Power Outage at UMC’s Lixing Fabs Results in Large-Scale Voltage Drops in Vicinity
Power outage at UMC’s Lixing fabs results in large-scale voltage drops in vicinity, forecasted to cause minor impact, says TrendForce…
Emerging Technologies Propelling Wafer Fab Investments
Emerging technologies and new uses cases are propelling wafer fab investments...
Foxconn LCD Fab in U.S. Looks “Dead”?
With Foxconn and Wisconsin at odds over subsidies, the possibility of Foxconn moving any manufacturing to the U.S. ..
GlobalFoundries Details Ambitious Technology Roadmap
GlobalFoundries discussed its technology roadmap; its plan to invest $1.4B in 2021; its expectation it will achieve profitability; and its…
China’s Chip Sector Faces Possible Impact as SMIC Assesses Export Restrictions Placed by U.S.
SMIC made formal announcements assessing the Commerce Department’s notification to SMIC's suppliers that they will be restricted from shipping certain…
NXP Advance 5G with New 150mm GaN Fab in Arizona
NXP opened a new GaN fab in Arizona to focus primarily on the communications infrastructure market for 5G radio systems,…
U.S. Fab Emphasis Questioned as Chip Industry Lobbying
Skeptics question the wisdom of subsidizing new U.S. fabs at the expense of next-generation chip technologies...
Chips and Fabs Help Increase Our Virtual Connections
The unexpected consequences of the pandemic are showing up in forecasts for production equipment and microprocessors...
How SMIC Can Keep Up With Advanced Process Technologies – Part 2
SMIC has begun producing 14nm chips, and has joined the FinFET club. The company is on the verge of a…
How SMIC Can Keep Up With Advanced Process Technologies
Despite hurdles both technological and political, SMIC is intent on being as close to the state-of-the-art in production as it…