Chasing After Carbon Nanotube FETs
posted on March 22, 2021 15:05
Carbon nanotube transistors are finally making progress for potential use in advanced logic chips after nearly a quarter century in R&D. The question now is whether they will move out of the lab and into the fab.
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China’s SMIC gets Shenzhen funds for US$2.4bn fab
posted on March 22, 2021 15:04
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC, 中芯國際) is to build a US$2.35 billion plant with funding from the Shenzhen City Government, the first major project to emerge from China’s master plan to match the US and become more self-reliant amid a global chip shortage.
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Bleeding-Edge Nodes Boost Foundry Revenues
posted on March 22, 2021 15:03
Who says Moore’s Law is dead?
Wafer demand is surging, driven by the ramp of 7- and 5-nm process nodes that are boosting foundry revenue on a per-wafer basis, reports IC Insights.
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Samsung, TSMC are Spending to Widen IC Manufacturing Lead
posted on March 22, 2021 15:02
TAIPEI — Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are poised to widen their IC manufacturing lead in the chip industry this year as they outspend rivals in production technology, according to industry watcher IC Insights.
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Chip shortage could present new US-China flashpoint
posted on March 22, 2021 15:01
A supply-chain disruption to one of the world’s most essential technological products is quickly becoming the flashpoint for global tensions. The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has not just hit international markets in unprecedented magnitudes but has also affected market dynamics in almost unprecedented ways.
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TSMC tops revenue per wafer globally at US$1,634
posted on March 07, 2021 15:05
Taipei, March 4 (CNA) The average revenue per wafer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest semiconductor foundry, was US$1,634 last year, the highest among all wafer foundries globally, according to a recent report by U.S.-based market information advisory firm IC Insights.
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Intel loses U.S. patent trial, ordered to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI Tech
posted on March 07, 2021 15:04
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel Corp must pay a technology rival $2.18 billion after a federal jury decided that Intel infringed on its patent, a federal court ruled on Tuesday.
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Top Five Wafer Capacity Leaders Raise Share of Global Capacity to 54%
posted on March 07, 2021 15:03
IC Insights recently released its new Global Wafer Capacity 2021-2025 report that provides in-depth detail, analyses, and forecasts for IC industry capacity by wafer size, process geometry, region, and product type through 2025. Included in the report is a ranking of the 25 largest wafer capacity leaders in terms of monthly installed capacity in 200mm-equivalents as of December 2020.
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Exclusive: Amid shortage, U.S. suppliers to Chinese chip giant SMIC struggle to get export licenses
posted on March 07, 2021 15:02
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has been slow to approve licenses for American companies like Lam Research Corp and Applied Materials Inc to sell chipmaking equipment to China semiconductor giant SMIC, sources said, as the impact of a global chip shortage spreads.
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Race is on for used chipmaking equipment
posted on March 07, 2021 15:01
It’s an old expression — one man’s junk, is another man’s treasure.
You might say that’s the case with China’s semiconductor makers, who are snapping up used chipmaking machines as fast as they can buy them.
The surprising thing is where they’re getting them from — Japan.
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