Japanese silicon wafer supplier SUMCO has announced a delay in the construction of two new wafer fabs, citing structural changes in the global semiconductor market. The company noted that while demand for wafers used in PCs and smartphones has stabilized, demand driven by generative AI is surging. A...

As per a report by The Elec on March 17, LG Display has been participating since April last year in a national R&D program on Micro LED inspection and repair, led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The project is jointly carried out by Ulsan National Institute of Science and Techn...

As per a report by The Elec, Samsung’s 8-inch gallium nitride (GaN) production line is now ready for operation. Samsung Electronics previously announced in 2023 that its power semiconductor wafer fab would begin mass production in 2025, which is behind schedule in fact. The latest industry upda...

Mature-node prices are edging toward a rebound, though how far the recovery can go remains unclear. According to TechNews, Daniel Wu, CEO of Taiwan-based semiconductor materials integration service provider TSC, said the industry is becoming increasingly polarized between advanced and mature nodes. ...

Samsung Electronics is reportedly moving to offload idle equipment as part of efforts to optimize NAND flash operations at its Xi’an, China fab. According to Global Economic, citing sources, the company has recently launched a public bidding process to sell unused semiconductor tools from its faci...