Specialty IC foundry VIS considering 12-inch fab
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which runs only 8-inch wafer fabs, is considering restarting its 12-inch fab plan that once took shape several years ago, according to industry sources......»»
Ventec looks to automotive thermal materials for 2H22 growth
Taiwan-based Ventec Electronics, dedicated to specialty copper-clad laminates (CCL) and thermal materials, expects sales of its high-performance thermal substrate materials for car headlights and other automotive applications to drive the company's o.....»»
China analog foundry GTA to expand capacity for automotive chips
Analog IC foundry GTA Semiconductor recently kicked off its capacity expansion project in the Lingang Special Area in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, with plans to set up new production lines for automotive chips, according to industry sources in.....»»
TSMC still holds dominant share of 5nm foundry process market, says CEO
TSMC's 5nm process has entered the third year of mass production, and the foundry continues to hold a dominant share of the 5nm process segment, said company CEO CC Wei at a tech symposium in Taiwan on August 30......»»
Nvidia mulls TSMC SoIC tech in HPC chips
Nvidia is working closely with TSMC to manufacture its top-end processors, considering the adoption of the foundry's 3D SoIC (system on integrated chips) technology in its HPC chip production in the near future, according to sources at backend houses.....»»
SMIC to expand 300mm fab in Tianjin
China's largest foundry SMIC announced on August 26 that it planned to establish a new 300mm fab in Tianjin, China, with a capacity of 100,000 wafers per month. With US$7.5 billion investment, the new fab will focus on mature technology nodes between.....»»
Tight foundry capacity eases for PMICs, quotes unlikely to fall soon
Tight capacity supply from 8-inch wafer fabs for power management ICs (PMIC) has eased significantly allowing vendors to improve order fulfillments, and striving to have foundry partners cut quotes to reduce production costs has become the focus of t.....»»
SMIC founder reportedly sets up photomask materials firm in China
Richard Chang, who founded China's pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), has reportedly orchestrated the establishment of a semiconductor photomask materials company in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. A ceremony was he.....»»
AMD to ramp up 5nm wafer starts at TSMC in 2H22
AMD is poised to become the second largest customer of TSMC's 5nm process platform in the second half of 2022, as the CPU vendor will be ramping up 5nm wafer starts at the foundry, according to industry sources......»»
Intel CEO points to "system foundry" as the IDM"s future
Despite recent setbacks, Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy has taken a clearer contour as CEO Pat Gelsinger describes the company's latest progress and vision at Hot Chips 2022......»»
Qorvo cutting back wafer starts at UMC
Qorvo is cutting back wafer starts at United Microelectronics (UMC), violating its LTA contract with the foundry amid growing demand-side uncertainty, according to sources in the RF chip and component industry......»»
GF to raise prices for some foundry processes in 2023
GlobalFoundries (GF) plans to raise prices for some of its manufacturing processes by up to 8% in 2023, according to sources at IC design houses......»»
IC design houses mull asking TSMC to halve quote hikes for 2023
Taiwan IC design houses are mulling a move to renegotiate with TSMC on foundry prices for 2023, looking to have the chip manufacturing partner halve its quote hike to 3% for mature processes such as 45 nm and 28nm nodes to ease cost pressure amid slu.....»»
SMIC to keep long-term capacity expansion plans unchanged
China's top foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has decided not to change its long-term capacity expansion plans despite volatile market environments, sparking market concerns, according to industry sources......»»
ICL and Lavie Bio Enter Strategic Collaboration to Develop Novel Bio-Stimulant Products
ICL to invest $10 million in Lavie Bio TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, and Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), a leading computational biology company focuse.....»»
Why I love electronics industry (5): Leverages and multiple fun
The wafer foundry, fab tools and component distribution industry sectors all seem to consist of specialized companies in the field of semiconductors, and it is difficult to do cross-domain operations. News in the electronics industry is meant for the.....»»
Winbond warns of weak 2H22
Winbond Electronics has warned of a particularly weak second-half 2022 for its business performance, with single-digit declines in ASPs estimated for its two major product lines - specialty DRAM and flash memory - in the third quarter due to a slowdo.....»»
IC design houses striving to clear inventory by end-2022
Taiwan-based IC design houses are all striving to clear inventory by the end of this year while also seeking to defer schedules for fulfilling LTAs (long term agreements) with foundry partners, according to industry sources......»»
Hua Hong to raise CNY18 billion from STAR listing
China-based foundry Hua Hong Semiconductor is heading toward its share listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), looking to raise CNY18 billion (US$2.66 billion) for specialty process c.....»»
TSMC to see Apple orders generate over NT$500 billion in 2022
TSMC is expected to see chip orders placed by Apple generate more than NT$500 billion (US$16.6 billion) in 2022 when the pure-play foundry will see its revenue top NT$2 trillion, according to market sources......»»
Sercomm sees robust order visibility through 1Q23
Taiwan-based network device vendor Sercomm has seen backlog of orders till the first quarter of 2023, and is optimistic that its revenues and profits will ramp up along with the gradual easing of chip components enabled by more foundry capacity avail.....»»