Plexus Expands Presence in Asia with New Manufacturing Facility in Thailand
EMS firm Plexus is expanding its presence in Asia by building a new manufacturing facility in Bangkok, Thailand.
Globalfoundries Seeks ‘Trusted’ DoD Fabs
With U.S. export-control certification in hand, the U.S. foundry looks to upgrade its most advanced facility as a DoD 'trusted'…
Blackouts Affects Samsung’s Texas-Based Line S2 Fab
Blackouts affecting Samsung’s Texas-based Line S2 Fab expected to impair 1-2% of global 12-inch wafer foundry capacity, says TrendForce…
Chipmakers Halt Production in Texas Amid Power Failure
Samsung, NXP and Infineon have stopped operations at chip fabs in Texas after a surprise cold wave caused power outages…
ISSCC 2021: A Bright Foundry Future
At ISSCC, TSMC said it is getting high volume throughput with its EUV system on 5nm production, with a path…
How Intel Gets Out of Manufacturing
It won’t be easy, but it could be done. This is How Intel Gets Out of Manufacturing...
TSMC Expects CapEx Boost for Strong 2021 Outlook
TSMC has nearly doubled its capital expenditure budget for 2021 to as much as $28 billion on expectations of strong…
US DoD Expands Trusted Chip Deal with GlobalFoundries
Another step toward rebuilding the U.S. semiconductor supply chain...
Advanced Dielectric Gapfill Technology to Enable Next-Gen Memory
Lam Research’s recently announced Striker FE enhanced atomic layer deposition (ALD) platform addresses semiconductor manufacturing challenges for 3D NAND as…
Debt-Ridden China HSMC Faces Restructuring
HSMC became a casualty during the technology war between China and the US, but the company had been debt-ridden and…