Semiconductor Equipment

NOR Flash Restructuring: Winbond Acquires Infineon to Lead Global Automotive Market | TrendForce

NOR Flash Restructuring: Winbond Acquires Infineon to Lead Global Automotive Market

Sep 18, 2026 | PDF

Winbond has agreed to acquire Infineon's NOR Flash and F-RAM businesses for more than US$1 billion, with closing targeted for 2H27. The deal brings automotive qualifications and high-density...

China Semicon Equipment: Mature Node Gains vs. Advanced Node Ceiling | TrendForce

China Semicon Equipment: Mature Node Gains vs. Advanced Node Ceiling

Apr 13, 2026 | PDF

Backed by massive subsidies, China's equipment makers have made gains in mature nodes and initial inroads into advanced processes, but ecosystem gaps and geopolitics cap long-term gro...

Breakthroughs Still Needed in Critical Equipment: China’s Alternative Paths to Advanced Chip Independence | TrendForce

Breakthroughs Still Needed in Critical Equipment: China’s Alternative Paths to Advanced Chip Independence

May 22, 2025 | PDF

This report tracks the current restrictions on semiconductor technology faced by Chinese companies, analyzes recent developments in China’s semiconductor equipment sector, and ultimately focuses on ho...

CXMT’s Rapid Expansions Impacted by US Export Controls; Challenges Arise for Advanced Processes and Market Deployment | TrendForce

CXMT’s Rapid Expansions Impacted by US Export Controls; Challenges Arise for Advanced Processes and Market Deployment

Feb 14, 2025 | PDF

According to research by global market intelligence firm TrendForce, in response to export control regulations issued by the US Department of Commerce (DoC) on January 15th, American semiconductor equ...

US Department of Commerce Released Updates on Export Controls on December 2; Numerous Export Licenses Now Require Review and Some Rules Have Expanded to Include 8-Inch Wafer Equipment | TrendForce

US Department of Commerce Released Updates on Export Controls on December 2; Numerous Export Licenses Now Require Review and Some Rules Have Expanded to Include 8-Inch Wafer Equipment

Dec 03, 2024 | PDF

TrendForce indicates that the US Department of Commerce announced new export controls on December 2nd, further restricting China's access to advanced semiconductor technologies. The new measu...

US Department of Commerce Released Updates on Export Controls on December 2; Numerous Export Licenses Now Require Review and Some Rules Have Expanded to Include 8-Inch Wafer Equipment | TrendForce

US Department of Commerce Released Updates on Export Controls on December 2; Numerous Export Licenses Now Require Review and Some Rules Have Expanded to Include 8-Inch Wafer Equipment

Dec 03, 2024 | PDF

According to the latest investigation by global market intelligence firm TrendForce, following the adjustments to the “Implementation of Additional Export Controls” clause on March 29...

Analysis of the Development and Future Strategies of Japan’s Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Industry | TrendForce

Analysis of the Development and Future Strategies of Japan’s Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Industry

Aug 19, 2024 | PDF

Japan is comparatively advantageous in semiconductor equipment related to coating/lithography, cleaning, as well as wafer dicing and testing...

New Era for Japanese Semiconductor Industry:  Innovations and Development Trends under  Governmental Interventions | TrendForce

New Era for Japanese Semiconductor Industry: Innovations and Development Trends under Governmental Interventions

Jul 09, 2024 | PDF

Japan is currently advantageous in semiconductor materials and equipment, and is incentivizing key wafer suppliers to establish local fabs in the country by offering political support, whilst developi...

From 2.5D to 3D: Key Processes of Hybrid Bonding and Strategies of Equipment Providers | TrendForce

From 2.5D to 3D: Key Processes of Hybrid Bonding and Strategies of Equipment Providers

Jun 05, 2024 | PDF

Under the influence of growing AI-related demand and the slowing pace of node migration under Moore’s Law, achieving lower power consumption and higher transistor counts on a single chip has become a...

Japan to Retrieve Glory in Semiconductor Industry through Advantages on Upstream Semiconductor Equipment and Raw Materials | TrendForce

Japan to Retrieve Glory in Semiconductor Industry through Advantages on Upstream Semiconductor Equipment and Raw Materials

Oct 31, 2023 | PDF

The survey conducted by Semiconductor Research of global market intelligence firm TrendForce indicates that the globalized division previously adopted by the supply chain has gradually ceased...

Latest Update to US Export Control Rules Expected to Affect Development of Midrange and High-End AI Servers in China as They Target Supply of Advanced AI Computing Chips | TrendForce

Latest Update to US Export Control Rules Expected to Affect Development of Midrange and High-End AI Servers in China as They Target Supply of Advanced AI Computing Chips

Oct 18, 2023 | PDF

According to the latest research by the global market intelligence firm TrendForce, the US Department of Commerce implemented a comprehensive range of export controls on semiconductor manufacturing eq...

As Diverse Applications Drive Market Growth of HBM, 2.5D Packaging Plays a Critical Role in Development of This Memory Solution | TrendForce

As Diverse Applications Drive Market Growth of HBM, 2.5D Packaging Plays a Critical Role in Development of This Memory Solution

Jun 20, 2023 | PDF

Cloud computing workloads continue to increase rapidly due to the demand coming from a diverse range of applications. However, the limited room for DDR SDRAM to achieve further breakthroughs...

An Overview of China’s Semiconductor Industry through the Perspective of Wafer Equipment | TrendForce

An Overview of China’s Semiconductor Industry through the Perspective of Wafer Equipment

Apr 07, 2023 | PDF

Wafer manufacturing involves the use of various semiconductor equipment that can be categorized into more than ten types, such as photolithography machines, etching equipment, and thin-film deposition...

Global Smartphone Production Fell by 6% QoQ to 292 Million Units for 2Q22; China’s COVID-19 Containment Policy Further Impaired Smartphone Brands’ Performances | TrendForce

Global Smartphone Production Fell by 6% QoQ to 292 Million Units for 2Q22; China’s COVID-19 Containment Policy Further Impaired Smartphone Brands’ Performances

Aug 24, 2022 | PDF

Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that smartphone brands’ device production plans for 2Q22 were already fairly conservative because they had prioritized channel inventory adjustments....

TSMC Remains as MediaTek’s Main Foundry despite Intel and MediaTek’s Strategic Partnership | TrendForce

TSMC Remains as MediaTek’s Main Foundry despite Intel and MediaTek’s Strategic Partnership

Jul 29, 2022 | PDF

TrendForce’s Department of Semiconductor Research reports that Intel and MediaTek have formed a strategic partnership that were jointly announced by both parties on July 25th...

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