After announcing in early July plans to wind down its Gallium Nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services by July 31, 2027, TSMC has now confirmed—following yesterday’s board meeting—that it will also phase out 6-inch wafer production within two years and further consolidate 8-inch capacity to improv...

Gallium Nitride (GaN) has emerged as a major growth engine in the power electronics market. With superior material properties, GaN offers unique advantages in high-frequency, high-efficiency, and compact power applications, driving multiple industry segments into a new wave of technological transfor...

According to Commercial Times, ASE said on the 11th that its subsidiary ASE Semiconductor will acquire a plant and related facilities from Taiwan’s GaAs foundry WIN Semiconductors in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, Kaohsiung, for NT$6.5 billion. Approved by the board, the purchase is aimed at e...

Former Intel CEO and chairman Craig Barrett has issued a bold prescription on what it will take to save both Intel and America’s ability to produce cutting-edge chips. Writing in Fortune, Barrett identifies Intel’s most urgent problem as a lack of investment, estimating the company needs about ...

Despite recently raising its Q4 FY25 guidance on the back of strong DRAM prices, Micron has reportedly begun layoffs in its China operations as of August 11, according to Chinese media outlets ijiwei and EETimes China. While the full extent of the layoffs is still unclear, the reports suggest the...