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...
Samsung accelerates the reduction of mature capacities while hiking prices on fully-loaded advanced nodes. Meanwhile, benefiting from supply shifts and early stocking against rising component costs, C...
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Driven by strong demand, TSMC accelerates global expansions for advanced nodes and packaging; UMC pushes joint-node sampling despite delays and develops silicon photonics; Vanguard comprehensively rai...
Driven by robust AI demand, 2026 foundry revenue is set to grow significantly. Advanced nodes and packaging capacities are fully loaded, leading to price hikes. Meanwhile, 8-inch capacity is tightenin...
Driven by AI and new smartphone momentum, 2025 global foundry revenue hit record highs, with TSMC extending its market lead via advanced processes. For 2026, despite pre-stocking triggered by anticipa...
Market outlook diverges: Samsung accelerates US expansion despite yield risks. Rising memory costs slow SMIC and Nexchip, while AI orders boost HuaHong. GlobalFoundries significantly increases capex f...
AI fuels HBM/storage price hikes, pushing Memory revenue past Foundry. While weak mature nodes and capacity barriers slow Foundry, Memory's output efficiency and price volatility drive its market domi...
Samsung rebounds via advanced nodes and US fab restart. SMIC and Nexchip enhance HV tech amid pricing pressure. HuaHong optimizes fab allocation. Smaller foundries slow expansion due to technical hurd...
Benefiting from demand for AI data centers and devices, operations show strong recovery momentum. However, geopolitical risks and high inflation may raise supply chain costs, weakening consumer power...
AI drives TSMC's expansion and upgraded targets. Vanguard sees rising utilization and prices via power ICs. UMC grows steadily, while PSMC rebounds through memory demand.
Driven by accelerated 8-inch capacity cuts by TSMC and Samsung, coupled with rising demand for AI power components and panic stocking across the supply chain, the global supply-demand structure for 8-...
Intel is expanding advanced packaging globally to secure CSP orders but trails TSMC in yield and turnkey solutions. Despite EMIB's technical challenges, the growing AI market offers opportunities...
Samsung to focus on advanced nodes in 2026 with full capacity utilization; SMIC to raise 8-inch and memory foundry prices on strong demand; HuaHong to expand capacity and advance specialty platforms;...
The recent Taiwan earthquake caused brief stoppages and minor wafer scrap in northern fabs. With no major facility damage and spare capacity available for makeup, operations are recovering strictly. T...
