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......»»
Tight 8-inch foundry capacity to continue pushing up chip prices in 1Q22
Suppliers of power management ICs, networking chips, and industrial and automotive MCUs are still capable of raising their prices in the first quarter of 2022, as 8-inch fab capacity stays persistently tight, according to sources at IC distributors......»»
More Taiwan suppliers join TSMC in IC industry cluster in Arizona
More Taiwan-based suppliers are looking to join TSMC in the IC industry cluster in Arizona, the US, where the foundry is constructing an advanced wafer fab, according to industry sources......»»
Specialty DRAM shortage to partially ease in 2H22
The supply of specialty DRAM memory will remain constrained in 2022, but the arrival of additional foundry capacity will partially ease the tight supply, according to Nicky Lu, chairman for fabless chipmaker Etron Technology......»»
Taiwan IC design houses to accept foundry price hikes
Taiwan-based IC design houses including first-tier players are aware they will have to accept price increases proposed by pure-play foundries in order to obtain more available fab capacities in 2022, according to industry sources......»»
Car-use thermal material sales to drive Ventec revenue gains in 2022
Taiwan-based Ventec Electronics, dedicated to specialty copper-clad laminates (CCL) and thermal materials, expects shipments of high-performance thermal substrate materials for automotive headlights to drive its revenue growth in 2022, according to i.....»»
MCU firm Nyquest strikes 4-year deal for sufficient foundry capacity
MCU specialist Nyquest Technology has struck an agreement with Nuvoton Technology for sufficient foundry capacity over the next four years, according to the fabless chipmaker......»»
Highlights of the day: UMC to raise foundry quotes again in March
UMC has informed clients of another round of price hikes in March 2022, following an about 10% rise in foundry service quotes next month. Some chip vendors are keen to build a preemptive presence in the Wi-Fi 7 segment, though full standards have yet.....»»
Wi-Fi 6/6E chips crunch may ease with 16nm process node
Delivery lead times for Wi-Fi 6/6E core chips still last six months to one year although such chips are given shipment priority at vendors amid tight foundry capacity, and migrating to 16nm manufacturing process may help ease the tight supply, accord.....»»
UMC plans another price hike, sources say
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is poised to make another price hike starting March 2022, following an about 10% upward adjustment in its foundry quotes in January, according to industry sources......»»
SMIC braces for impact of tougher US sanctions
The US is reportedly mulling imposing tougher sanctions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), which may disrupt the China-based foundry's mature-node capacity expansion. But SMIC is bracing for the impact as the foundry has placed orde.....»»
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for WBG semiconductors
Taiwan-based chipmakers, led by foundry TSMC and silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers, are gearing up to tap into the market for gallium nitride (GaN), silicon carbide (SiC) and other compound semiconductors with high bandgaps......»»
CXMT to make 17nm DDR3 memory
China-based memory foundry ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is gearing up for its entry into the DDR3 memory market segment with its in-house developed 17nm process technology, according to industry sources......»»
Taiwan companies increase investment in compound semiconductors
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced Win Semiconductors, the world's largest gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry, has been approved for the second time for the Action Plan for Accelerated Investment by Domestic Corporations program.....»»
Foundry capacity to stay tight in 2022 as global IC shortage lingers
Foundry capacity supply will remain tight in 2022 as global IC shortage has yet to ease and IC designers continue to seek more capacity support, although demand for certain chips like consumer MCUs is slowing down and their inventories are rising, ac.....»»
Highlights of the day: Tight supply to continue at foundries
Although some IC segments are seeing inventory rising, others are still in short supply, with foundry capacity expected to remain tight in 2022. In the IT sector, demand for entry-level notebooks and Chromebooks is declining, but overall notebook shi.....»»
Semiconductor material distributors see booming sales
Semiconductor material distributors have enjoyed booming sales arising from robust demand from wafer foundry and IC packaging/testing service providers and consequently, Niching Industrial, Chang Wah Electromaterials, Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Ind.....»»
Highlights of the day: Samsung steps up competition against TSMC
Samsung is vying withTSMC for leadership in the foundry sector. The Korean giant is looking to win over major customers of the world's number-one pure-play foundry in advanced manufacturing nodes. Server ODM Wiwynn expects chip shortage to start easi.....»»
Samsung eyeing orders from TSMC customers
Samsung Electronics is eyeing orders from TSMC's major customers, such as AMD, as fabless vendors intend to diversify their foundry sources, according to industry sources......»»
Next big thing and megatrends: Interview with Sascha Pallenberg, chief awareness officer for aware_
Taiwan is well known as an ICT hardware manufacturing hub, taking the leading positions in the electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and wafer foundry services. However, many of the brilliant innovations initiated by Taiwanese companies did not get.....»»
TSMC serious about capital spending, says chairman
Geopolitical tensions could prompt chipmakers to over-plan their capacity expansions, but TSMC is serious about its huge capital spending over the next three years, according to Mark Liu, chairman for the world's top pure-play foundry......»»