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https://www.trendforce.com/news/news/2025/07/01/news-hongkongs-first-8-inch-sic-wafer-plant-got-approval/
On June 25, the Innovation and Technology Commission under the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government announced that the application submitted by Jizcube...
https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/760677
June 28): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC) smaller affiliate Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (VIS) may accelerate the chip production schedule at its new US$7.8 billion (RM32.98 billion) joint venture in Singapore on greater...
Tech giant’s long-standing presence aligns with Malaysia’s vision as a global semiconductor powerhouse under NIMP 2030 and NSS.
INTEL has reaffirmed its commitment to Malaysia with a reinvestment plan valued at nearly RM50 billion, bolstering its local workforce to more than 12,300 employees...
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government has added China’s Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, which includes other proscribed organisations like the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
Inclusion on the economy ministry’s trade administration’s...
At the end of 2023, we posted about India’s own Aatmanirbhar GPS called NAVIC. Now, after years of policy pitches, global fab tie-ups, and more announcements than we could count, India is finally making chips for real. In mid-2025, the country will roll out its first indigenously produced...
Its tough sledding when you not at leading edge , which is where the majority of Semicon companies are.
Non-Leading edge saturation is a real thing!
Renesas has abandoned plans to enter the SiC market. It was due to begin production this year.
The move may have been precipitated by the...
Wafer supplier Soitec withdraws mid-term, year-ahead guidance, changes CFO
27 May 2025 11:57PM (Updated: 28 May 2025 12:52AM)
By Nathan Vifflin
AMSTERDAM : French semiconductor materials supplier Soitec on Tuesday withdrew forecast targets for its new fiscal year and the medium term, following...
Facing fierce competition from rapidly expanding Chinese rivals and weak demand in the industrial and automotive markets, Wolfspeed is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks, according to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters.
Weighed down by around $6.5 billion in debt, the...
Plan to supply 20% of the world’s semiconductor chips by 2030 described as ‘essentially aspirational’
The EU’s strategy to secure its own supply of microchips is “deeply disconnected from reality”, a damning report by the official European court of auditors (ECA) has found.
The ECA reported...
As TSMC advances its U.S. expansion, growing attention has been placed on the contribution of its Arizona operations. According to its 2024 annual report, TSMC’s Arizona facility posted a loss of nearly NT$14.3 billion last year, making it the company’s most costly overseas site. In contrast...
https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3306577/hit-first-tariff-blows-chinas-chip-traders-decry-no-point-working-orders-tank
One of the world’s largest electronics markets, Huaqiangbei shows how fast the supply chain was upended by the tariff escalation with Washington
80% of the country's new data center capacity is unused, reports say!
DeepSeek is just one of the many reasons China's AI growth simply didn't materialize.
Up to 80% of new data center capacity hasn't been used according to local sources.
Should this capacity hit the wider market, it could...
GlobalFoundries weighs merger with No. 2 Taiwan chipmaker UMC: sources
Move could secure American access to older chips amid China aggression
GlobalFoundries and UMC each control around 5% of the global market for contract chipmaking. (Photos by Reuters)
CHENG TING-FANG
March 31, 2025 23:35...
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250313VL207/globalfoundries-manufacturing-2025-automotive-demand.html
At the Morgan Stanley Tech, Media & Telecom 2025, GlobalFoundries announced plans to explore manufacturing partnerships in China.
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How does this work in the current climate?
COMPANIESActualityEVENTSHIGHLIGHTSNEWS
STMicroelectronics and Sanan Inaugurate 8-inch SiC Facility in Chongqing, China
Arsenio Spadoni
March 1, 2025
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With a total investment of approximately $3.2 billion, the factory will have a production capacity of 480,000 8-inch SiC wafers...
ASML Holding, the world’s top supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment, will build a “reuse and repair” centre in Beijing this year, showing its commitment to the world’s second-largest economy despite pressure from Washington as it finds itself caught up in the US-China tech rivalry.
The...
Does $500M SGD get you much these days?
Singapore semicon companies, including startups, can tap new S$500 million national fab facility by 2027
Nurturing strong enterprises through innovation is one of four ways the government plans to drive economic growth
Sharon See
Published Thu, Mar 6...
GlobalFoundries Chief Executive Officer Thomas Caulfield said on Tuesday that U.S. tariffs on foreign-made chips could help U.S. chip manufacturers by boosting demand for domestically made chips.
Caulfield told an investor conference hosted by Morgan Stanley the $52.7 billion CHIPS and Science...
Microchip Technology to lay off 2,000 employees amid weak Microchip has been grappling with tepid demand from automotive customers that are struggling to clear existing chip inventory, dragging the chipmaker’s shares down more than 36 per cent last year.
MICROCHIP Technology said on Monday (Mar...
