PragmatIC Semi Gets $80M Funding for New Fab
New flexible IC fab will enable five times capacity of existing fab, as PragmatIC plans to add further 5-6 new…
Global Silicon Wafer Shipments Projected to Log Robust Growth Through 2024
Global silicon wafer shipment in terms of wafer area is projected to increase by 13.9% year-over-year in 2021 to a…
SEMICON Japan 2021 Returns Live in Tokyo
SEMICON Japan returns to Tokyo Big Sight on December 15–17 with a full-scale, in-person exposition and conferences combined with online…
TSMC’s Japan Expansion Puts Profit at Risk
Operating costs are expected to rise as the foundry giant shifts production overseas.
IC Industry at Heart of Possible China Takeover of Taiwan
Combined, China and Taiwan would hold about 37% of global IC capacity, almost 3x that of North America.
NXP Semiconductors Taps AWS for EDA in the Cloud
NXP is migrating its EDA workloads from its datacenters to AWS' cloud service.
Power and Compound Fab Capacity Forecast to Reach Over 10 Million Wafers Per Month in 2023
Worldwide installed capacity for power and compound semiconductor fabs is projected to top 10 million wafers per month for the…
Car Makers Reap What’s Sown During Chip Shortage
The latest round of production cuts shows there's no end in sight for The Great Semiconductor Shortage of 2021.
Samsung Foundry Innovations Powering the Future of Big Data, AI/ML, and Smart Devices
Samsung's first 3nm GAA process node will allow up to 35% decrease in area, 30% higher performance or 50% lower…
Intel Rules Out Fab Investment in UK, Blaming Brexit
Intel has officially ruled out the UK as the site for its planned huge expansion of chip manufacturing capability in…
ITRI and Oxford Instruments to Collaborate on Compound Semiconductors
ITRI and Oxford Instruments have signed a cooperative research project on the development of next-generation compound semiconductors.
Global Semiconductor Sales Up 30% YoY
Global semiconductor industry sales reached $47.2 billion in the month of August 2021, an increase of 29.7% year-on-year.
