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Monday 19 June 2023
Will third-generation semiconductors offer a different future for 6-inch silicon wafers?
Six-inch SiC wafers are seeing demand growth and decline at the same time. On the one hand, there is the need to upgrade four-inch to six-inch wafers. On the other hand, customers...
Monday 19 June 2023
Rohm, Vitesco form SiC supply partnership
Rohm Semiconductor and Vitesco Technologies have entered into a multi-billion dollar silicon carbide (SiC) supply partnership from 2024 through 2030, according to the companies.
Friday 9 June 2023
Why prominent power semiconductor manufacturers race to gain a presence in China
The recent partnership between STMicroelectronics and China-based Sanan Optoelectronics is the latest case showing the European automotive supply chain is striving to gain a presence...
Friday 9 June 2023
Tong Hsing eyes accelerating MOSFET biz dev: Q&A with company president C. S. Chang
Taiwan-based CMOS imagery sensor (CIS) packaging giant Tong Hsing Electronics, an affiliate of the Yageo Group, has been working actively to make adjustments to its shareholding in...
Friday 9 June 2023
Leading IDMs hold different views on SiC's future as expansion competition grows intense
Major IDMs like STMicroelectronics, Infineon, Onsemi, and Wolfspeed have plans to ramp up silicon carbide (SiC) device production. While the companies believe the technology will...
Thursday 8 June 2023
New US GaN patent war may cripple exports of top China vendor
A recent patent lawsuit filed by US-based gallium nitride (GaN) technology specialist Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) against China's top GaN devices vendor Innoscience Technology...
Thursday 8 June 2023
STMicroelectronics to make 200mm SiC devices with Sanan in China
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced it would form a joint venture with China-based counterpart Sanan Optoelectronics to secure a share in China's rapidly growing vehicle and industrial...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Nidec, Renesas team up for e-axle semiconductors
Nidec and Renesas Electronics have agreed to collaborate on the development of semiconductor solutions for a next-generation e-axle (X-in-1 system) that combines an electric vehicle...
Monday 5 June 2023
Foxconn camp launches Taiwan's first homegrown 8-inch SiC substrate: Q&A with Taisic Materials chair
Member firms of the Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) camp have completed their initial deployments in the third-generation compound semiconductor SiC (silicon carbide) field,...
Thursday 1 June 2023
Renesas head of automotive solutions visits Taiwan for 2nd time
Takeshi Kataoka, SVP and GM of Renesas Electronics' automotive solutions is in Taiwan for the second time this year and will deliver a remark at a Computex 2023 forum on Friday (June...
Thursday 25 May 2023
SAS expanding foothold in SiC semiconductor market
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), which has affiliates such as Actron Technology, GlobalWafers, and Globitech, is extending its footprint in the silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan firms stepping up SiC, GaN semiconductor deployments
The anticipated third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor market demand has sparked Taiwan's high-tech industry's interest, with more enterprises...
Tuesday 23 May 2023
China SiC price trend hard to judge after makers land long-term orders
It remains hard to judge when Chinese suppliers of silicon carbide (SiC) substrates and wafers will launch a price reduction campaign after some of them have secured long-term supply...
Tuesday 23 May 2023
European, US SiC substrate suppliers slightly lower prices for Asian customers
In response to increased competition from Chinese competitors, SiC substrate suppliers from Europe and the US have slightly lowered prices for Asian customers, according to industry...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Onsemi to invest US$2 billion in SiC capacity, moving from Fab Liter to Fab Right
Onsemi is looking to double down its SiC chip production and move from Fab Liter to Fab Right strategy, building end-to-end chip production when demand for EVs rapidly increases.