced at a recent developer event.
Friday 29 March 2024
SMIC profit down over 60% in 2023, plans steady course for 2024
SMIC reported its financial results for 2023, and due to the industrial downturn, sales and profit declined for the reporting period. SMIC plans to navigate 2024 steadily and stabl...
Friday 29 March 2024
TSMC plans A14 process manufacturing in Kaohsiung, say sources
TSMC has revised its new fab project in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, by adding two more phases of expansion for 1.4nm (A14) process manufacturing, according to sources at fab tool...
Thursday 28 March 2024
Japanese equipment firms flocked to SEMICON China 2024
SEMICON China 2024, which was held in Shanghai on March 20-22, attracted many Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers to showcase their front-end and backend mature node process...