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Friday 13 March 2026

China's Nexchip signals wafer price hikes amid capacity expansion and CIS growth

Nexchip has confirmed that it has raised prices for certain wafer foundry products, aligning its pricing strategy with market conditions, customer demand, and ongoing operational improvements,...

Friday 13 March 2026

GlobalWafers sees 1Q26 silicon wafer prices bottoming as global capacity boosts revenue

GlobalWafers chairman Doris Hsu said rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) is sustaining long-term demand for advanced 12-inch silicon...

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Analysis: Why Taiwan is building fabs it can't fill — and why that's the point

Taiwan's semiconductor industry is globally dominant, yet the very success of its production ecosystem is creating friction for the academic and research community that underpins it...

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Taiwan expands semiconductor R&D infrastructure with new pilot line in the pipeline

Taiwan is deepening its investment in domestic semiconductor research infrastructure, part of a broader push to develop homegrown chip technology capabilities beyond its world-leading...

Wednesday 4 March 2026

uPI Semi warns of tight PMIC supply amid wafer price hikes and AI server demand

Power management IC (PMIC) designer uPI Semi has forecast a widespread shortage in power IC supply throughout 2026, driven by surging demand from AI servers requiring high-performance,...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

TSMC equipment donation split between two institutes as TSRI expansion hits roadblock

TSMC's donation of 12-inch wafer fabrication equipment is being divided between two government research facilities, with the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) and the...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Taiwan breaks ground on 12-inch semiconductor R&D base at ITRI, backed by TSMC equipment donations

Taiwan has launched construction of a new 12-inch semiconductor pilot production platform at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), aiming to strengthen the island's...

Friday 30 January 2026

GlobalFoundries stalls France fab as US manufacturing push sidelines Europe's chip ambitions

Following Intel's major global wafer fab plan cuts, including halting projects in Germany and Poland, GlobalFoundries (GF) and STMicroelectronics (ST) have faced fresh scrutiny over...

Monday 26 January 2026

TAISIC Materials shifts focus to high-end SiC substrates

Facing intense price competition from Chinese manufacturers in the silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market, Kenmec Mechanical Engineering's subsidiary TAISIC Materials is pursuing a...

Friday 23 January 2026

Ennostar partners with Allos to mass-produce 8-inch GaN-on-Si microLED wafers

Ennostar, Taiwan's largest LED manufacturer, said it has entered a strategic partnership with the German epitaxy specialist Allos Semiconductors...

Thursday 22 January 2026

SAS shifts SiC strategy with 12-inch wafers and AI glasses innovation

Facing intense price wars triggered by China's rapid expansion in the global silicon carbide (SiC) wafer industry, Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) chairwoman Doris Hsu has decisively...

Tuesday 20 January 2026

Micron's DRAM licensing to Powerchip reshapes DDR4 supply

After more than two months of negotiations, Micron has signed an exclusive letter of intent (LOI) with Powerchip, agreeing to acquire the latter's 12-inch wafer fab (P5) in Tongluo,...

Thursday 8 January 2026

Why TSMC is giving mature fabs billion-dollar makeovers

TSMC is undertaking significant upgrades at its existing 8-inch and 12-inch fabrication facilities that process chips at 90nm and above, while accelerating expansion for cutting-edge...

Tuesday 6 January 2026

China accelerates semiconductor self-sufficiency through foundry M&A: updates on Hua Hong, SMIC

China's semiconductor sector is entering a new phase of domestic consolidation, as leading foundries Hua Hong Semiconductor and SMIC move to tighten control over key manufacturing...

Monday 5 January 2026

Nexchip Semiconductor launches US$5.1bn Hefei fab to scale 28nm mature-node capacity

China's domestic foundry expansion gained momentum this week as Nexchip Semiconductor broke ground on its Phase IV project in Hefei, committing...

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