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...

China’s push for chip self-sufficiency is advancing, as a major domestic foundry moves toward a Hong Kong listing. According to The Next Web, Nexchip Semiconductor filed for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The Hefei-based foundry, China’s third-largest after SMIC and Hua H...