The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) recently listed challenges facing China's semiconductor industry. However, the list did not include lithography. According to a report from TechNews, it's believed that the move to exclude lithography is more of a political consideration aime...

To capitalize on the expanding opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EV), and the carbon reduction market, eight Japanese companies, including Sony and Mitsubishi Electric, plan to invest JPY 5 trillion (around USD 30 billion) in semiconductors. According to a report by N...

On July 8, Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun announced on Weibo that the new generation Xiaomi smartphone smart factory in Changping, Beijing, has officially started operations. According to a report from Economic Daily News, the factory has a total investment of CNY 2.4 billion (roughly USD 330 million) and ...

While driving advances in HBM, foundry, and advanced packaging, AI generative applications also boosted the demand and sales of semiconductor equipment. Recently, Japanese semiconductor equipment giant DISCO announced that its non-consolidated (individual) shipments for April to June 2024 amounte...

As the demand for AI chips surges, orders for thermal compression (TC) bonders, which play a critical role in HBM (high-bandwidth memory) manufacturing, are also heating up. To further gain market momentum, South Korean chip packaging equipment manufacturer Hanmi Semiconductor plans to launch 2.5...