As market chatter points to a potential up to 15% price hike for TSMC’s 3nm node, Taiwan’s second-largest foundry UMC has also signaled plans for price increases in the second half of the year and beyond. According to Liberty Times and MoneyDJ, citing CFO Chitung Liu at UMC’s shareholder meeti...

Chinese equipment supplier Zhongwei Precision Instrument has announced a major advance in silicon carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturing, becoming the first to achieve mass production of 8-inch SiC laser lift-off technology with total material loss reduced to the 40μm range. The milestone breaks ...

As Lam Research announced the establishment of its Panel-Level Packaging Center of Excellence (CoE) in Salzburg, Austria, attention has turned to its customer and partner ecosystem. According to EE Times Japan, Yasumitsu Orii, head of Rapidus’ engineering center, delivered a congratulatory vide...

With the CEOs of AMD and NVIDIA arriving in Taiwan back-to-back ahead of COMPUTEX in early June, their visits to key supply chain partners for next-generation CPU and GPU programs have drawn close attention. According to Commercial Times, AMD has already begun early preparations for its next-gene...

Samsung may be pivoting its GaN power semiconductor strategy. According to The Elec, the company is expected to prioritize foundry services amid comparatively stronger demand, rather than device sales, where it has reportedly struggled to attract customers. Sources say Samsung Electronics failed ...