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Friday 14 July 2023
Korean media: Samsung's foundry business likely faces US$780 million in losses for 1H23
BusinessKorea cited sources in the foundry industry saying that Samsung Electronics' foundry division, including the System LSI Division, is estimated to have posted sales...
Friday 14 July 2023
With reported improvements in 3/4nm yield rates, Samsung sees increased possibility of customers returning
Recently, Samsung Electronics has been catching up in terms of advanced wafer foundry process technology. As its 3/4nm yield rates gradually improve, the South Korean industry expects...
Friday 14 July 2023
Taiwan MCU firms yet to see demand pick up
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have yet to see an increase in end-market demand, which was not spurred by China's 618 shopping festival, according to industry sources.
Friday 14 July 2023
TEL sees robust equipment demand for generative AI and datacenter apps
Semiconductor demand is expected to enter a recovery phase in the second half of 2023 while inventory adjustments will remain the key for progress, Toshiki Kawai, president of Japan's...
Friday 14 July 2023
With protectionism intensifying in China, how should Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain respond?
Amid the ongoing US-China trade war, Chinese communication system giants such as Huawei and ZTE have taken a low-key approach on the international stage, but back in their home country,...
Friday 14 July 2023
Taiwan sees electronics orders flow back and more logistic center investments
Taiwan's Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan, W. C. Cheng, when attending the expansion activities of Taoyuan Free-Trade Port Area (Phase 2), said the migration of electronics logistics...
Friday 14 July 2023
Samsung's utilization rates for advanced nodes reportedly reaching 90%
Thanks to the increasing demand for AI and automotive electronics, it is reported that the utilization rate of Samsung's foundry business is exceeding 90%, as Samsung secures more...
Friday 14 July 2023
Japan carmakers prefer Renesas chips in RFQs sent to Taiwan suppliers, sources say
Japanese automakers have sent requests for quotation (RFQ) to automotive electronics-related companies based in Taiwan and identified Renesas Electronics' solutions as their preferred...
Friday 14 July 2023
Backend fab toolmakers see short lead-time orders from TSMC
TSMC has stepped up its pace of orders with backend equipment suppliers, as the foundry commences its chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging capacity expansion plan, according...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Rohm to expand production capacity for SiC power devices
Rohm recently announced plans to acquire a plant owned by Solar Frontier in Japan for expanding production capacity for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices.
Thursday 13 July 2023
Vision Pro's specialized DRAM reported to be exclusively supplied by SK Hynix
It is reported that SK Hynix will be exclusively supplying the specialized DRAM required for Apple's next-gen MR device Vision Pro. Following its venture into high bandwidth memory...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Why Taiwan semiconductor firms refrain from enforcing layoffs amid market headwinds
Despite significant sales shrinkages amid lingering economic downturns and market headwinds, there have been no significant layoffs among nearly all the upstream and downstream players...
Thursday 13 July 2023
TSMC fab expansion in Taiwan critical for preserving supply chain advantage
The continuous expansion of TSMC's fab in Taiwan, home to the world's largest pure-play foundry, is essential for preserving the country's supply chain advantages, according to industry...
Thursday 13 July 2023
South Korea's 10-year R&D plan comes after Taiwan
Following the previous announcement of the 10-year semiconductor industry development plan by former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in May 2023, the Ministry of Science and ICT...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Japanese car vendors sending RFQs for new-gen models to Taiwan companies, say sources
Japan-based automakers, which are accelerating the transformation of automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture, have begun sending requests for quotation (RFQ) to a number...