DB HiTek, a Specialty IC foundry in South Korea, is intensifying its research efforts in the Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor domains to support future business growth, Jiwei reported. DB HiTek's recent investments aim to bolster its 8-inch wafer manufacturing capabil...

According to a report from South Korean media ETNEWS, Samsung Electronics has appointed former Onsemi director Stephen Hong as Vice President to oversee the SiC (Silicon Carbide) power semiconductor business. They've also set up an internal department dedicated to SiC power semiconductors. Stephe...

A global supplier in materials, networking, and lasers, Coherent announced that DENSO  Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have agreed to invest an aggregate $1 billion in its silicon carbide business (the “Business”). The transaction results from the strategic review process announ...

As semiconductor fabrication technologies continue to advance, the number of transistors in integrated circuits (ICs) has steadily increased. Initially, ICs contained only tens of transistors, but as technology progressed, ICs integrating hundreds of thousands of transistors enabled the realization ...

In recent developments, an industry source revealed that Coherent, a leading chip material supplier in the U.S. automotive industry, has piqued the interest of four major Japanese corporate groups with regards to its silicon carbide (SiC) business, with a transaction amount potentially reaching $5 b...